Describes an assignment in which students wrote letters to the editor of the "English Journal" in response to Edna Bogert's article, "Censorship and 'The Lottery.'"

Describes an evaluation process for choosing high school journalism textbooks involving three stages: (1) identifying needs; (2) text ratings; and (3) actual book selection. (SRT)

This article summarizes some of the testing changes which have taken place in the 'A' level economics course and briefly discusses the current role of the essay paper. States that the essay exam has been particularly effective in measuring higher order thinking skills and discriminating between more and less able students. (JDH)

This article defines the concepts of economic literacy and development education as used in a three-year project aimed at increasing students' awareness of global economic interdependence. (JDH)

Looks at problems encountered in the development of an interdisciplinary course on South Africa by two African history and English literature instructors. Focuses on problems related to timing, student expectations, and the balanced integration of materials from both disciplines. (AYC)

Provides descriptions of courses offered at various colleges in the following areas: (1) improvement of technical communication; (2) technology and technical communication; (3) technical communication of scientific material; and (4) media for technical communication. Offers these descriptions as a means for creating technical writing assignments.…

Controversial issues should be taught in school. Charles Bailey's and R.F. Dearden's opinions of what makes an issue controversial are critiqued. Bailey accounts for controversial issues in behavioral terms; Dearden advances an epistemic account. (RM)

A discussion of the role of drama in education is presented which includes historical background and current trends. Problems that have developed in curriculum development are offered. (DF)

Health education specialists were surveyed to discover which topics and sub-topics of health-related content were considered to be important in health education. A comparison between major health content areas in 1961 and 1981 is presented. (DF)

Offers readers a chance to criticize, praise, or correct errors in articles previously printed in "College English." (SRT)

Describes the processes used by the North Salem Central School District in New York when parents challenge school materials. (MD)

Although management has always been viewed as a subject from different perspectives, it is argued in this article that the developing emphasis in management theory on the political nature of organizational processes is radically different from earlier approaches. (Author/CT)

Since the United Nations adopted the International Bill of Human Rights in 1948, the deprivation of human rights has been rampant and brutal. To help students understand human rights devaluation and protection issues, teachers in all curricular areas can use three primary elements: knowledge, values, and social participation. (11 references) (MLH)

By using pseudoscientific examples to show what science is not, instructors can generate a healthy skepticism in students while making them understand how science applies to their daily lives. A course incorporating such pseudoscientific examples (including extra-sensory perception -- ESP) is described. (JN)

Reviews varying positions taken in the Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/Y) extinction controversy. Analyzes and contests the meteoritic impact theory known as the Alvarez Model. Presents an alternative working hypothesis explaining the K/T transition. (ML)