A plan implemented at the University of Denver brought department faculty in the arts and sciences together to develop career-oriented activities for students, including advising, departmental curricular offerings, interdisciplinary courses, curricular reform, and faculty/community/student exchanges. Program activities are discussed. (MSE)

A model for improving medical training in substance abuse is presented based on the proposals of 22 Career Teacher Grant Programs. The grant provides support for training medical faculty to develop and implement a substance abuse curriculum. The model includes objectives for initial preparations and advice regarding the development and…

Discusses the role of a core curriculum in language instruction in Australia. The semantics of "core curriculum" are treated. Arguments are given for methods of developing a core curriculum and for the inclusion of second language instruction in the core. Implications are discussed for language teaching and the educational system. (PJM)

Offers reasons why microelectronics and computing should be combined and offered as a specialized course, different from both physics and mathematics. Includes course content and discusses subject combinations within school science and technology departments. (Author/SK)

The roles of ethics and law in contemporary pharmacy practice are investigated. Four ethico-legal issues are discussed: profile maintenance and use, patient counseling, drug product selection, and delegation of professional tasks. The drug product selection movement has forced upon pharmacists a reassessment of ethical and legal standards.…

The curricular content and objectives of each department of the Chicago Medical School were reviewed by interdisciplinary faculty task forces to increase faculty awareness of each department's objectives and to provide a more objective basis for assigning class hours in the new expanded curriculum. (JMD)

The author suggests that the traditional approach to social studies instruction in grades 9-12 is ineffective and sketches out his view of the ideal program. (KC)

An AAMC survey of American medical schools indicates that 34 percent have specific programs underway or planned to teach health care cost containment. The majority were introduced during the last two years; the costs are fairly modest. Further activities might be enhanced by development of a program primer and the organization of workshops.…

Reported is a description of a course for high school students, designed to be a model for meeting needs in science education for the remainder of the twentieth century. (Author/SA)

Detailed are the origins, development, and implementation of the Crustal Evolution Education Project (CEEP). This group has produced, for use in earth science and other classes in grades 8-10, a series of instructional modules based on current scientific research in the composition, history, and processes of the earth's crust. (BT)

Analyzes the contribution of the early departments of education in England and Wales to the development of educational psychology. Examines syllabi, textbooks, primary sources, and previous research to investigate the contributions of important pioneers in these departments. Concludes with a comment on the methodology of the research. (MJP)

Describes two forms of integrating physical education curriculum that are appropriate for elementary and secondary education (internal and external). Presents implications of integrated curriculum for teachers and schools, discusses implications for teacher education and physical education units, and examines the importance of subject matter…

Describes an introductory undergraduate survey course on European history that incorporates three interrelated sections: constitutional government in Europe, the American revolution, and the French Revolution. The instruction emphasizes the interconnectedness among the events and includes repetition of key ideas and information. Discusses the…

This paper argues that major curriculum revisions are needed in all dental schools, particularly to train dentists as oral physicians who can treat oral health in the context of overall physical health, as in other medical specialties. An Institute of Medicine report, "Dental Education at the Crossroads," is criticized as supporting a…

Fairleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey) students take four core general education courses from the second half of the freshman year through the first half of the junior year. All sections have the same syllabus, and faculty teaching them on separate campuses review and refine the courses together. Core course faculty participated actively in a…