The Fulton County four-quarter plan allows a secondary school to develop a program to meet the needs of each student while allowing students to participate in course selection and class scheduling. Because of the need for a quality program during the summer months, this program has been designed to meet the standards of the total school program…

This document presents a description of the Minority Business Consulting Program, a graduate course at the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Business. The report is presented for various audiences. It is presented as a working document for college instructors and administrators as a possible vehicle for a program in enterprise formation…

This directory is an attempt to identify arts and humanities programs and courses in the elementary and secondary school of the San Francisco Bay Area as perceived by teachers and administrators who have developed them. Questionnaires were distributed, and interpretation was left up to the person filling them out as to what constitutes the…

The purpose of the Career and Educational Planning Program, a nine-week course at Pioneer Senior High School in San Jose, California, is to help students assess their personal characteristics, study career opportunities, and set tentative long range goals. It is a good example of federal funds having a long-lasting impact on a school. The program…

The Institute for the Future offered a course in urban simulation at Wesleyan University (Conn.). The course, described here, asked the class to create its own urban simulation, based on Middletown, Conn., and to play the simulation themselves. This paper describes the structure of the simulation, reviews some of its results, and illustrates the…

The characteristics and differences between the various approaches to utilizing environmental themes and issues in college physics classes are reviewed in this paper. These physics courses are grouped into three categories: introductory level, upper level, and seminars. The upper level courses generally involve the application of rather…

This paper, presented at the National Science Teachers Association conference in April, 1972, in New York City, describes a unique school (called a "magnet" school) designed for Dayton, Ohio. With open enrollment and adequate transportation, students will come from all parts of the city. The school will offer basic and required courses in all…

This manual consists of a compilation of California State College guidelines and recommendations relevant to external degree programs. Sections in the manual refer specifically to: (1) procedures to be followed by the Commission on External Degree Programs in acting on proposals received from the colleges; (2) criteria to be utilized by the…

Challenged by the patterns of inquiry and learning inherent in the new elementary science curricula, a new program was developed to prepare future elementary teachers to handle the new materials with some degree of security and competence. The University of Washington Physics Department has developed a new course in physical science, conducted in…

A random sample of 1,109 secondary schools in the 13 southern states was chosen for this questionnaire survey. Each school received a principal's questionnaire and a speech teacher's questionnaire. A total of 889 usable questionnaires (40%) was returned. Results from the survey indicate the extent and nature of speech courses, teacher…

Those teachers who feel uncomfortable in crossing disciplines still believe in process learning, problem solving, humanizing education, and relating subject matter to total learning. That is what a Field Trip Course is all about. (Author/RK)

This article describes an autobiographical technique of learning wherein students relate psychology course material to their individual thoughts and experiences. (Author)

A course in which students gather data for an original case study of another person is described. The task requires the student to design the study, collect the interview data, write the case narrative, and interpret the findings. (DE)

An overview of the objectives and courses of a doctoral program in forensic psychology is provided. Forensic psychology is the application of psychological methods, principles, and skills to the relevant needs of the legal system. (DE)