Drawing on experience teaching a college course, this book explains the process that evolves as teachers and students grapple with learning about racism and becoming antiracist. Racism is defined as an institutionalized system of economic, political, social, and procedural relations that ensures that one racial group has and maintains power and…

The educational beliefs of seven mechanical engineering faculty members at one university were examined in the context of their department and the history of the engineering education. Participants were selected to cover the demographic range across the department. Each of the faculty members was interviewed and observed at two points over the…

This paper reviews trends in assessment in quantitative courses and illustrates several options and approaches to assessment for advanced courses at the graduate level, especially in multivariate analysis. The paper provides a summary of how a researcher has used alternatives to traditional methods of assessment in a course on multivariate…

Studied differences in preservice elementary teachers' attitudes toward concept science and science processes on the basis of semantic differential score gains in the pre- and posttest design. Concluded that process approach instruction in methods courses was effective in securing changes in a positive direction. (CC)

Examines the changing demands facing science teachers in Australia with the introduction of new curricula and an increasing emphasis on social relevance in science teaching. (JR)

Considers the applicability of social science techniques to the high school curriculum. (Author/RK)

Presented at a panel discussion on the teaching of modern South Asian languages in North America at the Association for Asian Studies annual meeting, 1972. (DD)

Using the study of the history of medicine as a frame of reference, conceptualized in conjunction with past and current case material, the medical student can proceed upon a critique of assumptions about the role of medicine in society and explore his commitment in the course "Medical Relevancy" at the State University of New York…

Discusses the course content and instructional methods desirable in teaching modern physics in the secondary school. Argues that physics must be taught in a humanistic manner to replace the desiccated, technological, dehumanized, and generally irrelevant manner in which it has been commonly taught. (JR)

Description of a course built around the question, What is History?'' The methodological principles of selection, causation, generalization, and interpretation are applied. (JB)

A composition course for teachers emphasizes the importance of writing for a specific audience, of alternating between the concrete and the abstract, and of developing intelligent criteria for evaluating writing. (Author)

An English teacher tells how to make composition classes more interesting, make students learn more, and make oneself a better teacher. (Editor)

Author discusses science discovery lessons, presents a model of one, and offers suggestions for structuring other specific lessons. (Editor/MB)

Study designed to determine the effectiveness of intensive in-class guidance of daily writing practice in freshman English composition courses as opposed to the presently practiced procedures. (Authors)