Results of a survey of the 81 colleges of pharmacy affiliated with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy regarding requirements of physics in the pre-pharmacy curriculum are presented. The author concludes that colleges that do not currently require a course in physics in their pre-pharmacy curriculum should consider adding one. (Author)

Medical and nursing schools in the United States have traditionally had a limited emphasis on end-of-life care. The present study is a comparison of these 2 professional programs' current offerings on death education. Data were gathered via a mailed survey from the 122 medical schools in 2005 and the 580 baccalaureate nursing programs in 2006.…

Thirty Texas public school curriculum personnel participated in a 9-week summer research training institute at North Texas State University in 1966. Courses offered were:(1) problem identification in curriculum revision, (2) research methods and design, and (3) evaluative procedures. Several activities were designed to familiarize students with…

This article discusses the goals of teaching about death at all educational levels and suggests various means by which these goals may be reached. A bibliography is included. The publication is available from the American Federation of Teachers, 11 Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. (Author/RM)

A national survey conducted in 1997-1998 evaluated the current and anticipated future emphasis of chemistry-related content in the professional pharmacy curriculum, the credentials of the teaching faculty, and pedagogical methods used to deliver the content. Thirty-three schools or colleges of pharmacy participated. (Author)

Summarizes and presents results of a national survey on undergraduate inorganic chemistry which asked faculty to describe the general layout of their undergraduate program and course content. Reveals both similarities in the structure of undergraduate inorganic chemistry programs across the country and diversity in content. (ASK)

Although management has always been viewed as a subject from different perspectives, it is argued in this article that the developing emphasis in management theory on the political nature of organizational processes is radically different from earlier approaches. (Author/CT)

Factors still impeding work in area of education for marriage are cultural differences, research quality, unfounded assumptions, curriculum development evaluation criteria. (Author/CJ)

Argues that courses in technical communication must have high status, be flexible, use distance learning techniques, and meet the needs of inservice communicators to satisfy demand for technical communicators in Europe. Suggests those courses concentrate on composition, text-handling, elicitation, and specialized technical areas. Suggests courses…

In 1987 Marietta College created the McDonough Center, home of a unique program offering students the opportunity to study leadership in a formal way, as a complex phenomenon that can be defined, analyzed, learned, and improved. This article discusses the basic concepts and ideals that helped shape the program from its inception to the present.…

This framework has been designed to help Idaho elementary and secondary public schools develop their physical education curricula and programs and formulate realistic goals. The document represents a change from past approaches and one early section details some examples of how this guide is different from previous guides. Among these differences…

Presented is a condensation of the research completed by the study commission on the Undergraduate Education of Teachers, University of Nebraska. Recommendations on the Undergraduate Preparation of Educational Personnel (UPEP) are made. Also, some points discussed as obstacles to educational change are a) accreditation, b) federal funding and…

Offers a detailed definition of social studies and its content, outlines instructional objectives in areas of knowledge and attitudes, and lists guidelines for standards to which social studies programs should conform. (AV)

Developed through a study of concepts and subconcepts included in a number of instructional materials and evaluated by state education agency personnel and homemaking teachers, this framework is designed to aid the teacher in planning local homemaking programs and in developing local curriculum guides. Vocational home economics in Texas consists…

Curriculum planning for gifted secondary school students consists of various decisions about program goals, content, scope, sequence, integration, articulation and balance, resource use, time, space, and organization. An effective curriculum considers the total learning environment, encompassing general education, specialized education, and…