To assist faculty involved in cancer education in various courses in the curriculum, rather than instituting a new course in oncology, a method was developed for identifying and assessing cancer-related content (a clinical clerk attended lectures, interviewed instructors, reviewed syllibi etc.) and a comprehensive description was produced and…

Examines an interdisciplinary course offered by the Nursing and Speech Communication Departments at Miami University which is intended to supplement basic nursing education that doesn't include the concept of interpersonal relationships. (MH)

This article describes some of the community projects undertaken by high school geography students for an urban studies unit. (RC)

Enumerates several techniques to determine what are acceptable levels of risk in society. Discusses cancer, regulation, and human responsibility. Lists several no-risk discussion topics for the classroom. (DH)

The state of nuclear war education in the college curriculum is briefly discussed, and a successful interdisciplinary course is described. Readings are listed for each course emphasis: nuclear science and weapons; consequences of their use; visions and nightmares; paths toward war: language, psychology, and politics; and paths toward peace. (MSE)

Outlines a course experiment in which a public affairs reporting class utilized cable television facilities to produce a magazine show and thus learn the differences between working in print and an electronic medium. (CRH)

An adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, taught in the context of an open university, is described and criticized. (RM)

A response is made to criticism and evaluation of an adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity taught in the context of an open university. (RM)

The construction of a course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity is described, and the open university in general is discussed. (RM)

An adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, taught in the context of an open university, is described and criticized. (RM)

An adult education course on the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, taught in the context of an open university, is described and criticized. (RM)

Discusses laboratory-centered methods courses, the improvement of the teaching-learning situation, and the expansion of student teacher experience. (Author/RK)

Describes the design and implementation of a successful interdisciplinary course in technical writing developed for dental hygiene students at a community college. Offers background information about the college and the students' communication needs, the rationale for implementing an interdisciplinary approach, and a model adaptable for technical…

Examines the needs and objectives behind the expression "languages for special purposes," considering the problems faced by a language center that attempts to provide strictly specialized programs of instruction. Describes a method for the analysis of student needs as applied to the Department of Agriculture at the University of Newcastle. Societe…

Describes a year-long team-taught course in which students viewed the sources and consequences of inequality from the perspectives of sociology, English, and art. Explains that the first quarter focused on identity issues, the second on minority experiences, and the third on a video project addressing diversity at the campus or local level. (DAJ)