Colleges and universities are experimenting with female-only courses, which may be taught by men but discourage male student enrollment. Supporters feel the classes boost female self-esteem and provide a less competitive atmosphere. The courses frequently concern women's issues and encourage women to share personal experiences and views. Many…

Asserts that law-related education programs, although more prominent at the secondary level than in higher education, have been successful in educating students about the role of law in society. Describes the use of mock trial competition as an instructional strategy in political science courses. (CFR)

This report describes the development and implementation of a required course in medical ethics for second-year medical students at Cornell University Medical College (New York). The planning model stressed achieving faculty consensus. Evaluation indicated that faculty felt the planning sessions added greatly to their teaching and students were…

A survey of 141 California personnel preparation programs for the major disciplines providing early intervention services found that coursework and practica experiences varied greatly across programs, both within and across disciplines. Survey results also indicated that programs provide relatively little training that is specific to early…

Offers tips for teaching about the lives and cultures of Native Americans. Argues that teachers themselves should study and read about, consult with, seek to understand, and participate in the cultural events of Native Americans. Suggests opportunities for teaching about native peoples. Provides an illustrative lesson plan for use in grades two…

Described is a course designed to demonstrate the interactions of science, technology, and society and present effective ways to integrate science/technology/societal issues into the curriculum. Included are the course development, goals, content, selection criteria, project impact, course evaluation, and conclusion. (KR)

This paper examines the complexity of teaching handwriting to meet the requirements of Great Britain's National Curriculum. Three major questions are considered: (1) what should be taught? (2) what are the teaching objectives? and (3) how will pupil progress be assessed? (JDD)

Surveyed superintendents, principals, teachers, and preservice teachers about computer literacy. Results support computer literacy as a component of teacher training. Programing was not perceived as an important skill for teachers. Strong indication that teachers need to be able to use the computer as a management and instructional tool. (KS)

Presents abstracts of 10 documents, selected and reviewed from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) that deal with the debate over how to teach history. Includes information for accessing or ordering documents. (NL)

This article summarizes results of a 1989 comparative survey of undergraduate education in five European countries, in terms of structures, organization and content of courses, admissions policies, access to education, and trends and prospects in student numbers. The countries reviewed were the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom,…

Development of a course in French for tourism and the hotel industry in Sweden is chronicled, focusing on the process of functional analysis used to determine appropriate language content. A general functional outline of touristic French and an outline of language functions specific to a restaurant situation are presented. (MSE)

The relationship among beliefs based on personal history that preservice teachers bring to their study of teaching and principles of reading, writing, and discussing to learn advocated by one professor was studied for nine college students. Personal histories of preservice teachers function as prior knowledge of good teaching. (SLD)

Describes a course in educational informatics for preservice teachers and students in educational software development that emphasizes the use of LOGO, and summarizes course modules that cover tools and methods for teaching informatics, informatics curriculum design, introducing the basic notions of informatics, integrating informatics into the…

Argues that multiple-choice tests, if correctly constructed, are still effective assessment tools. Focuses on constructing multiple-choice questions that address course content objectives but also require higher order thinking. Lists and defines concepts and curriculum objectives. Includes standard and database multiple-choice questions that offer…

Implementation of the Human Development and Family Life Course for adolescent and young adult students with moderate mental retardation is described. The program includes teacher training and parent involvement, a focus on building trust and self-esteem, connection to a network of support, a counseling approach, weekly meetings, and repetition.…