Many colleges and universities in the United States offer summer programs for their incoming students. While programs are structured and administered in a variety of ways and target various student populations, the most common type of summer bridge program aims to serve historically underrepresented students and students of low socioeconomic…

Decision making is influenced by multiple factors, especially when approaching controversial socio-scientific issues, such as stem cell research. In the present study, we used qualitative data from 132 college student papers in a biotechnology course to investigate how students made decisions about stem cell research issues. Students indicated…

This case study explored sociocultural forces that influenced three 10th grade public high school biology teachers' instructional goals, instructional acts, and identity narratives related to the teaching of evolution. Primary data included field observations of classroom instruction and teacher interviews. Secondary data included informal…

This paper discusses the teaching of a career development course in college. The stated goals of the course are to increase students' knowledge about themselves, about postgraduate educational and occupational opportunities, and about job entry skills. The mechanics of the course are described, including its length, format, written assignments,…

A description is provided of "Emergency Nursing," an undergraduate nursing course designed to provide a concentrated learning experience in emergency care. The description first provides information on the curriculum placement of the course, allotment of class time, and the targeted student population, followed by a glossary of relevant…

A professor involved in the HELDS project (Higher Education for Learning Disabled Students) discusses changes in a psychology course on courtship and marriage to accommodate LD students. Requirements, assignments, and expectations are outlined for in-class as well as out-of-class activities. The course, it is explained, focuses on information,…

Paper argues that a better way to start curriculum planning is by performing an educational systems design which considers knowledge needs along with the need to clarify values and make effective decisions. One result of this design work is the new teaching-learning approach called Guided Design. (Author/HB)

How can schools make the best use of the RoSLA year? One way is to ease the transition from the classroom to 'the world of work'. (Editor)

How can we develop in student teachers the skills, abilities and values they will need as soon as they take up their first appointment? (Editor)

This paper presents an outline of rehearsal procedures designed to provide instructors and students of the beginning interpretation class with a concrete, consistent framework for preparing literature for solo classroom performance. The outline offers a five-step process, and discusses each step in the process. First, the student must select a…

A survey of selected program areas in 41 postsecondary educational institutions in Ontario was conducted to gain information on programs and courses with content related to child abuse. A bilingual questionnaire was developed and administered to 139 program heads. An analysis of responses led to the following conclusions: (1) 26 program areas…

Describes a course at the University of Toledo in which journalism students learn the newsletter publishing business. (RB)

Suggests that journalism departments should develop courses in the history of journalism and presents four historical themes. (RB)