Successful careers in sustainability are determined by positive real-world change towards sustainability. This success depends heavily on professional skills in effective and compassionate communication, collaborative teamwork, or impactful stakeholder engagement, among others. These professional skills extend beyond content knowledge and…

Discusses economics as a mechanistic theory and the systems approach as a functionalist theory. Relevant literature is reviewed and a synthesis of the two types of theories is presented. (Author/DB)

Presents a language syllabus containing approximately 120 items that represents an easily achievable goal for people wishing to visit a foreign country for a month or more. Advice for learning the items in the syllabus is provided. (15 references) (GLR)

Describes a series of techniques used by instructors in sociology courses on the college level to help students learn about and become actively involved in using classical and contemporary sociological theory. Three concepts form the basis of the approach--activity, rationality, and personal knowledge. (DB)

This paper presents a series of handouts that were developed for a senior seminar capstone course in communication entitled "Leadership and Communication." The paper pinpoints the increasing interest in the areas of "leadership" and "ethics" as areas of study and research in universities, and suggests that these two areas merge in what the current…

A holistic, multicultural model of human services involves attending to clients' spirituality. This article describes an elective course on spirituality, its rationale, goals and educational objectives, curriculum, and course assignments. It is hoped that this course description encourages human service educators to consider offering a course…

The design and implementation of a women's studies course is discussed, focusing on four issues: graduate study, distance education design and delivery, and the differences between feminist pedagogy and andragogy. The learning processes pursued in the course and future directions for women's studies in distance education are examined. (MSE)

Pointing out the large number of immigrants to the United States from various cultural backgrounds and the large minority population that already exists in the U. S., this paper argues that there is an urgent need for health service workers to have sound preparation in intercultural and interpersonal communication. The paper discusses the health…

Three interactive approaches used in teaching aging content are described, including a review of the literature and a discussion of four propositions that the interactive approach addresses. Implementation recommendations are given. (Author/MH)

The literature on "organizers" by Ausubel, Earl, and Tyler provides clues to help teachers and students relate what has been learned in one subject to what is being learned in another. Problems of integration in a curriculum for student nurses are examined, and a solution to these problems is described. (RM)

Focuses on the development of criteria for the design, implementation, and evaluation of English as a second language grammar teaching and learning tasks within the communicative curriculum by providing a working definition of grammar and drawing implications for task development. (Author/CB)

A brief review of current trends in syllabus design is presented with particular focus on one attempt to implement a negotiated process syllabus for English-as-a-Second-Language teaching classes. Anticipated problems; teacher and student reactions; and the success of such aspects as learning rooms, tangible end-products, and teaching pairs are…

A course for older learners in practical applications of basic interpersonal communication techniques is proposed in this paper. Following a review of the current status of lifelong learning programs, the discussion shifts to a two-part outline of a course designed to train older students in effectively solving both personal and social problems.…

In the context of the growing movement towards outcome based education, this paper provides a basic overview of this movement and its implications for the professional preparation of health educators, particularly as implemented in Pennsylvania. After listing the three basic principles and four concepts of outcome based education, the paper…

Research literature dealing with physicians' attitudes toward alcoholism, reasons for their feelings, and attempts to change them through teaching is reviewed. It is suggested that, due to the limited time in the medical school curriculum, emphasis should be on physician attitudes. A Yale-VA Medical Center course on alcoholism is described.…