The manual's purpose is to draw together the body of knowledge gained from the experience of the approximately 10,000 unpaid local citizens currently providing volunteer probation services in about 125 courts. The manual draws heavily from the core experience with the Boulder Juvenile Court, Boulder, Colorado. The first chapter presents a general…

To determine the effect of required college level English courses on connotations as measured by the Osgood Semantic Differential and to test whether quantitative differences in semantic profiles would be greater for students in English courses than for students in non-Humanities courses, students in four classes--an upper level world literature…

Anthropology has the potential to influence and change current patterns of curriculum organization in the public schools. Assuming that secondary schools isolate and compartmentalize knowledge, that history dominates the social studies/social sciences to the detriment of the field, that anthropology incorporates specialists from many disciplines…

This report examines the pertinent literature about subcolleges, summarizes their characteristics, and suggests areas for further research. Nine such subcolleges are described in terms of how they were initiated and what programs are offered. These subcolleges were selected for their distinctive characteristics and innovations. They range from…

This monograph is the first of a series summarizing the work progress of the Human Services Manpower Career Center, a special research and development project funded by the U. S. Department of Labor. During its first 2 years of operation, the Center has: (1) undertaken basic occupational research to identify the human services occupations in the…

The learning team approach, involving teams of students formed on the basis of interest, is offered as an alternative to lectures for large group instruction of many general education survey courses. Class structure, possible activities, and the role of the instructor are discussed. (JMD)

Harvard's recommendation of a core curriculum is examined and related to the general status of American higher education. It is suggested that the Harvard curriculum offers insight into the crisis faced by academe, and that the so-called reforms reveal failures of imagination and will and offer too little too late. They fail to examine the…

The rationale for locating the departments of agricultural education in colleges of agriculture (vs. colleges of education) is presented. The basic argument focuses on the vocational interests of potential students, course requirements, access to research funds, and future responsibilities of agricultural education. (BM)

This study shows that college students taking a course as an elective have a significantly different perception of the course and the instructor than do students taking the same course as a requirement. (Author/RM)

Criticizes and replies to allegations by Alan Harris (SO 505 709) that a core curriculum would be unsatisfactory and offers thoughts on whether a core curriculum is necessary in England. The conclusion is that a core curriculum is possible and desirable if social as well as individual needs are considered. (Author/DB)

Presents the text of the Priestly Medal Address presented June 7, 1988 at the special chemical education awards symposium of the Third Chemical Congress of North America in Toronto. Addresses the vertical nature of learning in science, the core curriculum debate, and advances in science. (CW)

Argues that remedial reading programs should be included in the core curriculum where it can support and expand subject area learning. (NKA)

Outlines key elements of a core of common learning for the elementary and secondary curriculum, including the study of literature, as a means of addressing basic human questions and dilemmas, and of history, focusing on key figures, events, and issues; Western and non-Western studies; and religion. (DMM)

Instead of the random scattershot of the core curriculum, a program of overlapping curricular circles could provide students with a more effective educational experience. Each circle would center on the student's major, and would draw together the underlying strands of a liberal education. (MSE)

The library's role in modern society is analyzed and implications for library and information science education are stated. Drawing upon recommendations of key professionals, a program is delineated including undergraduate preparation for librarianship and instructional objectives for required professional courses; elective courses are suggested.…