Maintaining that the teaching of initial reading in a foreign language has been largely neglected, strategies for developing reading skills, by making practical changes in the textbooks, are proposed. In addition, an integrated and consistent use of strategies to promote development of reading skills is stressed. (SL)

Characteristics of college students in India are reviewed. Personal and social influences are also examined along with various effects that the college experience itself has on these students. Consideration is given to the content of college courses, the influence of the teacher, peer groups, campus administration, and programs, and off-campus…

Discussion covers literature education needs, the principle underlying the selection of artistic works for the literature course, the system for the study of artistic work, and content and structure of the literature course. (ND)

This paper examines, briefly, the basis and outline of career education in public schools, presents data showing the extent of college graduate job experimentation and provides a possible classroom approach to career education in colleges. (Author)

A survey of career-related, community-related, interdisciplinary and non-traditional foreign language offerings in the two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States was made by the Modern Language Association during 1974-75. Informal descriptions of several interdisciplinary courses are given. (RM)

A foreign language festival in which the activities are organized around the theme of the bullfight is suggested as a means of attracting and motivating students. General guidelines for planning such an event are given. (Author/RM)

Presented is a 27 class short course relating to political aspects of exploration of outer space. A summary for each class and the overall course objectives are included. (SL)

Describes the three major undergraduate courses involved in the program. (DD)

The success of an online learning project lies in the continuous study and improvement of the cardinal components of the online learning paradigm, such as students' attitude and the course content. This paper reports results of a case-study conducted at KFUPM regarding students' attitudes to online learning, the course material and the courses'…

This report is one in a series of reference documents designed especially to assist educators who are directly involved in the revision and improvement of content standards. It presumes a basic understanding of the purposes for standards and the process of standards review and evaluation. This report may be of interest to curriculum directors,…

This book questions the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom. The author argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. "Huck Finn's 'Hidden' Lessons" challenges the more typical understanding of Huck Finn and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions…

This document contains the following papers on telecommunications systems and services from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2001 Conference: (1) "Developing and Nurturing a Dynamic On-Line Learning Community" (Kathleen Bacer); (2) "A Lecture Generator in the Web" (Jorge Kinoshita); (3)…

The Collaborative, Site-Based Teacher Preparation Program in Early Childhood has transformed the way that the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Professional Program in Education conducts early childhood teacher preparation. Preservice teachers now engage in performance-based learning in collaboratively supported, community- and public school-based…

This paper explores the unique curriculum design issues involved with the integration of qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) in online instruction of qualitative research. The Qualitative Research III--Analysis course was designed for graduate students and offered in a blended online format using the NVivo[R] software program and the…