A driver education program for mildly handicapped secondary students is described in terms of eligibility and placement criteria, program goals, and program phases (classroom instruction, simulator training, behind-the-wheel training, and parent involvement). Preliminary results indicated that the program is successful. (CL)

Reports the results of a study to determine grading criteria and evaluative standards used by a select group of business communication instructors. (AEA)

Twenty-four survey textbooks in special education, published between 1974 and 1982, were analyzed with formulae of R. Flesch to determine readability levels and human interest. Among results are that the texts are dull and difficult but usually complete in coverage, although some handicaps (e.g., severe/profound) receive scant coverage. (Authors)

Author investigates an educational proposal combining personal creativity training with a truly interdisciplinary curriculum that would give both an experiential and a content awareness of wholeness. (Author/RK)

Because of its association with the first-year writing course and with what is presumed to be a practical rather than an intellectual function, the composition curriculum has long been regarded as devoid of "content." The result of this emphasis on practice and process is a curriculum in which subject matter has been deemed largely…

Many teachers avoid controversial topics because they do not want to upset students or parents, do not know appropriate instructional strategies, and fail to recognize the importance of motivating students through placing science in its relevant context. An example is provided for use in a methods course for helping future high school teachers to…

This article applies the guidelines of the Twenty-Fourth Congress of the Communist Party - farsightedness and practicality - to problems of content and methodology in physics instruction. (JH)

This article presents a review and outline of the curriculum and supporting procedures of the instructional program used during the two years of the full-scale experiment, 1970-1972. (Authors/CB)

A testbook-oriented pathology course leads to improved student achievement, acceptance and motivation. (Author/PG)

A program that involves non-technical managers with computers and scientific methods. (Editor)