A pediatric optometry clinic teaches students how to provide appropriate services for school-aged children who present, because of reduced visual acuity, unstable binocularity and perceptual skill disorders, and teaches about half the students the fundamentals of care of preschool children and strabismics. (Author/MSE)

Michigan Technological University has introduced a program which awards a certificate in Foreign Language and Area Study to students completing two years of the same foreign language and three area studies courses. It was developed in response to the necessity of dropping 19 foreign language courses. A survey of freshman English students revealed…

This program description, written for psychology curriculum developers and faculty, addresses the design, problems, and benefits of incorporating a respecialization course of study into the existing psychology clincial training program at the University of Massachusetts. An example of the individualized curriculum designed to meet the clinical and…

A guide to more than 650 study programs in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland is presented for U.S. students who wish to study abroad. Many of the programs, which range in length up to a full academic year, are sponsored or co-sponsored by the U.S. colleges and universities. The remainder are offered by a…

A descriptive profile of 72 U.S. doctoral programs for the study of higher education is presented. Attention is directed to program goals, academic offerings, organizational structure, faculty and student characteristics, and admissions and degree requirements. Directors of the 92 higher education programs listed in the ASHE-ERIC "Directory…

An award-winning fourth-grade unit combines computer and economics education by examining the impact of computer usage on various segments of the economy. Students spent one semester becoming familiar with a classroom computer and gaining a general understanding of basic economic concepts through class discussion, field trips, and bulletin boards.…

In response to demand, an institute for specialized French language instruction in Moscow has increased its offerings of business French. The demand appears to come from four groups: economists; technical professionals; language specialists; and government officials. This interest has caused a rethinking of instructional approach and methods. (MSE)

Information is provided on U.S. summer learning offerings, such as courses, institutes, and workshops, that are open to foreign nationals but about which information is hard to find. While many of the courses and programs are strictly academic, others provide a cultural orientation to the United States, and some mix academic or vocational training…

Information about teacher exchange programs around the world is provided, including faculty needs as reported by foreign governments, and the approximate number of faculty positions available annually within American international schools abroad. Questionnaires were sent to foreign governments, the U.S. government, U.S. and foreign private…

Short-term programs, from technical courses for beginners to executive development programs for professionals, are described that are accessible to or specially designed for foreign nationals. The 875 academic, vocational, and professional programs represent 17 major and 46 minor fields of study. For each program, information is provided on:…

A third-grade class and fifth-grade remedial reading students gained a positive attitude toward contemporary economic problems by studying economics as a puzzle in this award-winning project. The following concepts were each approached as pieces of the puzzle to be solved: money, wants and needs, income, goods and services, scarcity, consumption…

A guide to more than 850 study-abroad programs is updated each year to give information about programs that take place during the period from late spring to early fall. About half of the programs, which range from 3 days to 3 months, are sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities, the rest by foreign institutions and private and governmental…

Over 200 economics units submitted to the annual National Awards Program for Teaching Economics are described. Projects are arranged by academic level (primary, intermediate, junior high, senior high, and college and university) and subdivided by economic concept. Concepts covered include: economic wants, scarcity and choices, economic systems,…

A guide to vacation study-abroad opportunities is presented. About half the programs are sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities, the rest by foreign institutions and private and governmental groups. The courses, which range from a few days to 3 months in length, are appropriate for various postsecondary and professional levels, and a few…

In this award winning project for incorporating economics study into the curriculum, a fifth grade class studied economic interdependence as it applied to their community (Barling, Arkansas). Class readings of several books dealing with the development of an economic community preceded the students' creation of a mini-Barling with elected…