Describes an undergraduate Psychology of Social Problems course. The course focuses on the psychological aspects of legal abortion for adolescents and women, the consequences of denied abortions on unwanted children, and psychological ramifications of alternatives to abortion. Summarizes student evaluations of the course. (CFR)

In this article, the author talks about using the play entitled, "Miss Julie" to educate her students about date rape. According to her, the play presents a unique opportunity to bring up the topic of date rape. Several theories, including the social learning theory and the evolutionary theory, have been put forth to explain the existence of rape.…

Ways in which to accommodate learning disabled students in a college course on electricity are considered by a professor involved with the HELDS project (Higher Education for Learning Disabled Students). He suggests that knowledge of the student's presentation, imagination in devising new methods, and ability to improvise are important assets.…

The author discusses the content of two college courses in death education, designed to encourage a heightened awareness of the value of life, and as a result, to live life more fully. (MJB)

Contends that men's studies must incorporate the study of gay and bisexual men into its subject matter from the beginning. Suggests that men's studies offers a multidisciplinary approach that can serve as the intellectual base for future development in gay studies. (Author/BL)

Provides suggestions for teaching ethics including such issues as ethical standards, ethical values, and quality of ethics. (PD)

Describes how basic drafting content was presented to secondary students by emulating industrial techniques. (GR)

New methods of inclucating the facts of American history into today's students are discussed. (CK)

Discusses a survey of ways to improve continuing education courses in accounting. Concludes that the course should be directed to small businesses, should teach basic accounting, and should emphasize examples and case studies. (JOW)

Technology education involves procedural knowledge related to technology activity and conceptual knowledge related to content. Technology processes include design, problem solving, systems approach, invention, and manufacturing. Using a range of processes in teaching can accommodate various learning styles. (SK)

Introduces a new section for this journal devoted to teaching evaluation that intends to disseminate effective teaching strategies to the broad community of practicing evaluators. Articles for the planned section will focus on evaluation teaching and training in diverse environments. (SLD)

This essay argues that teachers would be more effective at promoting students' willingness to work hard at course content that seems to them remote and abstract if teachers explicitly presented that content to students more as a means to their education rather than as the aim of their education. Teachers should confront the fact that most of the…

Accounting education must change and be relevant to add value to learners and the community. Regarding the ever-changing corporate world, a new generation of learners (generation Y) at university, learners lacking skills, educators' resisting calls for change in accounting education and the need for continuous improvement, the teaching methodology…

Integrating other content areas into physical education does not have to come at the expense of learning and practicing movement concepts, skill themes, or fitness concepts. Through the use of the content linkage approach, physical educators can reinforce classroom content in a physical education setting. This article discusses the content linkage…