Describes how chemical safety and scientific ethics are incorporated into a sophomore seminar in chemistry. Suggests that students need to recognize potential chemical hazards, choose appropriate methods for protecting themselves, and understand the ethical guidelines that the scientific community needs in order to function. (CCM)

Presents a rationale for teaching business management students to develop and implement workplace AIDS policies and educational programs. Outlines ways to incorporate AIDS information in the curriculum and lists resources and activities. (SK)

A graduate course in health care accounting and finance was presented by an interdisciplinary team of accounting, nursing, and allied health faculty. Recommendations for the course included early planning, team teaching, integration, student engagement in presentations, cross-listing of classes, case study method, and team projects. (SK)

Surveyed 55 U.S. pharmacy colleges concerning pediatric didactic content, reading assignments, clerkships, and time dedicated to pediatric pharmacy in entry-level doctor of pharmacy programs. An average of 16.7 hours was devoted to pediatric content in required courses with highly variable content. Fifty programs offered pediatric clerkships and…

Discusses the need for an accreditation process of distance education programs in higher education. Topics include the increasing number of distance courses; Department of Education concerns regarding possible abuses; and concern by faculty groups over the control of course content and the commercialization of education by for-profit providers.…

Experiential education considers nature a classroom, but nature is also the teacher. Quiet watching and walking meditation are two exercises informed by Taoism, that when added to the normal experiential education fare, help students encounter nature with an open mind. An outdoor university course that incorporates the sentiments of seeing nature…

Nursing education does not adequately address discrimination experienced by people with disabilities in health services. The nursing profession should promote social justice by influencing perceptions of disability, including it in equal opportunity policies, and ensuring its place in the nursing curriculum. (SK)

As Australian corporations have increased overseas activity, there has been a significant increase in international business degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The curriculum is balanced between business-technical knowledge courses and cultural knowledge courses. (SK)

Content analysis of 25 business college syllabi indicated that content skills related to diversity were being taught. Survey responses from 81 human resource managers suggested that college graduates were not adequately prepared to deal with diversity. Managers believed that process skills (team building, communication, managing and supervising…

In a survey of 68 business teachers and 48 social studies teachers, business teachers identified 57 of 80 international business competencies as frequently taught in standalone or integrated courses. Social studies teachers identified 24 frequently taught competencies. Only 14 were taught by both types of teachers, and 2 by neither group. (SK)

Discusses contemporary issues in postcompulsory education and training: (1) status of vocational education; (2) relationship of knowledge and work, vocational, and academic education; (3) desirable curriculum content; and (4) institutional structures. Recommends convergence among such goals as economic change, humanistic development, and social…

Describes a 516-hour course designed by nurses to train unlicensed patient-care assistants for acute-care settings. The course includes theory, skills laboratory, and hospital and nursing home clinical experiences. (SK)

Outlines arguments for and against teaching about homosexuality and heterosexuality, concluding that secondary schools should, provided that certain conditions are met. Examines the aims and possible approaches to teaching about sexual orientation; argues that it should enable students to be better informed, to understand others, and to clarify…

Interviews with 21 New Zealand and 17 Canadian occupational therapy students identified their struggles with concepts of ethnicity and culture and desire to be culturally competent practitioners. Instructors' perspectives on the cultural content of programs demonstrated the need for creative teaching/learning methods. (Contains 27 references.)…

A participant in a seminar on multiculturalism suggests that the discourse on cultural diversity actually reflects two distinct issues: (1) pluralism, individual dignity, and mutual understanding, and (2) historical oppression and the quest for equity. The challenge for college educators is to bring together these issues and use the college…