The authors describe their attempt to learn the extent to which those most closely associated with vocational education perceived oral communication skills to be important and to determine the extent to which those skills are actually being taught to vocational students. They found a discrepancy between the need for these skills and the teaching…

Discusses the results of a survey which examined mass media law instructors' attitudes and practices concerning the incorporation of ethics material into the media law curriculum. Reports that, although instructors believe ethics has an important relationship to media law, few instructors use materials that provide formal or theoretical grounding…

As important as teaching processes are in adult learning, it may be even more important to help adults find connections between discipline content and the issues they experience personally as they move through the life cycle. (Author/MSE)

Describes an educational program which uses primary sources, guest speakers, and group activities to deeply involve students in the study of the Holocaust. Includes student evaluations of the class and descriptions of their work and activities. (GEA)

A simulation of the decreased visual acuity of individuals with amblyopia is used in one optometry program to help students understand how amblyopia patients see. Students act as patient, then as doctor, proceeding through clinical diagnosis. (MSE)

Two views of the appropriate subject matter for elementary school physical education are discussed. One involves physical activities such as sports skills and games, and the other looks at human movement such as space and relationships. Textbook authors from 1917 through 1987 are classified according to their perspective. (MT)

The authors describe a course for senior nursing students in providing patient education to older adults who are no longer in the hospital. Topics covered in the class include body changes as a result of aging, pharmacokinetics, and patient adherence. (CH)

Opposes reliance upon commercially published social studies textbook programs as a substitute for local and regional curriculum planning and instructional materials development, arguing that textbook programs should be supplemented by a number of resources including library books, audiovisual materials, and community resources. (DMM)

A review of three curriculum and instructional models used with gifted students suggests that models of: content (emphasis on learning skills and concepts within a discipline); process-product (emphasis on investigatory skills to develop "products"); and epistemological (focus on understanding and appreciation of knowledge systems) should be…

This article shares the author's personal views about current macroeconomic policy and what ought to be taught at senior high school or freshman college levels. Concludes that Keynesian economics is not dead, but that modern eclectic macroeconomics must focus on basic data about the economy and what is at stake in making decisions based on…

Discusses the content of the 'A' level (first year of college) economics course. Concludes that instructors must resist teaching more theory than students can absorb. Contends that greater depth on certain topics may be necessary, requiring other content to be shifted to later courses in the economics degree. (JDH)

The author examines the structure of work roles to clarify the meaning of "generalizable occupational skills." He reaffirms the principal purpose of vocational preparatory programs, proposes an educational definition of "occupation," clarifies the impact of raising the conceptual level of instruction, and explores implications of increasing…

A preview of a forthcoming series of economics television programs by Channel 4 in Great Britain is provided. The series will consist of 20 half-hour programs and is intended for adults. What the programs cover is described and educational back-up to be provided is discussed. (RM)

Outlines an introductory course that combines filmmaking experience with theoretical and critical film studies. Approach combines traditional aesthetic emphasis with practical understanding of how films are made. (MS)

The purposes of this study were to determine the health concerns of students enrolled in personal health classes, to compare the results with earlier studies that used the same instrument, and to investigate the effect of gender on health concerns. Results are discussed and conclusions regarding health education curricula are elaborated. (MT)