This paper provides an example of how an undergraduate foundations of education course is contributing to the conceptual and practical side of teacher preparation. It describes the course, traces its development, analyzes key alignments, and provides reflections on candidate learning with reference to the foundations of education. Ways candidate…

In all the Brazilian Universities involved with the project "Prodenge-Reenge", the main objective is to improve teaching and learning procedures for the engineering disciplines. The Chemical Engineering College of Campinas State University focused its effort on the use of engineering softwares. The work developed by this project has…

Goals, course structure, physical and technical problems, the running of a simulation and evaluation of students are described for a game representing the political system of Argentina in a university comparative government course. (Author/KM)

Author considered a proper role for the university and methods for financing educational programs that fulfill the universities' primary goals. (Author/RK)

Results of a three-year study on a modern, updated Classics studies program implemented by the Classics faculty at Texas Tech University. (RL)

An English teacher tells how to make composition classes more interesting, make students learn more, and make oneself a better teacher. (Editor)

Discusses a financial counseling clinic which utilizes undergraduate students as volunteer consultants. (SB)

Raises serious objections to present form of chemistry courses for non-science majors. Instead of watering down chemistry content and presenting science as a better subject than others, emphasis should be directed to teach non-science major students to appreciate chemistry. Fundamental concepts are used to solve problems and students should be…

The author believes that one of the best ways of educating the student of contemporary and future technology is to use modern devices, instruments, and techniques in an up-to-date college laboratory. Experiments which motivate and which are of interest to the student, the professor, and industry should be used extensively. (Author/TS)