In 1983, elementary and secondary teachers in West Germany were surveyed concerning the treatment of social themes in school curricula. As in a similar survey conducted in the United States, West German respondents indicated that every theme surveyed was important, with nuclear disarmament and environmental pollution clearly considered the most…

Discusses professional parameters of librarianship that guided major revision of content and methods of bibliographic instruction program at Evergreen State College (Olympia, Washington). Highlights include rotation of librarians into full-time teaching, characteristics of team teaching, emphasis on investigating problem solving in the course, and…

The American Association of Dental Schools curriculum guidelines for clinical dental hygiene include definitions, notes on the interrelationship of courses, an overview of course objectives, and suggested primary educational goals, prerequisites, core content, specific objectives, sequencing, faculty, and facilities. (MSE)

Describes a course in which a modified version of the Whimbey technique was used to teach verbal reasoning and vocabulary skills to minority high school students. (DF)

Attributes the neglect, by most high schools, of the issues of the nuclear arms race and the threat of nuclear war to the lack of information or perfunctory treatment of the topic in textbooks and describes materials developed by nonprofit nuclear educational groups for students at this level. References are given. (MBR)

This article presents results of a nationwide survey of colleges of teacher education, offers insights into the nature of the schools' responses to the computer education challenge, and makes future predictions. (JMK)

A series of articles about the state of business education, which (1) appeals to business educators to be responsible for computer education; (2) focuses on the role of business education in preparing teachers of machine dictation and transcription; (3) suggests ways to revitalize the curriculum; and (4) challenges teacher educators to return to…

The effects of structured academic conflict, controversy, and debate were compared with individual study. Results indicated controversy promoted the most cross-ethnic verbal rehearsal and exchange of assigned material, concern that all students master assignments, active search for information, highest self-esteem, and accepting and supportive…

The Association of American Dental Schools' curriculum guidelines for dentistry for people with handicaps defines "handicap" and outlines the disciplinary interrelationships, primary educational goals, prerequisites, core content, specific didactic and clinical behavioral objectives, sequencing, faculty and facility needs, and advisory…

The major goals of this two-semester seminar are to help first-year graduate students understand the links among perspective, theory, assumptions, problem formulation, methods, and findings in psychological research and to optimize their transition into the PhD program. The seminar is described and evaluated and suggestions for change are made.…

Describes a world geography unit for eighth-grade students which focuses on environmental hazards to demonstrate how interest in disasters and catastrophes can provide a springboard for general global inquiry. Benefits of this teaching method and usefulness to both teachers and students of studying about such events are also discussed. (MBR)

An innovative syllabus outlining a history course for students ages 13-16 in Great Britain was developed by this council. Content of the course, which encourages students to collect and analyze historical evidence, is discussed, and evaluation techniques used in the course are examined. (RM)

Describes an in-house writing workshop for plant supervisors that built on participants' strengths in organization, ability to establish an effective tone, and familiarity with company products and procedures. (MM)

The model outline for the high school world cultures course as described in the 1981 California History Social Science Framework is printed in its entirety. The course contains units on anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology, and humanities. Seven culture areas are outlined, and unit goals are indicated. (CS)

As economics becomes a school subject for a wider variety of secondary school students in Great Britain, instead of being limited to a few higher ability boys, the need for more appropriate texts also grows. Texts and sources which use a greater variety of approaches and material are discussed. (IS)