The current study addresses the efficacy of the tutorial mode of teaching as perceived by alumni who had recently completed a 30-unit Master of Public Administration degree. Their attitudes were quite positive toward the tutorial mode. (Author)

Discusses an experiment with student centered teaching in a course in library management. (PF)

British approach reported with stress on materials sources such as conferences and on development of non-traditional concepts and presentations. (CH)

Examines some of the goals, techniques, and problems involved in teaching second-language literatures at all levels of instruction. Briefly summarizes the work of the past 15 years and makes suggestions for future consideration. Also reports on a survey of 93 faculty members on the teaching of literature. (EKN)

As part of an ongoing study of statistics anxiety, 37 students in the Master of Education program in a small, private liberal arts college completed a Likert-scale instrument asking them to rate from 1 ("not at all") to 5 ("a great deal") the extent to which 16 specific strategies reduced their statistics anxiety in the educational research…

Suggests a method for reinforcing topics covered in an upper-division graduate course on the history of the German language. In three-week projects toward the end of the semester, students investigate modern German words according to conceptual groups from the perspective of etymology. (Author/JL)

Identifies appropriate family law content and a pedagogical vehicle to support instructors interested in teaching family law to students of family studies and human development programs. Provides instructors with an overview of a family law course, a detailed model syllabus, strategies, and model assignments for using cooperative learning as the…

Describes a program evaluation model that was developed over three semesters of teaching an introductory graduate-level course in program evaluation. The framework uses a systems approach that emphasizes its sequenced methodology and the significant of monitoring work through feedback loops in an ongoing revision process. (Author/SLD)

The McNamara/Thompson guidelines for teaching basic statistics in principal preparation programs say courses should stress data analysis skills; illustrate statistical concepts using school-related, real-world data; concentrate on descriptive statistical methods; and familiarize candidates with univariate distributions, exploratory data-analysis…

Describes Master Teaching and Leadership, an online master's degree program for teachers offered by the University of Illinois at Springfield. Discusses recruitment and admissions, instructional techniques, meeting accreditation standards, and meeting teacher needs. (PKP)

This article presents the author's response to Timothy Patrick Moran's article "The Sociology of Teaching Graduate Statistics." Since 1972, the author has taught the required graduate-level social statistics course in three different departments. During this time, he has seen the truth of the concerns that Moran expresses at the beginning of his…

While attending a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course, this author was provided with the time and encouragement to try out different activities, styles, and strategies of teaching. She used this time to develop numeracy starter lessons with Y7 students, spending two weeks with each of four sets of students. She decided from the…

This essay reexamines pedagogical practice and its normative assessment in the American university system by employing an approach derived from Michel Foucault's knowledge/power nexus. While a systematically applied curriculum such as Gerald Graff's "teaching the conflicts" has the potential to democratize higher education, it may be ineffective…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the progress made by UK higher education institutions (HEIs) to deliver the enterprise education agenda. The key areas for research included the type, content and delivery methods of graduate enterprise education being offered in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire was e-mailed to…