As an introduction to "Cover to Cover," a 32-program educational television series designed to encourage fifth and sixth graders to read for pleasure, this text provides a variety of background materials for each book featured in the series. Each unit focuses on one book and includes a sampling of reviews and a synopsis of the plot, and additional…

A three-year, in-house engineering course offered to selected General Electric Company engineers is discussed. It is designed to develop the ability to identify and solve real engineering problems. The course may be taken concurrently with college courses in a cooperative program that can result in a graduate degree in engineering. (MLH)

A program designed to increase studnet interest and provide motivation in a third-year systems and measurements laboratory in mechanical engineering is provided. The philosophy of the course, instructional techniques, equipment design (including schematics and photographs), suggested activities, and student reactions to the course are presented.…

The guide was developed to provide secondary students the opportunity to study aviation and aerospace education from the conceptual and career approach coupled with general education specifically related to science. Unit plans were prepared to motivate, develop skills, and offer counseling to the students of aviation science and occupational…

Directing and acting in television productions requires a broad technical background that differs greatly from stage productions. In addition to understanding the technical problems that are unique to television, the director and actor must be deft at script analysis, character development, and mood setting. To assist the aspiring director and…

This report correlates the college transfer mathematics courses in the Virginia community colleges with their counterparts at 13 state four-year colleges and universities. Data were collected by examining four-year college catalogues, correlating this information with course descriptions in the Virginia Community College Curriculum Guidelines…

The Process-Outcome Model (POM) is essentially a competency-based model of student personnel education. This document describes the method of implementing the POM in a seminar on the college student. In seeking to implement the model, the authors make the following assumptions: (1) didactic and experiential knowledge are necessary components for…

Emphasizing a humanistic perspective, a committee at Virginia Commonwealth University was constituted to design and critique a course in modern fiction employing innovative technology and methodology. Educational objectives were identified, including critical thinking skills, questioning strategies, and affective development. The course featured a…

This manual is part of the materials for a college-level programmed course in managerial accounting and intended to aid instructors in helping students to work their way through the self-instructional study guide around which the course is organized. The manual describes the various materials and components used in the self-instructional sequence…

This curriculum guide is intended to help California community college educators understand and develop a vocational program in health care, community care, and school food service. It establishes the general need for such a program, and provides guidelines to help educators determine if there is a need for such a program in their geographic…

Described is a class related to the spread of technology to the developing countries of the world. The class included students from many disciplines. The approach consisted of examining four aspects oF technological transfer and impact: the colonial background, agents of change, process of change, and case studies. The author believes these kinds…

This modular curriculum on state librarianship is designed to be used as a basis for a full-length library science course, instructional segments of several courses, continuing education courses, or workshops. The 20 curriculum modules cover the many facets of state libraries and their activities--history, functions, social and political…

This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline of a science fiction course. The guide includes a list of ten course objectives; an outline of the major themes and types of science fiction covered in the course; a description of the course content with emphasis on defining and…

This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline of a short story course. The guide includes a list of five course objectives; an outline of the origins, characteristics, themes, symbols, and content common to the short story genre; a description of the course content used in studying…

This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline of a course on literature for the adolescent years. The guide includes a list of thirteen course objectives; an outline of the motifs to be studied in two novels characteristic of adolescent literature; a description of the course…