The controversial issue of fur trapping is addressed in this article. It focuses on ways to incorporate humane education into the curriculum, using, for example, values clarification, the biology of the animals, and field trips. (SA)

Farms have great potential as environmental education tools; farms provide broad and varied educational resources which facilitate teaching children the interrelationships between man and the land. (SB)

Reviews the applications of the computer in teaching biology, with special reference to Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) in biology. Examples of available teaching materials are given. Computer Managed Learning is discussed as it relates to the Havering project. (Author/SA)

The revolution in electronics is discussed as it applies to instructional potential in the school science laboratory. Electronic instruction (instrumentation) is included. (SA)

This column for high school teachers, written by high school teachers, discusses several interesting anecdotes related to the formulation of laws and the determination of constants. Science history is presented in a manner that can enliven classroom presentations and aid in understanding the principle itself. (Authur/SA)

Discusses the energy processes required to sustain life. Diffusion, oxygen transport, oxygen in arterial blood, and carbon dioxide transfer are the topical subdivisions discussed. (SA)

Because law schools need facilities to provide their students with clinical experience and the Legal Services Corporation has the resources and facilities but needs the manpower to serve the legal needs of the poor, it is argued that third year law students should intern with the Corporation. (JMD)

Reassesses the role of the school in the black community, concluding that the devaluation of the power of the school to politically, economically and culturally develop the community has hidden "the profound and pervasive influence of the school in shaping the lives of black Americans." (Author/JM)

Investigates whether television should be called upon to assist in teaching young students the basic skills that they seem not to be learning very well. Discusses the introduction of television teaching in El Salvador and evaluates the work of the Agency for Instructional Television to see how it is approaching the teaching of basic skills.…

Discusses the classroom teacher's role in helping students to understand and develop realistic attitudes toward education and the world of work, and in providing educational experiences that will lead to positive work experiences. Emphasizes the need for basic research on career development. (MF)

Describes a workshop that introduces participants to the UNIX operating system. Provides an overview of how to access information on the Internet and gain familiarity with Web browsers, file transfer programs, telnet sessions, newsreaders, and Gopher services. (DDR)

Presents short profiles of seven distance education programs of varying types, a list of 11 World Wide Web sites concerning distance education, and a bibliography of 26 books and journal articles and four journals about distance learning. (Author/LRW)

The rural Southwest Virginia Governor's School (SWVGS) has spent the last two years developing a high-speed regional Internet access model (known as FutureNET) that provides a mix of connection methods for appropriate and affordable educational access to worldwide Internet resources. Discussion includes hurdles to Internet connection, equipment,…

Presents the tools and methodologies that underlie the ARIADNE framework for enabling open and distance education and enhancing more conventional training schemes. The ARIADNE concept relies on a distributed knowledge pool system that stores pedagogically indexed educational resources. The basic approach is one of share and reuse. (AIM)