Designed for students interested in engineering fields pertaining to mechanical and electronic drafting, the course covers several types of drawings in the mechanical and electronic drafting field and many types of machine shop operations. The student will become familiar with stress, loading, safety factors, and manufacturing processes. The…

Information is compiled about 531 junior colleges, including community colleges and technical institutes, which offer educational programs in computer and related fields leading to a certificate, diploma, or associate degree. In addition, material is listed about 74 colleges and universities which offer educational programs at the junior college…

The objectives of a three-year comprehensive aerospace education program at Kenston High School, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, funded under Title III ESEA, were to provide marketable skills for non-College-bound students as well as counseling for the student planning on college or technical school education in the aviation field. Students also were taught…

The problem of evaluating instructional materials in foreign language courses in terms of educational relevance is examined in this survey of a third-semester, college, Spanish class. Students were given reading materials in the social sciences in lieu of the more traditional literary selections and asked to evaluate them through an attitudinal…

An evaluation of an experimental anthropology program which was introduced to students at the Magee Secondary School is presented. The purpose of the course, a detailed course outline, and the rationale and basic generalizations of Anthropology 11E are included. A listing of required and suggested course readings as well as student reaction to the…

The Kansas State Teachers College (KSTC) has designed a Community College Education Center for the preparation of community college teachers, administrators, counselors, service staff and other support personnel. The Center will also provide cooperative in-service activities for Kansas community college personnel, orientation and service to KSTC…

This study guide for students in a basic training program for accident investigation is intended for use with lesson plans for the instructor and a manual for administrators and planners, available as VT 019 457 and VT 019 455, respectively. As part of a curriculum package developed by the Center for Vocational and Technical Education after a…

The course described in this document is designed to acquaint students with people in the school and in the community. Language practice is concentrated on contrasting verb forms. Students participate in oral practice with their teachers and with teaching machines (such as the Language Master, tape recorder, and record player), complete oral and…

Described in this guide is a thirty-six week, interdisciplinary, urban social studies course for 8th grade students that is designed to involve students in the substance and process of urban problems. The major objective is to prepare students to live and survive in an urban environment. The program emphasizes a process approach to thinking,…

An interdisciplinary English-Social Studies-art-music seminar taught by several staff members is proposed in an article in the Maine English Bulletin. Required courses such as English and Social Studies represent the core of the program which is enriched by the introduction of art and music. The curriculum is constructed around broad questions…

Three categories of information are presented in this issue of "Science for Society: Education Review," published by the Commission on Science Education of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. First, as examples of promising innovations in science teaching, there are brief reviews of a secondary school course, Science for…

"Secondary School Offerings" provides a brief annotated outline of the general education courses offered in two middle units and one senior unit in the Cherry Creek Schools during 1971-72. The purpose of this summary is to supply a guide for new staff members, interested students, and parents. An overall instructional goal is to…

Implementation and expansion of class offerings was the primary focus of the second year of a project (in Evansville, Indiana) to determine the feasibility of establishing a center for continuing education for vocational level health occupations workers within the department of vocational education of a metropolitan school corporation. (The first…

A team-teaching program in ninth-grade world history at the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts, is described. Developed by the teachers who share the course, the program emphasizes flexibility in classroom arrangement and learning group size in order to serve the needs of individual students. The goals of the team…

Course offerings in social studies education for grades K-12 are summarized for each state. Information includes grade level, title or description of course offering, semester(s) offered, requiring agency, elective courses (grades 8-12) most frequently offered, and current curriculum projects. A commentary section elaborates on required content,…