Secondary-level history instruction for the low ability student is considered, especially the interrelated issues of language, attitude, and course components. (SJL)

BASIC TO THIS STUDY WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT, IF ACQUAINTANCE WITH SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY IS OF ANY VALUE, ALL JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. TO LEARN HOW JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE PROVIDING SUCH COURSES FOR TERMINAL STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR VISITED 25 COLLEGES, WHERE HE INTERVIEWED FACULTY, VISITED CLASSES, AND…

The document discusses the nature of moral judgment, reviews previous studies which link higher education to moral judgment, and presents results of a longitudinal study comparing college and non-college subjects. This project report from the Higher Education and Cognitive-Social Development Project at the University of Minnesota is presented in…

Community college faculty and administrators from seven states joined in a dialogue on liberal education in the community college in order to identify problems, define terms, and to suggest solutions to further the development of liberal education in the community college. The discussion focused on four issues: education for practical wisdom…

The Technical Interdisciplinary Program is a Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, federally funded exemplary program. Franklin Pierce High School is the only high school in the state of Washington with a program of this nature. The Technical Interdisciplinary Program is designed to incorporate two or more disciplines into one…

A survey of 11 of Minnesota's 16 state junior colleges begins with a discussion of the present situation and problems of junior college English and of the growth and function of the junior college. The major portion of the document presents the results of the survey based on a questionnaire which covered the following areas: (1) abilities and…