This document is a compendium of teacher education strategies intended to strengthen law related education efforts by providing ideas, activities, and experiences drawn from the perspectives of veteran teacher educators. The book grew out of a conference on advanced law related education leadership exploring what is known about preparing…

The new arts education program at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, which stresses aesthetic education is described. Music, dance, drama, and the visual and literary arts are all included in the undergraduate program. (RM)

Details are provided of a seminar conducted at Loyola University on the construction and criticism of proofs. The seminar is geared towards sophomore mathematics and computer science majors. It is felt that the approach fills an important need in the mathematics curriculum. (MP)

Uses the provocative metaphor of becoming a nudist to illustrate that teachers should write, and share their writing, with their students. Describes a program in which student teachers spent six weeks in class and seven weeks in student teaching and were required to keep journals in which they reflected on what they had learned. (PA)

To show communications as a total system, West Virginia University's Technology Education Program developed a course called Career Exploration in Technology (CEIT) through an agreement with the Mason County (West Virginia) Public School System. Two graduate students describe their CEIT program, now a required ninth-grade course at Wahama High…

A K-12 visual arts program in Ontario, Canada, which used observational drawing to increase students' visual observation skills is described. Students had to observe and draw objects associated with intimate use, objects that were physically more distant and unfamiliar, and objects in the rural countryside. (RM)

The nuclear pharmacy program at the University of Kentucky which offers an elective curriculum designed for baccalaureate students is described. The curriculum consists of two didactic courses (an introductory course and a product-oriented course) and an externship to develop the preparatory (dispensing) techniques. Three course outlines are…

This article describes the course, sequence and instructional materials of the Advanced Placement Art History course of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The benefits of a cooperative museum/high school course are also discussed. (SJL)

Described are some of the considerations necessary in planning a field studies course in the tropics. Discussed are site selection; planning and preparation; course structure; the advantages of travel courses; and recommendations concerning liability, multiple instructors, hotels, sailboats, and tours. A list of 26 references is included. (CW)

The potential impact of cultural factors on how an audience perceives the content of a film or television program is briefly reviewed as background for this description of courses on "national values" offered in Montreal for film and television-makers. Information patterns identified and labeled as "national values" include (1)…

The growth and development, professional development, and recognition of this cooperative program are described. Highlighted is the program in the department of chemistry. Programs in other science departments are also discussed. (CW)

Intended for secondary and postsecondary teachers of agriculture, this handbook presents guidelines for developing and supervising occupational experience programs. The first section is a general discussion of vocational education in agriculture. The next section considers identification of student occupational goals and development of an…

This report discusses the structures, procedures, outcomes, and evaluation of the Tier One Project (TOP), which was conducted at Los Medanos College from July 1981 to February 1983 to develop general education courses embodying humanities concerns. Background to the project is provided first, delineating TOP's objectives of examining general…

This curriculum guide is designed to offer a flexible worldwide business education curriculum for Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS). The guide begins by describing the four business clusters included in the curriculum: (1) clerical, (2) secretarial/stenographic, (3) information processing, and (4) business administration. These…

A new course of clinical education at the University of Mississippi is described. A member of the teaching faculty was appointed under the Criminal Justice Act to represent indigent defendants with the assistance of student interns. Goals for the future and possible implementation at other law schools are discussed. (MLW)