Reports on a study to examine what is being taught in U.S. business schools. Found that public relations is not being taught at most of the major schools, although many universities offer public policy courses which cover some elements important to public relations. For journal availability, see CS 705 902. (PD)

Presents a model for training group counselors in a master's level program which incorporates recommendations in the current literature on group counselor education. (Author)

Describes the development of a graduate interdisciplinary course aimed at helping students learn enough about legal problems in higher education to become alert to potential legal problems and to refer them to counsel. (Author)

Urges that Black authors be included in the standard English curriculum at every level. (AEA)

Reports on the development and content of an English course that used death as a theme in literature. (RL)

Explores further options in course content. Examines intercultural communication within the context of culture, interpersonal relationships, messages, and social change. (PD)

This survey gathered information from around the state on New Jersey Studies offerings: grade levels at which New Jersey Studies are emphasized, major topics or units, methods of instruction, and materials used. (SJL)

An engineering ethics course is described which utilizes laboratory exercises to bring students into more intimate contact with their profession. (BB)

The author presents a rationale and specific techniques for teaching grammar in the high school. (SJL)

Describes an upper level course on rhetoric of women and its effects. Covers (1) criteria for selecting prominent women speakers; (2) course content and structure; (3) course materials; (4) classroom procedures; (5) assignments and evaluations; and (6) concerns and caveat. (PD)

In July, 1979, the March of Dimes and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development cosponsored an institute on adolescent pregnancy for educators, health professionals, and the PTA. This article, describing some educational efforts in Pennsylvania, is reprinted from a conference report appearing in the "ASCD News Exchange" of…

Summarizes recent trends in geography education in the secondary schools of Great Britain. Data are drawn from a 1971-72 survey, an analysis of popular syllabuses, an examination of recent curriculum developments, and information obtained from teachers in inner-city and suburban schools in London. (KC)

Reviews the politics of education literature for relevance to research on how teachers make decisions about the content of instruction. Argues that such decisions are political in nature and should be the subject of political research. (Author/IRT)

Argues that remedial mathematics instruction involving only a hierarchy of instructional units fails to impart methods of mathematical inquiry and thus isolates the student from the learning process. Suggests involving the student by teaching concept development, rather than manipulative skills, and relating mathematics to students' lives. (JP)

Outlines the traditional approach of "history of the book" courses in library education, and discusses the ambivalent attitude of professionals, as well as the question of such a course's contemporary value. Argues that a research approach should be used which will benefit third-world and postindustrial nations. References are included. (Author/BK)