Describes a course on national and international information policy at the University of Arizona Library School. A bibliography lists 117 works in the areas of basic reference; general policy development; international issues; U.S. policy issues; and information policy in Australia, Canada, developing countries, Europe, Japan, Latin America, the…

Claims the view that the teaching of composition stagnated during the first two-thirds of the twentieth century is too narrow. Discusses the approach taken by Professor Baird and his English 1-2 staff as being innovative, intellectually challenging, and historically significant. (NH)

Describes technology-education curriculum models in a number of countries. Suggests that tensions between instrumentalist and humanist models may be dissolving, practical learning has a problematic nature, and implementing new pedagogy is a problem when teachers are not prepared. (SK)

"Why Teach Robotics?" (Waddell) suggests that the United States lags behind Europe and Japan in use of robotics in industry and teaching. "Creating a Course in Mobile Robotics" (Doty) outlines course elements of the Intelligent Machines Design Lab. (SK)

Describes a standalone undergraduate course in nursing history in terms of rationale, purpose, and content. Discusses arguments for inclusion of nursing history in the curriculum and problems associated with teaching it. (SK)

The revised standards for technology education will specify what students from grades K-12 should know and be able to do in technology and will identify the knowledge and processes essential to technology that should be taught and learned in school. (Author/JOW)

Guidelines for developing Web-based course materials include considerations of available resources, how technology aids in meeting curricular goals and objectives, Web-site design and construction, and Web-course evaluation. (SK)

Members of the Information Industry Association (n=108) identified important content areas for information systems curricula: telecommunications, operating systems, systems analysis, local area/wide area networks, and business communications. (SK)

Describes how the Standards for Technological Literacy provide identity, recognition, organization, and direction to the field of technology education. (JOW)

A Delphi panel of 15 identified 5 critical elements of an internationalized extension system: (1) understanding of global and national interdependence; (2) emphasis on the impact of international forces on agriculture; (3) international perspectives in ongoing activities; (4) extension agents' awareness of the relationship between international…

Explores specific places where a component of ethical decision-making can be incorporated into the undergraduate chemistry curriculum and the effect on students' moral development. Presents several case studies. (SAH)

Describes uses of "Prime Time," a weekly newspaper column on aging, in a gerontology course. Lists activities and course projects based on column content. (Contains 52 references.) (SK)

Surveyed medical schools to determine the scope and content of required, formal ethics components in their curriculums. Found that ethics education is far from homogeneous among medical schools in both content and extensiveness. (EV)

A survey of 196 theological seminaries with various religious affiliations received 131 responses. Several have added a course on older adults' needs and concerns. However, gerontological content is a minor part of the overall curriculum, and only 21% planned to modify programs to include such content. (SK)

Investigates the commonalities and differences of graphics programs among nine universities in the United States by analyzing the course structure and reviewing attendance and course syllabi. (Author/YDS)