Topics are considered which would help unite subject matter specialists and educators and serve as a basis for innovative teacher education curriculum. They include: recognizing fallibility of subject matter, relating methods and processes of learning with knowledge content, and realizing that social values and goals are reflected in the way…

Discusses the need for systematic training in critical thinking skills in English universities. The author argues that there is little recognition given for this skill because it is not considered socially valuable. Most teachers do not know how to do it themselves, and few are trained to teach it. (AM)

An analysis of 14 introductory physical geography textbooks yielded 121 core concepts (basic concepts appearing in 7-10 books). The authors suggest that the trend toward overspecialization in introductory geography classes can be reversed if teachers agree to stress core concepts and their relationships to geography as a whole. (AM)

A social effectiveness program which teaches positive social behavior to socially handicapped children is described. The social effectiveness training inservice program agenda includes: (1) establishing expectations for social behavior; (2) introducing and strengthening new skills; and (3) positive feedback and ignore-attend-praise strategies. (JN)

Suggests that social studies teachers on all levels include material on energy in their curricula. Reviews various ways in which this material can be presented (interdisciplinary approach, current events, subject area perspective, skills approach, and/or social studies skills). (DB)

A review of dental education literature reveals that self-instruction can be an efficient and satisfying teaching method compared to conventional instruction. Suggestions for investigation of teaching techniques and a more integrated curriculum using self-instructional materials, small group interaction, and formal lectures are presented. (MSE)

Presents an annotated list of resource materials useful for developing programs and materials about aging for elementary and secondary students. The list is divided into five categories: curriculum development, films/filmstrips, resource guides, organizations, and children's books. (KC)

A simulation project is described in which graduate nursing students learned about curriculum development, not through a traditional lecture/discussion course, but by assuming faculty roles themselves. The professor identified the developmental objectives, then served as a participant observer, and students structured the experience themselves.…

Some attempts to create situations where students work enthusiastically at mathematics are reviewed. Many approaches and items that could be used to generate pupil enthusiasm are presented. (MP)

Describes how certain concepts basic to electron optics may be introduced to undergraduate physics students by calculating trajectories of charged particles through electrostatic fields which can be evaluated on minicomputers with a minimum of programing effort. (Author/SA)

This scheme for a core curriculum rejects central control over the precise body of knowledge taught or the teaching methods used but advocates some control over experiments in education and the early assessment of their results. (Author/SJL)

Factors to be considered in setting up, administering, and evaluating a remedial mathematics program are covered. (MP)

Describes and evaluates a social science syllabus designed in 1979 to teach social studies to high school students in Papua, New Guinea within the framework of their own society. Advantages of the curriculum for students and teachers are outlined. (DB)

Explains how a new approach to mathematics education which emphasizes problem solving and interrelationships among various disciplines can help students use mathematics in problem solving in everyday and working lives. (DB)

Describes a scheme for teaching physics in secondary schools. Included is a brief description of the scheme as it was tested in a Yugoslavian secondary school. (SA)