The authors describe a course for senior nursing students in providing patient education to older adults who are no longer in the hospital. Topics covered in the class include body changes as a result of aging, pharmacokinetics, and patient adherence. (CH)

Opposes reliance upon commercially published social studies textbook programs as a substitute for local and regional curriculum planning and instructional materials development, arguing that textbook programs should be supplemented by a number of resources including library books, audiovisual materials, and community resources. (DMM)

A review of three curriculum and instructional models used with gifted students suggests that models of: content (emphasis on learning skills and concepts within a discipline); process-product (emphasis on investigatory skills to develop "products"); and epistemological (focus on understanding and appreciation of knowledge systems) should be…

This article shares the author's personal views about current macroeconomic policy and what ought to be taught at senior high school or freshman college levels. Concludes that Keynesian economics is not dead, but that modern eclectic macroeconomics must focus on basic data about the economy and what is at stake in making decisions based on…

Discusses the content of the 'A' level (first year of college) economics course. Concludes that instructors must resist teaching more theory than students can absorb. Contends that greater depth on certain topics may be necessary, requiring other content to be shifted to later courses in the economics degree. (JDH)

The author examines the structure of work roles to clarify the meaning of "generalizable occupational skills." He reaffirms the principal purpose of vocational preparatory programs, proposes an educational definition of "occupation," clarifies the impact of raising the conceptual level of instruction, and explores implications of increasing…

A preview of a forthcoming series of economics television programs by Channel 4 in Great Britain is provided. The series will consist of 20 half-hour programs and is intended for adults. What the programs cover is described and educational back-up to be provided is discussed. (RM)

Outlines an introductory course that combines filmmaking experience with theoretical and critical film studies. Approach combines traditional aesthetic emphasis with practical understanding of how films are made. (MS)

The purposes of this study were to determine the health concerns of students enrolled in personal health classes, to compare the results with earlier studies that used the same instrument, and to investigate the effect of gender on health concerns. Results are discussed and conclusions regarding health education curricula are elaborated. (MT)

Discusses participant characteristics, course content, teaching strategies, and follow-up activities of two inservice teacher computer training programs responsive to needs of beginners (providing basic skills to teachers with no familiarity and computer anxiety) and advanced users (dealing with issues of systematic classroom integration of…

Surveyed practicing school psychologists (N=516) about present and future training needs focusing on preferred course work, current course trends, rankings of course categories, practica, and internships. Results showed assessment as the dominant training need and an expanded role for school psychologists. Discusses training, certification and…

Although nonmajors were relegated to "watered-down" versions of majors' courses, recent attempts to relate science to the interests of the "antiscience" students have become more common. Such a course is described, developed as part of an integrated two-year general education program. (JN)

Describes and recommends the use of rhetorical cases and K. Burke's pentad for teaching communication strategies. (SRT)

Advocates that a history and systems of counseling course be established in counselor education programs. Identifies potential advantages. Describes five main content areas that need to be addressed in a course of this nature. (Author)

Examines the historical continuity, definition, institutionalization and legitimacy, and expansions of Black Studies as a discipline. Draws data from interviews conducted during 1978-79 with directors of Black Studies programs at 10 major universities. (KH)