This article presents a description of a course on sex-roles given jointly by the Counseling Center and the Psychology Department at Southern Illinois University. The primary objective is to provide an atmosphere in which each student can examine his/her current conceptions of male and female. (Author)

Emphasizing a humanistic perspective, a committee at Virginia Commonwealth University was constituted to design and critique a course in modern fiction employing innovative technology and methodology. Educational objectives were identified, including critical thinking skills, questioning strategies, and affective development. The course featured a…

Introductory courses in biology are often either designed for majors or watered-down versions for nonmajors that are not stimulating. A course developed for nonmajors emphasizes the relationship of biology to the human condition and focuses on five basic concepts while being flexible enough to adapt to new research and technology. (MSE)

It is proposed that a paradigm for training English-as-a-Second-Language teachers based on the educational philosophy of Paolo Freire would provide a more humanistic approach to the education of minority language groups. Freire's writings are reviewed, focusing on his plea for greater consciousness about the rights of others and the political…