This catalog is designed to provide Government agencies in Washington, D.C., with information on local educational and training resources. Its purpose is to aid personnel officers and training directors in planning educational programs for lower-level Federal employees that will lead to greater job efficiency and further advancement. Sections I…

In this curriculum guide a flexible music program is offered that provides a variety of interesting and challenging courses for pupils in grades 9 through 12. The objective is to present a musical education program to meet the wide range of needs of different pupils many of whom will use music as a hobby or to enrich their cultural background.…

The course content in this nongraded phase elective curriculum is classified into Phase 1, designed for students who find reading, writing, and speaking difficult, Phase 2 for students who need to improve and refine basic skills at a somewhat slower pace, Phase 3 for those who have an average command of basic language skills and want to advance at…

This publication, consisting of four sections, contains information for administrative personnel concerning "related instruction" for Apprentice Education in North Carolina's system of community colleges. Related instruction, required courses designed to teach the apprentice that part of his trade which can best be taught in the…

In the late spring of 1976, the Postsecondary Education Advisory Council conducted a survey of all postsecondary offerings that are not part of any higher education institution's curriculum. The purpose was to identify postsecondary opportunities outside the higher education system to provide efficient and effective postsecondary planning in…

At the SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine the curriculum of the Department of Family Medicine requires that all sophomores spend eight half-days working with a family physician preceptor in his private practice and eight half-days in seminars. Program implementation, requirements, and evaluation are described. (LBH)

Examines the tensions between the development of a holistic understanding of the diverse relations linking people and environments and the more dominant, technocratic orientation of environmental studies programs in higher education. Describes how the graduate environmental science program at Monash University (Australia) has dealt with these…

Describes two courses in chemical safety required as a part of a two-year program in chemical technology offered by the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Canada). Lists the topics covered in each course. Provides descriptions of hand-outs, audiovisual materials, demonstrations, assignments, and examinations used in the courses. (TW)

Presents an overview of a course on robotics and automation developed by the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training (ORT) to be offered through an open learning environment in the United Kingdom. Highlights include hardware and software requirements, an educational model, design principles, and future developments. (LRW)

Presents the goals, procedures, visual aids, instructional materials used in a German conversation and culture class taught in English. The courses are intended to realistically portray the way of life and the environment of the people of East and West Berlin. (LMO)

Describes a course in environmental chemistry offered at Dutchess Community College (New York) for students enrolled in the environmental conservation science program. Provides an outline of the 13 units comprising the laboratory portion of the course and discusses the one-hour/week lecture sessions. (TW)

Describes the development of a new mathematics course in a school district in Great Britain which was designed for low achieving high school students. Provides the course design including aims, objectives, levels of attainment, and assessment exercises. Discusses the mathematics achievement certificate created as a result of the course. (TW)

Describes a master's degree program at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Discusses the development of the program, course offerings and graduate research opportunities. The program is designed to promote the use of computers as tools for education. (CW)

Discusses the rapid increase in interest in biotechnology. Emphasizes the implications for inservice training of teachers. Describes a means of producing a modular course which may be flexibly used for inservice work. Focuses on improving the background knowledge of teachers, giving relevant practice experience and considering various teaching…

Describes an integrated freshman course sequence which combines biology and chemistry and uses the process of energy flow as a unifying concept. Provides a description of the three-quarter course sequence, along with lists of topics covered in both disciplines. Includes a rationale for developing such interdisciplinary courses. (TW)