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Download full textLinguistic Society of America, Washington, DC. – 1987
Thirty-six nontraditional undergraduate courses in linguistics are described. Course topics include: animal communication, bilingualism, sociolinguistics, introductory linguistics, language and formal reasoning, language and human conflict, language and power, language and sex, language and the brain, language planning, language typology and…
Descriptors: Animals, Bilingualism, Black Dialects, College Curriculum
Peer reviewedDennis, Nancy – Reference Services Review, 1990
Describes the development and implementation of an undergraduate course in information retrieval and technologies. The discussion covers the objectives of the course, strategies used to obtain faculty and administration support, student reactions, and future plans. A list of hardware and software demonstrated in the course and a directory of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Course Content, Course Objectives, Electronic Equipment
Williams, James, Comp. – 1981
In spring 1980, a study was conducted to determine the present level of course activity in community colleges in the areas of science and society, technology and society, environmental studies, the history of science and/or technology, or other science, technology, and society (STS) fields. In addition, the study sought to encourage contact…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, College Science, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1979
Human services programs offered at 30 schools, colleges, and departments of education are described. All of the colleges and universities offering the programs are members of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The programs are described through abstracts, written by the institutions, and contain the following information:…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Counselor Training, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Schiff, Gary S., Ed. – 1981
Compiled in this catalog are the results of a national survey of American colleges and universities which elicited information about formal and nonformal energy education programs sponsored by institutions of higher education. Programs described range from credit courses and degree programs to extension, non-credit, adult education courses to…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Science, Course Descriptions, Energy
Jivanjee, Pauline R.; And Others – 1995
This study identified the content and educational methods of family-centered training programs designed to prepare professionals for interprofessional, interagency, and family-professional collaboration. Although the main focus was on training to improve services to families whose children have serious emotional disorders, the programs identified…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Course Content, Curriculum
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. – 1980
The Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is described. Two broad aims of the program are to explore the influence of social, political, and cultural forces on science and technology, and to examine the impact of technologies and scientific ideas on people's lives. Although based in the School of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Science, Course Descriptions, Cultural Influences
