Addresses problems of declining enrollments and abolition of history requirements at the college level. Proposes restructuring of the traditional survey courses. (KC)

The content of the basic course differs depending on whether the school offers an information systems curriculum or multiple systems courses or it offers only one course or the student chooses to take only one course. (Author/IRT)

To determine the dominant topic areas of political science urbanists, questionnaires were sent to a sample of 119 college professors. Urban politics faculty have retained their concern for topics not currently fashionable in research, such as local government institutions, the pluralist-elitist controversy, urban ethnicity, and metro government.…

Analyzes the proportion of journalism theory courses to institutional and methodological courses in 103 undergraduate schools and departments of journalism. (KS)

The article concerning the mini-course program in Iron Mountain (EJ 067 651) has prompted the author, a principal at a middle school, to relate the experiences of Mount Vernon, Iowa in the same area. (Author/RK)

Issues related to elder abuse and neglect should be systematically addressed in nursing curricula, including ways to identify abuse at the macro, mezzo, and micro levels and the inclusion of the views of elders in the educational process. (SK)

This article evaluates the pros and cons of allowing a student to use a computer for assessed statistics coursework. Four frequently raised objections to using computers are stated and then followed by an examination of both the learning issues and the assessment issues. (AIM)

Of participants in forest stewardship workshops; 63 controls were surveyed upon arrival, a second group (n=77) after viewing slides, and a third (n=56) after slides and field demonstrations. Knowledge increases were higher for the second group than for controls and highest for slide/demo group. Only the latter indicated acceptance of the…

According to responses from 40 of 73 directors of accredited counselor training programs, only 18 modify courses for elementary school counseling. Those that do, base modifications largely on theory. A small number require field experience with children. (SK)

A new strategy for teaching group dynamics to nursing students involved 10 sessions of experiential group activities and 4 sessions of exploring group theories. Problems that arose due to anxiety and hostility regarding experiential learning should be taken into account when teaching group dynamics. (SK)

Western Michigan University's technical teacher education program developed a course on teaching career and employability skills using state standards and benchmarks as a framework. Preservice teachers complete five projects: job shadowing, professional portfolio, written lesson plan, videotape and self-critique of lesson plan, and an application…

Electronic communications of human resource professionals and the content of 23 university human resource management courses were categorized using the Human Resource Certification Institute's body of knowledge. Differences between proportion of topics discussed and topics covered in curricula suggest some topics are over- or undertaught.…

The presidents of the University of California Berkeley, Central Connecticut State University, Colorado College, and the University of North Carolina explain their actions to support academic freedom in controversies concerning Middle Eastern studies at their respective institutions. (EV)

Shaping classroom experiences before controversial material is encountered in a class increases the likelihood that students will maintain higher mental function while examining that material. Presents 10 strategies for planning a course that facilitates quality discussion and thoughtful debate. (SLD)

Examines, based on a survey, potential differences between races in the agenda-setting process. Finds that whites and minorities do not have different issue agendas and do not differ on the magnitude of agenda-setting effects. (TB)