A modified systems program has been developed at the University of Ottowa that incorporates advantages of the systems approach into whole-class teaching without increasing demands on staff. A total of 387 lecture and laboratory hours previously assigned to organ pathology and clinical departments are allocated to committees representing 12…

This program was designed to train students in the principles of applied epidemiology and concepts of herd disease prevention. It included a lecture course, a client education program, and demonstration herds for providing students with clinical training, to collect data for documenting herd disease prevention, and for problem solving. (LBH)

Author visits a community school which has dispensed with uniforms, bells, staffrooms, playgrounds, 40-minute lessons--and 0 levels. (Editor/RK)

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…

Describes a parent-focused, home-based early intervention program known as HIPPY, the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. Explains the program's basic philosophy and elaborates on programmatic tensions as it gains a national scope and presence. Offers an insider's view into a few inherent tensions and issues associated with home…

Provides a historical overview of a multidisciplinary training component that has operated at the University of Southern Mississippi since 1979. Shares lessons learned from this experience, such as its impact on students' training and careers, and makes recommendations for the future training of counseling psychologists who seek health-related…

Discusses how to design a thematic children's literature unit with trade books. Highlights include theme versus topic; benefits of thematic units, including analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating; opportunities for higher level thinking; sequencing the titles; determining key discussion questions; and culminating the unit. (LRW)

Provides an account of a kindergarten teacher's stumbling blocks in implementing an integrated thematic curriculum. Describes how the teacher met school system requirements and engaged children in an exciting and integrated learning experience by utilizing a mock campaign to elect a class pet while focusing on campaign and election processes.…

Although older people with developmental disabilities are living longer and appearing more often as social work clients, this population has not been included in preparation for practice with older clients. Issues include relationships within and outside the family, resource availability, and care policies. A model for infusion of these issues…

Presents a rationale for designing an authentic arts-based curriculum (AABC) that will facilitate the scholastic achievement of second-language learners. The article offers proposals for the implementation of such a curriculum, discusses the design of AABC positioned within a Vygotskian framework of learning, and synthesizes applicable findings…

Argues that social language should be delayed in a second language course until a core of factual language has been built up. The article presents an account of verb-form clustering and of some of the problems caused by discrete treatment of verb forms. It also suggests how to implement verb clustering within the context of syllabus design. (11…

We have conspired, consciously or unconsciously, to create the multimedia environments in our homes and neighborhoods. Educators must create, consciously and cautiously, a similar technologically rich, media-literate learning environment for schools. To accomplish this, they must learn to recognize the "invisible" technologies (in learning spaces,…

Discusses how to develop a history course using the World Wide Web; course development software; full text digitized articles, electronic books, primary documents, images, and audio files; and computer equipment such as LCD projectors and interactive whiteboards. Addresses the importance of support for faculty using technology in teaching. (PAL)

Presents weekly activities that focus on strategies derived from generalizations and patterns found in explorations using hundreds charts, manipulatives, and other models. (KHR)

Offers four indices and underlying criteria to help teacher education administrators and leaders identify candidates for a multiple subjects teaching credential who are at risk of failing the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) using California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) scores. Yields four indices for cumulative, writing,…