Social psychology has separate sociological and psychological approaches that must be bridged in undergraduate courses. One possible course format is to cover a variety of theories, then their substantive applications. Two texts, detailed handouts, and demonstrations, including simulations and field problems, help students to understand and…

A twenty-week course was designed around investigating many properties of the torus. Topology, differential geometry, and topics from both real and complex analysis were included. (SD)

Describes a course in medicinal chemistry for chemistry and biology majors who have a minimum background including one year of biological sciences and chemistry through organic. (MLH)

Condenses the report made by the Commission on Public Relations Education to the Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism, recommending steps to improve college public relations curriculums. (RB)

Learning objects are digital content that can be used and reused for teaching and learning. They are modular, flexible, portable, transferable (interoperable) and accessible. Learning objects may be used to teach a particular skill or concept, or to provide stimulating thinking and learning experiences for the teacher or student. A learning…

This report presents a distinguished panel's findings on financial education in the U.S. In May 2002, the Secretaries of the Departments of Treasury and Education invited representatives from national youth education groups to consider the opportunities and challenges that arise when financial education is integrated into core curricula.…

This document is a course syllabus for "The Community Junior College." The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the variety of institutions classified as community junior colleges. More specifically, the lectures, class discussions, and readings aim to provide students with a better understanding of (among other topics):…

The Internet is providing new opportunities in higher education for the delivery of online courses and degree programs. The advantage of using the Internet to deliver course instruction has been well documented. This paper describes how the authors modified a traditional instructional design model to redesign a graduate-level course to be…

This study examined the factors that predict whether college faculty incorporate diversity-related content into their course material and whether the decision to include this type of content is affected by personal beliefs and experiences with diversity. The sample consisted of 336 faculty members at a large midwestern, predominantly white, public…

The essays in this collection discuss the development and implementation of the collaborative Women and Science Project, which aimed to improve undergraduate science education by increasing faculty expertise in gender and science scholarship and pedagogy, and by providing role models of professional women scientists, improving the classroom…

The Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers for Technology grant at Morehead State University, Kentucky, was designed to have an immediate, simultaneous impact on the education of teacher candidates, professional development of university faculty, and curriculum reform. In the third year of the grant (2002-2003), evaluation focused on the integration of…

This paper addresses the effects of the controversies involved in one state's decision to exclude the study of evolution from its science curriculum and to require equal time for creationism as an alternative theory. Curricula and textbooks are examined for the impacts of evolutionary and creationist controversies. The controversy is discussed…

The Library Technical Assistance (LTA) Program at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois combines classroom lectures, hands-on experience and a unique field experience component, offering a degree of Associate in Applied Science. This document contains a printout of information included on the LTA home page, and provides the following…

The purpose of this naturalistic study was to describe and explore issues that emerged from an undergraduate/graduate phonics course for preservice and practicing teachers, certified or licensed to instruct children from kindergarten to eighth grade (K-8). Data were collected through teacher observations of classroom discussions, activities,…

Describes the Leicester Special A-Level English Syllabus. (TO)