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Berger, Betty M. – 1974
The author has attempted to organize the many materials to be found on doll collecting into a course which will provide a foundation of knowledge for appreciating and evaluating old dolls. The course has been divided into sessions in which old dolls will be studied by type (images, idols, and early playthings; child, doll, and social realities;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Doctoral Dissertations
Means, Harrison J. – 1974
This study examined the nature of English methods courses in Iowa institutions which train secondary English teachers. Instructors from about 70 percent of the institutions in the state provided a copy of their course calendar. Data were drawn from these calendars about methods course content, the proportion of time allotted to each course, and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Doctoral Dissertations, Education Courses, English Education
Pavlik, Katherine Bernice Payant – 1975
There are many ways films, paintings, and photographs can be used in teaching freshman college composition courses. These materials illustrate such rhetorical principles as unity, use of detail, comparison, point of view, and metaphor. Similarly, popular culture such as advertisements, song lyrics, comics, newspapers, and magazines can illustrate…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Evaluation, Doctoral Dissertations, English Instruction
Hayes, Pernell Howell – 1974
In order to develop guidelines for planning, administering, and teaching business communication courses, a questionnaire was distributed to 410 public two-year colleges and technical institutions which had indicated an interest in participating in a study of such courses. In all, 273 institutions provided information on 340 business communication…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education Teachers, Business English, Community Colleges
Laque, Carol Feiser; Sherwood, Phyllis A. – 1975
The purpose of the monograph described in this thesis is to give teachers methods and a theoretical base for experimenting with the teaching of writing in a laboratory classroom situation at the junior college level. The course, which can be taken by two or more people independently, or with an instructor, provides the opportunity for participants…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Doctoral Dissertations, English Instruction
Olson, Thomas Hans – 1977
A slide/tape self-instructional package was developed to be used to teach instructional skills in medical technology courses. Although medical technologists need to obtain these skills in order to function effectively in internship programs and employee training, they do not have the time for their inclusion in the standard curriculum. An…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, Competency Based Education, Course Content
Ekoot, Banjamin Rarakit Oluk – 1982
This paper begins with a discussion of reasons why the Uganda College of Commerce was established and how the curriculum for the Uganda Diploma in Business Studies (UDBS) was developed. A historical survey of the course development is presented, focusing on the course objectives. The achievements and non-achievements of the UDBS are analyzed,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Business Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Jeeroburkhan, M. Fazal – 1983
This study evaluated the Agricultural Curriculum Project which is being implemented in 16 secondary schools in Mauritius. Specific areas examined included: (1) the relevance, appropriateness, and practicability of the project's general objectives; (2) the relevance, balance, and organization of the course content; (3) the effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
Gutelius, Paul Payne – 1974
The thesis describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a course in the theory and practice of management. It gives an appraisal of programmed learning techniques and compares three methods of teaching management--by readings, by cases, and by computer gaming. Additionally, it relates student reactions to the opportunity to select one…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Course Descriptions