This article suggests criteria through which a balanced curriculum may be established. Exemplary programs that illustrate a balanced curriculum at the elementary and secondary school levels are described. (DF)

This pamphlet discusses open courseware, exploring its origin and educational potential. "Courseware" includes educational software and electronic course materials. "Open courseware" describes courseware that gives users a significant degree of openness (or accessibility) to these course materials. The courseware provides a technological and legal…

These proceedings contain papers presented at the Annual Conference on the Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology sponsored by the Psychology Department of the State University of New York, Farmingdale. Following an introduction and the conference program, the papers are: (1) "Developing an Undergraduate Course in Multimedia Applications in…

Presents a topical outline for physical chemistry suitable for training both chemistry majors and nonmajors. Suggests that an additional semester beyond the two semester sequence is essential for chemistry majors to achieve the course objectives. (CC)

The history department at Fordham University in 1968 inaugurated a one semester course stressing a few historical areas in depth, deemphasizing breadth of knowledge and emphasizing historical methodology and historiography. (Editor)

A program for freshmen designed to release all the facets and forces in a work, and all the student's capacities to respond and learn is described by a former professor at Notre Dame. (Editor)

In outline form is presented a 36-week curriculum for educating secondary and college level youth about the deterioration of their habitat, with an overview of correcting the dangers. Topics and concepts are suggested together with field/laboratory exercises and independent study programs. (BL)

The purpose of this paper is to disentangle the various aspects of the function and organization of scientific research in the systems of higher education of Britian, France, Germany and the U.S. by tracing their development from the beginning of the 19th Century to the present day. (Author)

Describes a course designed to provide the student with the necessary motor skills and attitudes to treat the actely ill. (HS)

This article reports an experience in giving students an effective voice in determining course content. (Editor)

Assertions of successful institution building based on number of books accumulated in business libraries, number of fellows trained overseas, size of enrollments, number of graduates, quantity and cost of equipment, etc. are not the relevant factors in assessing the success of these business education projects. (Author)