The problem in teaching introductory sociology is to determine what can be extracted from the sociological tradition and the current crisis in sociology that will help students lead more meaningful lives. The answer lies in kindling the sociological imagination by the development of a sociology curriculum based upon the study of contemporary youth…

Methodology should emphasize creativity rather than memorization in language learning. Several types of class activities are proposed. (Text is in French.) (TL)

The analysis of a film is proposed as an alternative for one of the two required text analyses in the French examination for the Higher School Certificate in Australia. This entails the addition of film courses to the general curriculum. (Text is in French.) (TL)

This is an inventory of exercises enhancing dialogue and written composition to be used with comic strips in first- and second-year French courses. (Text is in French.) (TL)

Presents details of an interdisciplinary experiment at Purdue University. (PMP)

A medical-surgical nursing course was reorganized using seven key concepts (chronicity, mobility, body image, rehabilitation, acuteness, invasiveness, and depression of function) as a teaching base. Emphasis was given to nursing roles, interventions, and learning transfer to varied nursing situations. (EA)

Author attempted to assess the politics of education in a way that clarifies more fully and usefully the kinds of political commitment of educational agencies. Three intellectual traditions were conjoined in a model of the politics of education. (Author/RK)

Author discussed a method for making the study of political systems by students interesting, thereby improving learning processes. (RK)

A newspaper's reporting and documenting of a local issue is used as a curricular starting point in many subject areas. (Author/KM)

Unfortunately, most college students learning to be teachers learn methods from their English professors, and this can be changed only by extensive experiences in group-centered classrooms. (JH)

Describes an individualized general biology course, taught at Marymount College of Kansas, that encourages students to assume responsibilty for their own learning. (JR)

Describes the use of tape recordings of interviews with divorced individuals for use in class discussions on marriage. (EJT)

Presents results of an Association of American Law Schools survey of its member schools to determine current role of economics in legal education. Includes lists of courses and professors by school plus 10 descriptions of courses emphasizing economic theory. Discusses the implications exploring methods for achieving substantial sophistication in…

To provide for greater integration in the acquisition of psychological and clinical skills in medical education, an experimental interdepartmental course in clinical surgery and psychiatry was offered by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Procedures and content for the successful 8-week course are described and evaluation data…

Describes a revised chemistry sequence, designed for paramedical students, which does not require a high school chemistry prerequisite. The major thrust of the revision is toward the use of biochemically significant substances and phenomena as a framework to describe chemical principles. (GS)