This brief report describes the development and implementation of a unique, full-year, credit-bearing, technology course in literary Braille transcription offered at a Long Island (New York) high school. It describes the program's goals, development, implementation, students, ongoing activities, outreach efforts, and student attitudes. Suggestions…

Discussion and evaluation of a one-term elective seminar entitled The Experience of War'' and how its reflected in the literature. (MM)

Discusses development of a computer science education course for teachers leading to a Diploma in Professional Studies in Education (Computer Education). Includes course aims/content, selection of candidates, and experiences during the first year the course was taught. (JN)

Description of the development, trial, and evaluation of an interdisciplinary family life curriculum program consisting of four courses for high school students. The impact of the courses on student knowledge, inquiry skills, attitudes, and preferences was assessed. (Author/ND)

Use of a variety of student groupings and teaching techniques in a course designed by the authors has led to high student interest and accomplishment, as indicated by attitudinal and subject-matter tests. (IM)

Describes how high school students were introduced to online bibliographic searching, taught to formulate search strategies, and observed their execution. The course objectives, methods employed, the students' achievement level responses, test results on course completion, and observations of the course are also examined. (MBR)

Describes a course which is an attempt to make chemistry a relevant course for any CSE student. Emphasis is on scientific approach to problem solving, experimental design, and intellectual skills. (GS)

Describes a class in which students could choose their own content and method of learning and were free to pursue or not pursue this learning. The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking were used to evaluate success in achieving course goals. (GS)

A description of the activities of an ongoing curriculum development project aimed at preparing an alternative program for political science education is provided. (Author/DE)

This document describes and evaluates a high school chemistry course developed to promote formal reasoning in students by increasing opportunities for self-regulation and to increase student understanding of chemical concepts by making instruction relevant to their developmental level. General results indicate that students enrolled in the course…

Describes a high school curriculum which fuses mathematics skills with skills necessary for an individual to function effectively in the community, regardless of his or her occupational choice. (TA)

The author reports on a community studies course which gives students a chance to taste adult responsibilities. (Editor)

Describes effects on students of involvement in a social science research project. Students who participated in the project generally felt they had undergone a useful learning experience and would recommend a similar social science research course to fellow high school students. (Author/DB)

Describes and defends a flexible and thorough English curriculum in use at a so-called elitist secondary boys' school. (TO)