The experience described in this work was conducted in a discipline at Escola Politecnica in University of Sao Paulo. This discipline has a multidisciplinary character and almost all subjects discussed during engineering course might be addressed. Also, aspects related to aptitude and attitudes can be easily trained and discussed in this…

A description of learning experiences and activities found to be effective in an introductory level course in counselor education. (JC)

Describes the development of a physics course based on the use of examples from the real world, a contract method of assigning work and the Harvard Project Physics course. (TS)

Described is an elective course in Creative Thinking in the Maple Heights, Ohio, school system. (MB)

Contains a brief matrix of the historical development of data processing. (MU)

Shows how a business communication course might be designed for maximum effect in the prison setting. (AEA)

Describes a college level economics course in which economic history, statistics, and theory were intertwined. The course involved lecture, hand-outs, debates, filmstrips, student reports, team reports on economic development, biographical sketches of entrepreneurs, and discussion of causes of the Great Depression. (DB)

Describes a mass communication course of study which includes instruction on the television interview. Examines the way different styles of interviews structure the events, issues, and people they present. (PD)

The article examines a language arts course for gifted six- and seven-year-old children. After exploring some characteristics of giftedness, the author discusses the course, which incorporates reading, literary awareness, and creative writing. (PHR)

Describes a course in "Images of the Male in Women's Writing" and the contribution a man can make in teaching such a course. (DD)

Reviews the essential characteristics of experiential learning. Shows how this approach was applied to a business communication course. (RL)

Provides a rationale and suggestions for a course designed to teach aspects of basic communications and mass media. (KS)

Describes three graduate and undergraduate pilot courses in technical writing directed toward students in environmental design, engineering, and business. (HOD)

Describes an advanced composition course for liberal arts students based on the connections between private and public writing. Argues that knowledge is socially constructed and that writing can forge both personal and professional identities within academic communities. (RS)