Reports results of a study which analyzed course syllabi at a liberal arts college and a university with graduate and professional programs to determine the type and quantity of library use required. Data are presented on percentage of courses requiring library use by department, overall use patterns, and use patterns by course level. (12…

Offers a rationale for incorporating environmental concerns into the curricula of higher education and suggests examples of curricular innovations and ways to restructure the ways colleges procure food, deal with waste, and use energy. Demonstrates how a focus on the ecosystem of college campuses can broaden students' vision of the natural world.…

Discusses the attractions of teaching students about the Vietnam War. Provides a list of selected resources, including novels, personal narratives, films, drama, and poetry. Suggests general nonfiction and bibliographies for teachers as well. (MM)

Reports information concerning scope and sequence of economics education gathered by a survey of members of the Social Studies Supervisors Association and the Council of State Social Studies Specialists. Responses are compared with those of classroom teachers and college-level faculty. Suggests that a national K-12 economics curriculum is…

Proposes a practical approach for implementing the seventh grade curriculum of California's History-Social Science Framework (1988). States that the emphasis placed on each of the 11 units can be framed in the context of the individual classroom. Advocates building a context (including content and thinking processes) which makes information…

Familiarity with impressive teachers contributes to students' decisions to become teacher. This article describes activities, content, and outcomes of a course designed to provide undergraduates with a structured opportunity to observe and become acquainted with exemplary teachers. (IAH)

Secondary science methods courses should help students develop competencies in five areas: knowledge of the curriculum, planning for instruction, teaching strategies, classroom management, and evaluation of pupils' progress. (IAH)

A course developed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf helped eight students improve speech intelligibility on the telephone, through individualized instruction, use of prerecorded audiocassettes, and independent telephone use. The students improved significantly more than control students on two of three articulation measures and on…

Describes college physics courses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Presents honors degree courses, entry requirements, course structure, and further information from 93 colleges in the British Isles. (YP)

Describes college physics courses in Scotland. Presents honors degree courses, entry requirements, course structure, and further information from 15 colleges in Scotland. (YP)

This article reports on an evaluation study conducted in an attempt to verify independently the effects on alcohol-related behavior ascribed by Denison et al. to university level alcohol education based on Activated Health Education principles. Subjects for the study were 80 undergraduate students. (IAH)

Describes a high school physics teaching sequence including more modern topics. The first quarter covers cosmology, astronomy, optics, wave mechanics, relativity, gravity, and quantum theory. The second quarter covers classical mechanics. The third quarter covers electromagnetism and electronics. The fourth quarter consists of thermodynamics and…

Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC resources available for study of both content and process in social studies. Includes Lynne V. Cheney's "American Memory," a study of the status of humanities education in the nation's public schools, as well as Nancy Hutchinson's analysis of Glaser's theory of the role of knowledge. (LS)

Responds to Graeme Decarie's recommendation to teach processes in introductory history by citing E. D. Hirsch's argument that a general body of knowledge is necessary for intelligent discourse. Argues that an understanding of historical chronology must be developed in the introductory history course. (LS)

Summarizes sources on popular culture which can be used in designing a composition course centered around a mass culture theme. (MM)