A discussion of potential and/or actual dangers" inherent in high schools' elective English programs. (RD)

A major effort by a well-known university to improve the reading skills of its students is described. (CK)

This report describes a year long undergraduate course in community mental health, combining didactic and practicum elements. Reactions of installations and participants are reviewed and implications of this type of course model and orientation to training are considered. (Author)

Because of technological advancement, business education must add data processing and computer concepts to traditional areas of instruction. (CH)

Article describes a recent experimental course entitled Introduction to Humanities, the Arts and Social Science," as part of UCLA's Engineering Development Program. (IR)

Presents an outline for a course designed to acquaint the school principal with the reading process, since he has the primary responsibility for the school reading program and the great potential to improve reading on a school-wide basis. (MB)

Factors still impeding work in area of education for marriage are cultural differences, research quality, unfounded assumptions, curriculum development evaluation criteria. (Author/CJ)

Presents procedures, findings, conclusions and recommendations of a survey conducted in 1968 to determine the status of geometric content in the mathematics curriculum of 156 middle schools located in the geographical area of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Data pertaining to the mathematics textbooks and…

Adapted from an address to the 1969 convention of the Canadian Music Teachers' Association at Regina.

Describes an eight-module, high school chemistry curriculum (including outline of course content) which encourages students to envision chemistry as a science based on general, related concepts rather than on a discipline composed of segmented, isolated topics. Module 1 objectives, assignments, laboratory experiences, and test are available from…

The idea of stress can be used to explicate some major topics taught in the introductory college- level sociology course. Strengths and weaknesses of the approach are discussed. A brief annotated bibliography is also provided to aid instructors who want to experiment with the technique. (Author/RM)