Describes a college-level course in psychology in which students study community issues and problems. Outlines how students work in community program internships and participate in individual and group research projects. Includes course objectives, recommended instructional resources, and evaluation strategies. (CFR)

Examines whether teachers' views about the nature of science and scientific inquiry are reflected in their choice and design of learning experiences (particularly laboratory activities) and, therefore, are significant influences on students' understanding of science. (SM)

Maintains that holidays provide opportunities for teaching about history and cultural diversity. Presents a bibliographic essay of recommended resources for elementary teachers on this topic. Materials include reading resources, activity books, and audiovisual materials. (CFR)

Presents a review of developments in aesthetic education and discipline-based education and their impact on art education. Asserts that current trends and events suggest that major changes in art education could occur. Concludes that standardized testing of art learning is one possible result. (CFR)

Contends that instruction in schools from elementary through university levels is a seamless web in which numerous elements of subjects converge with elements from other subjects. Asserts that a variety of disciplines can be taught through a study of Christopher Columbus and the Columbus voyages. (CFR)

Contends that the daily newspaper has been used traditionally to teach current events in the social studies classroom. Asserts that using daily newspapers open the door to higher levels of thinking and problem-solving skills. Presents 27 instructional activities for integrating the daily newspaper into the social studies curriculum. (CFR)

Describes a project in which selected minority students interacted with adults over 60-years old in an Elderhostel program. Discusses the origins and implementation procedures of the project. Provides suggestions for adapting the program for use in social studies classes. (CFR)

Describes use of Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe's novel, "Things Fall Apart," in an introductory geography course at the secondary school or college level. Provides a summary of the book's story, which deals with the impact of colonialism and Christianity on the culture of eastern Nigeria. Includes recommended instructional strategies…

Presents a description of a college-level course on gender politics. Recommends instructional techniques, content topics, and instructional resources. States that the course has been received positively by students. (CFR)

A three-semester study investigated the effects on academic performance of a freshman seminar paired with a core sociology course. Students in the paired course achieved higher grades in the course and higher grade point averages for the semester of intervention than did nonparticipating control group students. After two years, freshman seminar…

A survey of 342 colleges and universities investigated the nature and status of graduate programs focusing on management of nonprofit organizations, examining position within the university structure, courses offered, degrees granted, and how the curriculum is related to the degree offered. Courses generally focus on the relationship between the…

Traces the development of innovations and renovations in the graduate and undergraduate German-studies program at Stanford University. Examines the conceptual framework within which the faculty was operating, discusses the practicalities and specifics of three experimental approaches within the German-studies undergraduate curriculum, and…

Describes an English for academic purposes program design that uses a content-based, integrated skills approach to prepare learners for the demands of mainstream instruction. (Author/VWL)

Teacher educators taught elementary-level student teachers how to compose thematic integrated units, first coconstructing a view of thematic teaching, planning events to engage students, and developing an assignment description supporting students' unit writing. The paper describes the unit development, noting how student and faculty reflection on…

Reports on a study of the implementation of a structuralist approach to teaching text in elementary school classrooms in Australia. Examines the pedagogic practice of one teacher, highlighting the impact of a restrictive and reductive approach to text on her teaching methodology. (Author/VWL)