Proposes a teaching/learning strategy for college level sociology courses on problem solving. The method involves directing students to assess the logical adequacy of statements selected from common sense, journalism, and sociology. Evaluation of a course based on this method indicates that it can help students develop rational thinking skills.…

The article describes a course at Wheathill School (Liverpool) which provides social skills training for nine adolescent school leavers. Theoretical background is reviewed and course content (nonverbal skills, verbal skills, basic skills, and complex skills) is listed. (SBH)

Provides guidelines for developing an inexpensive television production curriculum using community access cable television. (CMV)

Criticizes the type and extent of statistical training given to undergraduate students in psychology courses on the college level and suggests ways of improving this training. Suggestions include introducing broad concepts of differential and inferential statistics at the beginning of the course and presenting introductory information on…

Describes a psychology course on the college level which provided an interdisciplinary academic experience for students, a public forum for the community, and an opportunity for the five-person psychology department to team-teach a topic of shared interest. (DB)

An enrichment program in literature for gifted sixth graders is discussed. It is explained that the course lasts for one year and meets for one hour three days a week. The nature and rationale of the course topics (biography, realistic fiction, poetry, and tragedy) are explored. (PHR)

The background, objectives, reading materials, discussion topics, and general organization of a course entitled "Women in Librarianship" are presented. (MBR)

Discusses how an undergraduate introductory comparative literature course used the study of the social function of literature to bring linguistic, structuralist, and Marxist research into the classroom. (DD)

The calculus of finite differences and finite sums is used to create a context in which the computer can be incorporated into calculus courses. Analyses of the experimental implementations are included. (MP)

Describes a course on fantasy which included studies of fairy tales, "Alice in Wonderland," and "The Hobbit," and a dramatization of "Through the Looking Glass." (MKM)

Outlines the assignments and topics covered in a 13-week human sexuality course and reviews and annotates course readings and films. Topics covered in the class include: sexuality in sex-positive and sex-negative cultures, in pre-industrial Europe; in Russia and Germany; in the Third World; and in advanced capitalist society. (AYC)

Two methods and examples of how novels that deal with educational issues can assist teachers in understanding educational problems. (Author/MLF)

Describes the new physics courses, and course combinations with physics, that were introduced after 1973, and are being offered in addition to the existing four-year sandwich course in applied physics. (GA)

A description is given of an approach to teaching a remedial mathematics course using calculators as a complete substitute for paper-and-pencil calculation. (MP)

Describes a solid waste chemistry course that incorporates environmental chemistry principles, an introduction to industrial chemistry, and some engineering concepts. (MLH)