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Courts, Patrick L. – 1975
The purpose of this paper is to briefly describe what student-centeredness means and how it differs from more traditional modes of teaching-learning, and then to exemplify how the student-centered approach might work in a freshman composition course. Following a statement of objectives for a student-centered composition course is a discussion of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Freshmen, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Lanfranco, Leonard W. – 1978
Students majoring in advertising can benefit from a study of that field in its historical context because such study helps them to understand current practices and to foresee future developments. One model of teaching advertising history within a required course about advertising and society begins with some basic definitions of the advertising…
Descriptors: Advertising, Conceptual Schemes, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Akenson, James E. – 1978
This paper suggests a model for the preparation of social studies teachers based on the writings of sociologist C. Wright Mills. In 1961 Mills stated that the purpose of social inquiry should be to help people understand the connection of their personal lives to the social structure, the institutional arrangements of society. Based on this…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Teacher Education, Course Descriptions, Instructional Design
Nel, Johanna; Seckinger, Donald S. – 1993
This paper presents a culturally adapted curricular/pedagogical model of a traditional foundations of education course. It was developed as a result of a college of education's commitment to internationalize its curriculum and to broaden global and cross-cultural experiences for preservice teachers, in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Course Descriptions