Describes an experimental course involving teacher debate designed to utilize controversy while avoiding unfair teacher influence. Outlines the course format and analyzes it from the teacher and student perspective. Makes observations concerning difficulties experienced and offers suggestions for those readers wishing to replicate the procedure.…

Reports on major current research questions addressed by those in biopolitics. Notes how this research material can be introduced into graduate and undergraduate courses. Suggests introducing these materials into courses dealing with political behavior, public policy and public administration, political philosophy, international relations, and…

Identifies issues arising from the inclusion of sex education in the school curriculum. Issues range from the questions of content and organization to those concerning teaching based upon moral considerations. Examines the primary school and the secondary school's curriculum. Calls for a program that is realistically tailored to the needs of…

Introduces two courses for developing relevant computer use in a civil engineering department. The sophomore course introduces students to a set of problem-formulation methods and computer-based problem-solving tools. The senior course introduces students to representative, professional quality computer-aided engineering tools. Discusses impact of…

This detailed description of an undergraduate college course on Austria (focusing mainly on turn-of-the-century Vienna) covers course content and organization, student involvement, and testing and grading methods. Suggestions for making instructional materials available to students are offered. An annotated bibliography of (English language)…

A study of 110 first-year University of Virginia medical students taking a required course in medical ethics found that the curriculum had little effect on student attitudes toward certain ethical questions or on their factual knowledge regarding particular ethical and legal issues. (Author/MSE)

Reports on a project evaluating home-study foreign-language courses for beginners. The languages evaluated were French, Spanish, and German. Findings indicate that any one course in a series reflects all the courses in that series, seven of the eight courses were inspired by one method, and tapes were a vital component of all the series except…

Reviews developments in Business English using findings from articles, dissertations, reports, and teaching material and considers the constructs underlying much of the published teaching material. An interdisciplinary approach is called for to take account of language, interpersonal communication skills, business know-how, and cultural issues.…

Students with hearing impairments at most reading levels in the World Literature Survey Course at Gallaudet University (District of Columbia) benefited from the inclusion of metacognitive exercises which emphasized prereading, reading, and postreading strategies to improve comprehension and retention. Strategies also prompted improved group…

Development of four one-credit oral communication English courses designed to fit students' schedules at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez is reported. The courses emphasize cooperative communication skills and specialized skills. Simulation and pair/group activities are described. (eight references) (LB)

Explains the motives behind the production of educational materials based on interactive methodologies (role-playing) and to present it to inservice teachers during updating courses. Observations of the didactic effect of the proposals and on the importance of encouraging a change in the teachers' way of thinking are presented. (LZ/Author)

It is proposed that integration of religious studies into existing courses in the medical curriculum can help foster medical students' respect for patient individuality within a cultural context, heighten self-awareness of beliefs and values as professional resources, address value-laden aspects of patient encounters, and strengthen commitment to…

Legal and educational aspects of the debate over religious expression entering the college classroom are examined, particularly as they relate to inclusion of creationism into science instruction. It is concluded that the central question is not whether creationism is religious, but whether it is true, and that truth benefits from open debate over…

Describes and discusses an epistemological approach to the education of science teachers that emphasizes similarities in knowledge and modes of acquiring knowledge among children, scientists in their historical contexts, and student teachers. (ZWH)

Contends that great strides were made in improving economics education after 1961, with the release of the National Task Force on Economic Education report. Asserts that infusing economic concepts into other social studies courses is much less effective than providing a separate economics course. (CFR)