Discusses the successful incorporation of Paul Theroux's short story "White Lies" into the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) English course syllabus. Describes students' enthusiastic response to the short story as represented by lively discussion and improved writing performance. Recommends the short story as a means to…

This article describes a course-specific model for organizing field experience in the teacher education program at Morehead State University. Students in an elementary social studies methods course had class and field experience within the same public school. Guidelines for effective collaboration between the university and the school are…

Reviews the California History-Social Science Framework, the new state curriculum guide for the teaching of elementary and secondary social studies. Emphasizes the Framework's focus on history and geography, and citizenship education. (FMW)

Describes an intensive English for Specific Purposes (ESP) thesis-writing course. The course focuses on total discourse learning needs and uses an interactive model of needs analysis to target the learning needs of students. (Author/CB)

Describes the objectives, development, and implementation of a course offered by a community college library that was designed to develop skills in electronic access to information. The discussion covers problems encountered in offering the course and an evaluation of its effectiveness. The lesson format used in the course is outlined. (CLB)

Explores the problematic social constraints facing teachers who value diversity and who wish to develop their students' ability to think critically and to question dominant cultural values. Classifies these constraints into three areas: social pressures, social rules, and social values operating in the typical composition classroom. (KEH)

A course where students were required to choose projects and provide studies of the feasibility, consumer need, and process design is discussed. Other projects such as advertising campaigns used to encourage student creativity are discussed. The need to keep second semester seniors interested is stressed. (MVL)

Describes an experimental course involving teacher debate designed to utilize controversy while avoiding unfair teacher influence. Outlines the course format and analyzes it from the teacher and student perspective. Makes observations concerning difficulties experienced and offers suggestions for those readers wishing to replicate the procedure.…

Reports on major current research questions addressed by those in biopolitics. Notes how this research material can be introduced into graduate and undergraduate courses. Suggests introducing these materials into courses dealing with political behavior, public policy and public administration, political philosophy, international relations, and…

Identifies issues arising from the inclusion of sex education in the school curriculum. Issues range from the questions of content and organization to those concerning teaching based upon moral considerations. Examines the primary school and the secondary school's curriculum. Calls for a program that is realistically tailored to the needs of…

Introduces two courses for developing relevant computer use in a civil engineering department. The sophomore course introduces students to a set of problem-formulation methods and computer-based problem-solving tools. The senior course introduces students to representative, professional quality computer-aided engineering tools. Discusses impact of…

This detailed description of an undergraduate college course on Austria (focusing mainly on turn-of-the-century Vienna) covers course content and organization, student involvement, and testing and grading methods. Suggestions for making instructional materials available to students are offered. An annotated bibliography of (English language)…

A study of 110 first-year University of Virginia medical students taking a required course in medical ethics found that the curriculum had little effect on student attitudes toward certain ethical questions or on their factual knowledge regarding particular ethical and legal issues. (Author/MSE)

Reports on a project evaluating home-study foreign-language courses for beginners. The languages evaluated were French, Spanish, and German. Findings indicate that any one course in a series reflects all the courses in that series, seven of the eight courses were inspired by one method, and tapes were a vital component of all the series except…

Reviews developments in Business English using findings from articles, dissertations, reports, and teaching material and considers the constructs underlying much of the published teaching material. An interdisciplinary approach is called for to take account of language, interpersonal communication skills, business know-how, and cultural issues.…