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Kruglov, V. V. – Soviet Education, 1991
Describes recent changes in management education in the former Soviet Union. Identifies tendencies that have arisen in educational reform: (1) short-term seminars, courses, and conferences; (2) short-term seminars featuring foreign experts; (3) new permanent educational institutions; and (4) retraining experts in new economic knowledge. Discusses…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedQuereshi, M. Y. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Compares a content analysis of 60 college introductory psychology textbooks published or revised between 1969 and 1975 with another analysis of 52 texts published or revised between 1980 and 1989. Finds recent texts more voluminous and more comprehensive, yet more readable than their predecessors. (CFR)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Psychology
Peer reviewedShea, James Herbert – Journal of Geological Education, 1990
Investigated was the mathematical content of 15 college-level physical-geology textbooks published in the period 1980-90. A list of textbooks is provided. Methods, comparisons with other fields of science, and the treatment of specific geological concepts are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Geology, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPritchard, Alice M. – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Reports on a study of 38 social problems textbooks and their treatment of issues related to poverty. Points out that most of the books ignore poverty's historical background and the impact of the 1980s on poverty. Includes questions used for analyses and a list of the reviewed textbooks. (CFR)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economic Factors, Higher Education, Poverty
Peer reviewedFrancek, Mark A.; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1993
Maintains that misperceptions or incorrect mental images about relative location and size are common in geography. Reports on a study of 708 students ranging in age from junior high school through undergraduate school. Finds that misperceptions are widespread and exist across grade levels. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Content, Geographic Concepts, Geography
Peer reviewedDennick-Brecht, M. Kathryn – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Argues that research and teaching in sociology should reflect increased commitment achievements and contributions of culturally diverse groups. Discusses content analysis of 30 introductory sociology texts to determine quantity and quality of their coverage of U.S. ethnic and racial groups. Concludes that, although substantial progress has been…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Images, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedGalie, Peter – Perspectives on Political Science, 1993
Contends that, although civil liberties are part of the higher education and secondary curriculum, the development of constitutional liberty by state supreme courts and state constitutions is almost totally ignored. Reviews 11 college-level textbooks and analyzes their treatment of civil liberties related to state laws and courts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
