Describes a course of study dealing with business values, ethics, and environment. The course focuses on issues concerning ethical and moral considerations that may be encountered in the marketplace. (JOW)

Describes the adaptation and testing of a curriculum designed to mediate the effects of television. Curriculum included lessons on special effects, violence, commercials, audio and video aspects. Results of the testing indicate that children in kindergarten through second grade made significant gains in their knowledge of how television works. (PD)

Describes the four main types of British art curricula. The content, objectives, and underlying principles are examined. Available from Carfax Publishing Company, P.O. Box 25, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1RW England. (AM)

Discusses three controversial ideas in education: Dewey's concept of education as continuous experience; Freire's concept of praxis as a pedagogy of freedom; and Maxine Greene's concern with autonomy and choice. Describes how teachers and education in general could benefit from the integration of these ideas into the teacher education curriculum.…

Reports on a study to examine what is being taught in U.S. business schools. Found that public relations is not being taught at most of the major schools, although many universities offer public policy courses which cover some elements important to public relations. For journal availability, see CS 705 902. (PD)

Presents a model for training group counselors in a master's level program which incorporates recommendations in the current literature on group counselor education. (Author)

Describes the development of a graduate interdisciplinary course aimed at helping students learn enough about legal problems in higher education to become alert to potential legal problems and to refer them to counsel. (Author)

Urges that Black authors be included in the standard English curriculum at every level. (AEA)

Reports on the development and content of an English course that used death as a theme in literature. (RL)

Explores further options in course content. Examines intercultural communication within the context of culture, interpersonal relationships, messages, and social change. (PD)

This survey gathered information from around the state on New Jersey Studies offerings: grade levels at which New Jersey Studies are emphasized, major topics or units, methods of instruction, and materials used. (SJL)

An engineering ethics course is described which utilizes laboratory exercises to bring students into more intimate contact with their profession. (BB)

The author presents a rationale and specific techniques for teaching grammar in the high school. (SJL)

Describes an upper level course on rhetoric of women and its effects. Covers (1) criteria for selecting prominent women speakers; (2) course content and structure; (3) course materials; (4) classroom procedures; (5) assignments and evaluations; and (6) concerns and caveat. (PD)

In July, 1979, the March of Dimes and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development cosponsored an institute on adolescent pregnancy for educators, health professionals, and the PTA. This article, describing some educational efforts in Pennsylvania, is reprinted from a conference report appearing in the "ASCD News Exchange" of…