Describes a pilot course designed to provide advanced undergraduate science students with an opportunity to explore the way in which several fields of science and technology interface with society at large. Interests and aptitudes for career work in the science-society interface area are also explored. (Author/TS)

Describes a software package used by six universities in the Netherlands for computer managed instruction, and discusses means provided for guiding students through a course and for evaluation. Special attention is given to the structuring and implementation of courses and blocks in a course. (Author/CMV)

Teaching inferential statistics in library schools is advocated. Study regarding the use of statistics in the field's periodicals indicates more penetrating analyses could have been accomplished. A description of a research methods course at one school is included. (Author/MBR)

Principles of Technology is an interdisciplinary course with a hands-on approach based on Unified Technical Concepts. Adaptable for all levels of students, it provides a means of integrating academic and vocational education. (SK)

Provides a synopsis of the current approach to teaching a course on chemical information at Oberlin College. Reports on changes made during the past two years. (Author/CCM)

Learn which cutting-edge technologies are most useful and how to integrate them into your social work curriculum! The rapid development of technology-supported learning in higher education institutions has created a demand for social work education programs to develop online courses, distance educations programs, and distributed learning…

This book embraces the idea of listening to and learning from students. Although many educational theorists have long argued that incorporating children's perspectives about teaching and curriculum has the potential for increasing students' interest and participation in learning, their radical perspectives are still ignored or dismissed in theory…

In the hope that a general exchange of information on computer courses for humanists will be of help to persons contemplating or already teaching such, and in the hope of encouraging a continued growth in the universities offering these courses, article surveyed that field. (Author/RK)

Describes a course that includes a basic core section comprised of a lecture series integrated with programmed practicals and a project section comprised of activities designed to give the students practice in electronic problem solving. (GS)

The article describes a course designed to give nurses a knowledge of the physiology of sex, as well as an awareness of her own sexual feelings, in order that she may help patients with sex-related problems. (AJ)

Created to assist teachers and administrators in updating drama programs and to provide a foundation for establishing new educational theatre programs, this guide provides practical procedures for developing language and communication abilities, social awareness, and problem solving skills through the theatre arts. The introductory sections of the…