Presents a course outline for an advanced high school elective in forensic science. (CS)

Makes a case for leadership training for students and lists course objectives, including defining leadership, identifying situations for practicing leadership, analyzing and practicing leadership skills, and distinguishing among leadership styles. (Author/JM)

Describes the use of experientially based instruction in intercultural communication in a Semester at Sea (SAS) program. Students discuss the theory behind culture shock and individual development in groups and experience the formula at work. (JMF)

Introduces "Facing History," a recent innovative use of an historical event, the Holocaust, as a means of educating students and teachers to the meaning of such things as human dignity, morality, conflict, decision making, survival, and individual responsibility. (JD)

An approach to sequencing curriculum in health education based on group development is presented. The plan relates five developmental issues to be covered to various health education topics which may represent these issues. (JMF)

This ten classroom-hour instructional model for alcohol education focuses on cognitive information, affective instruction, and selected field activities to assist students in establishing physiological and psychological relationships in alcohol areas. This integration is organized to clarify values and instill responsible alcohol-related behaviors…

Explains how instruction and social, economic, and value factors can influence consumer topics. Reports the results of a British Columbia survey which identified 32 core consumer mathematics curriculum areas for secondary schools. (LRA)

Low achievement in school is often a result of poor reading skills. These authors outline an alternate, nonreading curriculum that emphasizes content, not skill. (Author/JM)

A multimedia course in career development for hearing impaired freshmen at Gallaudet College is described. The course, part of a five stage model, provides a teacher's guide, student notebook, videotape, and slide series dealing with career awareness and career exploration. The 16 lesson course syllabus is appended. (CL)

A simulated advertising compaign and other business management experiences in a high school business organization course are described. In deciding what kind of business to start, how to obtain capital, and how to organize and operate successfully, students learned the importance of human relations and caution in business. (MF)

A learning organization set up to pursue meta- or process-goals for management students is described in terms of its theoretical bases and course structure. Student perceptions of the course and its outcomes are compared with expectations; discrepancies are discussed along with criticisms of the approach within a university context. (JMF)

Results of surveys, conducted in 1972 (N=68 institutions) and 1977 (N=73 institutions), of first-year college biology courses are discussed, relative to changes in course emphasis, class size, number of offerings, and course titles. Institutions contacted for survey purposes were those receiving ten or more Biology Advanced Placement candidates.…

Explains how to teach undergraduate students in a comparative psychology course to undertake social science research. Information is presented on selecting appropriate research projects, choosing students with a variety of research styles, and course evaluation. (DB)

A report is given of a health education project which is developing ideas and formats for learning units, recordkeeping systems, management models, needs assessment, and program evaluation and revision. (JD)

Discusses the secondary status in teaching history in relation to contemporary emphasis on values, self-esteem, and attitude. Explains how this has taken place and proposes returning content to a primary position by teaching history as a usable past. (CK)