A course in reading, evaluating, and using educational research taught to inservice mathematics teachers in the Emory University Master of Arts in Teaching program is described. (MN)

Reviews the physics courses regularly available at 16 universities and colleges of technology in Scotland. (SL)

Describes a guest speaker, upper level undergraduate chemistry course presented once-a-year at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. (SL)

Describes a new course in physics which employs the Mass-Radius (M-R) diagram, for non-science majors. The intent of this course is to permit the comprehension and appreciation of the why and wherefore of the gross structure of the universe. (GA)

Explains a physics course in which the students sign up for the lectures pertinent to their majors, mathematical abilities, and the university of their choice. (GA)

At the University of Missouri-Kansas City pathology and anatomy are combined and it is possible to use the autopsy as the anatomical resource, which is superior to the embalmed and desiccated cadaver. Advantages of the course include the small class size, emphasis on gross structure, and use of histologic slides taken from the lesions examined…

Describes a college-level United States history/ecology course which examined American attitudes toward the environment, environmental use and abuse, and the conservation movement. For journal availability, see SO 506 393. (Author/DB)

Students in a course called "Media Now" in a Washington, D.C., high school use various media hardware and production techniques to film and record their own television commercials, with emphasis on becoming more discerning about the effect that mass communications have on people's lives. (MF)

Describes a course at a women's college designed to provide practice in reading and writing skills while teaching basics of automobile and home maintenance. (DD)

Describes an introductory course that provides a qualitative description of chemical engineering and the scope of professional activities of the chemical engineer. (MLH)

This article describes an experiment in the use of television for teaching economics which was conducted at Leeds University in Great Britain in the period 1972-1975. A publication of the Economics Association, the journal is available from Business Manager, Economics Association, Room 340, Hamilton House, London, W.C.1H 9BH. (Author/RM)

One way to bring the accounting office into the classroom is to conduct the class as a "company." Such a class is aimed at developing students' technical and managerial skills, as well as their career awareness and career goals. Performance goals, a course description, and overall objectives of the course are given and might serve as a model.…

Reports on a chemistry course in winemaking and viticulture. (SL)

Describes a course on the realities of parenthood and child care at Northeast High School, St. Petersburg, Florida, with each student using an egg to simulate an infant. The author observes student attitudes toward parenthood before and after the project. (MF)