Points out new directions of translation courses since the abolishment of foreign language requirements in many U.S. colleges. Describes the objectives, teaching methods, materials, problems and evaluation of an experimental course entitled "The Art of Translation." (TL)

An intensive course in Spanish is described which met daily for eight weeks from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Time was divided among classroom instruction, native speaker groups, and the language laboratory. (RM)

Various ways in which social work educators can use the classroom to prepare students for creative groupwork are explained and the roles and responsibilities of teachers are discussed. Knowledge areas that should be emphasized include: views of the human condition, small group theory, group dynamics, and modelling professional values. (Author/BH)

Reported is a study of the general education mathematics programs in 86 two-year colleges. Data include types of courses, teaching techniques, and topics appropriate for such courses. (MP)

Architecture can be a topic in high school community studies. A program in Boulder, Colorado, is described as a case study. Learning activities include walking tours, library and city archive research, and slide shows. Tips for teachers and an annotated bibliography are included. (Author/DB)

Focuses on the revisionist approach to teaching United States history at the secondary level and college level. Ten themes are offered as examples around which a meaningful survey course can be constructed. These include economic opportunity, political participation, population mobility, belief in reform, status for women, educational opportunity,…

Text is in German.

The purpose of this article is to use the vehicle of a controversial issue--abortion--as a means of illustrating the advantages of teaching such issues through a problem-solving method. Discussion ideas and resources are presented. (Author/JR)

Results of a survey of social science programs at San Francisco Bay area community colleges, covering extent of communication between two- and four-year institutions, physical setting of instruction, departmental structures, course offerings, and utilization and background of faculty. (RT)

Results of a study of survey-level United States history courses at Texas colleges and universities. Reports responses in six general areas: nature of United States survey course offerings, academic preparation of faculty, pedagogical practices, materials utilized, course and instructional evaluations, and educational objectives. (Author/RT)

Describes in detail the planning of the courses, division of the material into segments, and the sequence of their introduction. A measure of flexibility is seen as necessary. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes a method for using the press release to introduce basic technical writing principles and increase students' writing confidence. Includes lecture format and writing assignment. (HTH)

A course for teaching an advanced undergraduate course on the psychology of adult development and aging is described and evaluated. Course goals, content, and format are discussed. Students generally viewed the course favorably. (RM)

The six stages of citizenship development through which a child passes from the time of birth are discussed, and the teaching methods and curriculum for citizenship education that are appropriate at the various levels are described. (RM)

This paper is the first of a two-part series which discusses the findings related to lecture information in beginning crop science courses offered in Land Grant institutions. Survey results revealed considerable differences regarding course organization and teaching methods, but similarities in overall goals and topic areas. (ML)