This report focuses on the open laboratory procedures used in the freshman biology course at Hamline University. The study aimed to review a number of specific methods used in conducting the unstructured and unscheduled laboratory procedures and discover the most effective arrangement using those procedures. The report includes detailed…

After identifying strategies which are used to avoid some of the unique problems of the first class meeting, the author outlines a model which covers the three general phases of the class: beginnings, work, and endings. In the first phase the physical arrangement of the classroom and the pre-class comments of the students are considered, followed…

A discussion of the advantages in using a computer to coordinate the logistics of a multi-faceted instructional program with large numbers of students. (Author/HB)

The content and organization of Poland's system of pharmaceutical education is described. Tables are presented of the subjects of the basic studies curriculum and the following areas of specialization: applied pharmacy, pharmaceutical analysis, clinical analysis, drug technology, herbal pharmacy, and bioanalysis and environmental studies. (SW)

Discusses the suitability of functional syllabuses as a basis for general course design, and means whereby functionally oriented materials may be integrated within existing language programs. (Author/AM)

Describes a method of teaching large sections of college introductory anthropology by members of the anthropology faculty giving their best lectures. Presents details of how such a course was initiated, operated, and evaluated at the University of Pittsburgh. (KH)

Curriculum innovation in Kansas high school social studies departments replaces the traditional history courses with mini-courses which provide more varied elective experiences for students. This approach to individualization is suggested as a viable organizational innovation with important future educational implications. (SM)

Foundational studies should be focused on the critical, comparative and comprehensive evaluation of socio-educational systems, educational theories and educational policies. (Author)

Maintains the concept of diffraction becomes difficult to understand if the terminology remains inconsistent in its present form. Two terms, diffraction and interference, are used for the same phenomenon in different situations. Mathematical treatment is presented to understand these concepts clearly. (PS)

Scholars in the foundations of education are still re-examining the state of their field. (CK)

The purpose of the study was not to determine what should or should not be pursued in the introductory class, but rather to determine if patterns of sequencing individual topics have developed and the emphasis given to those topics. (Author)