University students participated in five weeks of education/discussion based on rational emotive theory. The results indicated increased rational thinking, decreased anxiety, and fewer reported problems. (Author)

Discusses the goals and methodologies of several types of physics-and-society courses, citing content, disciplinary costs, and advantages to the student. (MLH)

Discusses two types of science-and-society courses: (1) those that examine little scientific subject matter, instead concentrating on political and sociological problems; and (2) those that give an overview of the achievements of modern scientific inquiry. (MLH)

Describes a multidisciplinary course in the sciences, humanities, and engineering that teaches the use of evidence in problem-solving. The guided design teaching method is used, in which the instructor circulates among small discussion groups to advise them on problem-solving. (MLH)

The target: better readers. The plan of action: synchronize topics, bulletin boards, contracts, books. (Editor)

Report of an evaluation of the Introduction to International Relations course for freshmen and sophomores at Syracuse University. The course is reviewed and data are presented from student questionnaires, attitudinal surveys, and comparison with other introductory courses. (ND)

Pinewood, fat lamps and candles help light up the past for electric-age kids. (Editor)

Looks at some work done by children who are encouraged to use the techniques of the professional historian. (Editor)

Implementation of Career Plans, a course at Penn State's College of Human Development to assist graduates in entering the job market is described. (Author)

A personal account of a course called "Themes in 20th Century History" at Monash University, Melbourne, is offered. Cooperative group work was encouraged, and the course focused on the major social and cultural themes that impacted the twentieth-century person. The central problem was the "I/World" relationship. (LBH)

This article presents a description of a course on sex-roles given jointly by the Counseling Center and the Psychology Department at Southern Illinois University. The primary objective is to provide an atmosphere in which each student can examine his/her current conceptions of male and female. (Author)

A review of correlates of chemical abuse provides background for an inferentially derived proposal for direction of prevention efforts in educational settings. The proposed developmental model suggests five simultaneously viewed perspectives for generating curriculum with a preventative thrust. The five perspectives provide the basis for a…

This paper describes a seminar in community psychology aimed at providing students paradigms to critically examine the efficacy of concrete community interventions in seven substantive areas. Such paradigms included models of service delivery, conceptualizations of understanding and treating dysfunctions, and time and target dimensions in…

The English-as-a-Second-Language program at the American Graduate School of International Management (Glendale, AZ) includes a research project on a U.S. company. This article discusses course structure, collaboration between the course instructor and a business librarian, creation of a corporation information Web site, and Web site effects on…

Describes a college-level introductory integrated science course for non-science majors, called "The Natural World: Explorations in Science," that was laboratory-based, exploratory, and writing intensive, and that was team taught by four teachers from different fields. Discusses elements that make such interdisciplinary teaching possible and the…