Racial social work is defined by four alternative models: For One Race Only, For One Race Mainly, Cosmopolitanism, and Egalitarianism. The construct and its conceptual models can be used as guides to curriculum modification and practice innovation in social work addressing the social ill of racism and those abused by it. (Editor/JT)

Instructors from 14 South Carolina two-year institutions participated in a pilot project to restructure and standardize a course in Human Relations offered at each college. The current status and objectives of the course were analyzed, modules were developed, and a model of participation was recommended to facilitate continual statewide course…

Describes a laboratory oriented psychology course developed for secondary students which explored, among other things, behaviorism, Freudian psychology and learning and cognition as developmental processes. (BR)

Describes a chemistry curriculum for college freshmen that uses laboratory study of the chemical composition of meals eaten by students as the central activity from which theoretical and practical learning are derived. Presents a meal analysis flow diagram and a table of concepts included in the program. (GS)

Discusses problems of language teaching on HND business study courses, and suggests the case study teaching method. An example of a case study is given. (RM)

The current emphasis on patient-adjustment to a health setting neglects the need for nurses to analyze the patient's basic patho-physiological problem. Curriculum content and structure could be identified on the basis of such analyses, to determine the appropriate cognitive and technical skills, and the correct actions to implement them.…

The history of the basic course in speech communication in college shows that it has maintained a continued emphasis on public speaking and that change has been slow. A review of the literature revealed that the course has been typically viewed as a public speaking course taught in self-contained sections with one instructor responsible for…

This history and state-of-the-art review of computer graphics describes computer graphics programs and proposed programs at Sheridan College (Canada), the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Oregon, Northern Illinois University, and Ohio State University. These programs are discussed in terms of their philosophy, curriculum, student…

An audiovisual (a/v) module for use in a family history course at Ricks College (Idaho) which was developed, implemented, and evaluated is described. The following procedures were used: current literature was reviewed, an instructional model was followed in developing and testing the audiovisual module, the media lab at the college was utilized…

Arguing that the goal of the development of thinking skills for the low-achieving student is within reach, this paper contends that an effective course on thinking skills should result in a single, well-integrated schema which is built upon the principles and processes that the course is intended to develop and should be elaborated with concrete…

Practically every teacher preparation institution offers a course in educational psychology, and it is often the initial education course taken by preservice teachers. Problems with such courses are that they are usually taught by several instructors with no standardization of course content, and the strategies used to teach these courses often do…

The project described in this report focused on the development of an interdisciplinary course incorporating physics and literature at Shoreline Community College. Part 1 provides an overview of the project and summarizes major questions and problems confronted in the process of curriculum development, including the relationship between science…

This project was conducted to determine the vocational, technical, and scientific skills and knowledge needed to work with the fiber optics applications that are in all areas of technology. A research assistant was hired by the project director to collect data and develop a research base for the project. Information was gathered through a…

The problem in teaching introductory sociology is to determine what can be extracted from the sociological tradition and the current crisis in sociology that will help students lead more meaningful lives. The answer lies in kindling the sociological imagination by the development of a sociology curriculum based upon the study of contemporary youth…