Ways in which to accommodate learning disabled students in a college course on electricity are considered by a professor involved with the HELDS project (Higher Education for Learning Disabled Students). He suggests that knowledge of the student's presentation, imagination in devising new methods, and ability to improvise are important assets.…

Article described an attempt to end registration confusion through use of a well-organized registration procedure. (Author)

Economics does not have sharply delineated boundaries, but the domain has been defined broadly, and differently, from time-to-time. Currently, the contents of economics can be divided into the following broad areas: macroeconomics, microeconomics, and development economics. Most economists specialize in one or more of the more narrowly defined…

The booklet describes a graduate program offered at Wheelock College (MA) in teaching preschool disabled children. It is explained that the program allows inservice students to work toward their degree while receiving on the job supervision as teachers or aides. The cooperating teachers receive support and a course voucher from the college for…

This sample health education survey used in the Wayne County, Michigan, Intermediate School District is designed for the purpose of identifying major health topics taught, the grade levels at which they are taught, and the number of class periods devoted to each. Provision is made for information on the name of the course in which health-related…

Developed was a conceptual framework for the selection and organization of the subject matter of science for elementary school curricula. The procedure involved (1) assembling ideas about the structure of science knowledge and about the growth of substantive concepts in elementary school children, and (2) organizing those ideas to form a…

An instructor's guide for teaching adults to manage their estates is presented. Topics covered are: (1) accumulating an estate, (2) estimating the estate, (3) wills, (4) trusts, and (5) problems of business owners, employees, and professionals. An appendix is included. (CK)

The author discusses the content of two college courses in death education, designed to encourage a heightened awareness of the value of life, and as a result, to live life more fully. (MJB)

Curriculum specialists with doctoral degrees were surveyed to determing their opinions on the optimal course content for doctoral programs for curriculum developers. (GW)

Argues that two types of theory exist, "pure" theory and "process" theory, and develops the position that theory is at the heart of the curriculum and is indeed very practical. Through a systematic approach understandings obtained in theory can be used in dealing with daily administrative tasks. (Author/RK)

The authors present a method to examine the interfaces between business courses for redundancy. The method is demonstrated by examining the content in managerial finance and managerial accounting courses. A decision model application of analysis, expert judgment, and synthesis are incorporated in this method. (CH)

Describes a journalism course which focused on media coverage of minorities. Emphasizes the need to integrate this subject into the journalism curriculum. (MM)