A comparison was made of attitudes toward retirement and readiness for it among hourly-rated older automobile workers in the United States and those in Great Britain. Tables show both similarities and differences in their general characteristics, permitting tentative comparisons. Americans viewed retirement more positively, found their jobs more…

The relationship between decisions to change course content and resulting changes in teaching methods, students' performance assessment, departmental size and organization, and staff-student ratios is examined. Detailed discussions are provided on: Communication of course aims to staff and students, design of courses in which teaching methods and…

The annotated bibliography briefly describes information from printed sources which would be helpful to teachers and students of business English, particularly those involved with secretarial programs in two-year colleges. Each entry contains selected information of particular relevance to business English in the 1970's rather than an abstract of…

This geography instructional manual aids teachers in the preparation of teaching geography courses for both elementary and secondary grades. The authors believe that geography has an important part to play in the process of education, with an emphasis on the ideas as well as the facts in the field of geography. The first part of the book examines…

There are many ways films, paintings, and photographs can be used in teaching freshman college composition courses. These materials illustrate such rhetorical principles as unity, use of detail, comparison, point of view, and metaphor. Similarly, popular culture such as advertisements, song lyrics, comics, newspapers, and magazines can illustrate…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in a course based on the English translation of Book 1 of Vergil's "Aeneid." The life of the author is briefly surveyed along with the Augustine Age of Latin literature. A study of the dactylic hexameter and poetic devices used by Vergil is emphasized. The guide includes a statement of the broad…

This report describes the proceedings of the Association for Education in Journalism--Junior College Journalism Association Advertising Workshop, held at Fort Collins, Colorado, with the general objective of organizing an introductory advertising course. The specific objectives of the workshop were to determine the content, textbooks, and types of…

Beginning in September of 1968, a series of orientation meetings were conducted to establish a field test network and to introduce the Social Learning Curriculum to interested teachers. Phase 1 of the Curriculum was distributed and the system for evaluation was explained. During this period the project could determine the amount of time teachers…

The evaluation of Phase 2 consists of quantitative ratings and qualitative comments collected through the use of an Evaluation Booklet (124 returned). Quantitative data were gathered for the teaching procedures used for each lesson; they included ratings of materials, preparation, teacher information, purpose, and teacher actions. Qualitative data…

The evaluation of Phase 3 consists of quantitative ratings and qualitative comments collected and presented in the same manner as the data in the evaluation of Phase 2 (SO 000 157). In this case, however, only 100 Evaluation Booklets were returned. SO 000 138, SO 000 139, SO 000 140, SO 000 141, and SO 000 156 cover other facets of the curriculum…

The third part of a five-part Spanish course serves as a curriculum guide to accompany the basic text, "ALM Spanish," Units 21 and 22. The overall goals of the course are to teach students to understand, speak, read, and write at a normal speed any arrangement of lexical and structural material learned. The guide focuses on six areas of…

This is a guide to a realization and appreciation of the German culture, gained through the use of oral and written German. Four areas of language instruction are emphasized: (1) listening, (2) speaking, (3) reading, and (4) writing. The guide is divided into five sections: (1) broad goals and performance objectives, which include a breakdown of…

This curriculum guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the text, "Artes Latinae," units 11-17. The course focuses on the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as on cultural background material. Attention is also paid to developing a positive student attitude toward language learning. The student moves at his…

The fourth part of a 5-part Spanish course serves as a curriculum guide to accompany the basic text, "ALM Spanish," units 16 and 17. Emphasis on guided discussion and free conversation is maintained throughout the course. The guide focuses on six areas of language instruction: (1) listening, (2) speaking, (3) reading, (4) writing, (5)…

The second part of a 5-part course in Spanish serves as a curriculum guide to accompany the basic text, "ALM Spanish," units 12 and 13. The guide focuses on six areas of language instruction: (1) listening, (2) speaking, (3) reading, (4) writing, (5) culture knowledge, and (6) student analysis of attitudes toward language learning. The…