A course in non-visual art offered as part of a general education requirement has both blind and blindfolded students exploring aspects of art, primarily tactile and auditory, usually de-emphasized in art education. (MSE)

Suggests that economics textbooks are often misleading in their discussions of the shape of the long-run average cost curve. Clarifies and amplifies the importance of the concept of return to scale and the concept of economies of scale. Identifies illustrations provided in textbooks as the greatest source of confusion. (KO)

Provides both the pedagogic and scientific thinking that guided the construction of a classroom role play called "The Great Evolution Debate," which is about the publication of Darwin's "The Origin of Species." Provides tentative findings regarding learning from role playing. (ZWH)

Explains how multicultural communication can be incorporated into units and assignments in a variety of introductory business communications courses. Considers how multicultural communications principles can be included in several specific types of courses. (HB)

Outlines the major goals and units that might be instituted in an international business communication course. Discusses important features of such a course. Describes how one teacher undertakes and carries out the achievement of the goals. (HB)

Horizons: 2000 is an early intervention curriculum to address gender-related career and life planning needs of K-12 girls. Components include developmental transitions, cultural influences, self-awareness/esteem, identity, career/occupational information, role models, mentors, communication, and life planning. Different areas are emphasized at…

Discusses the ongoing debate about the role of literature in the freshman composition course. Claims that teachers of these courses individually determine the nature of each course. Shows that, for many decades, literature has not retained a secure place in freshman composition courses. (HB)

UCLA has issued world history standards calling for less memorization and more historical thinking skills. The standards are neither rigid nor doctrinaire, but they have been criticized for promoting a national curriculum, stressing 20th-century events, downplaying traditional U.S. heroes, exhibiting an anti-Western bias, confusing suggestions…

This article proposes that within the discipline of logic, college students can learn the important elements of persuasive writing. Characteristics of and distinctions between deductive and inductive logic are outlined, and the appropriateness and usefulness of each for different kinds of persuasion are discussed. (MSE)

A Delphi panel of 13 industrial technology experts agreed on the need for Ph.D. programs in industrial technology and on 7 requirements for such programs. Content components identified included research, technology, management, technical concentration, and electives. (SK)

Discusses, in the light of an escalating "war on crime," ideas on teaching about the concept of punishment. Offers a framework for understanding punishment's functions. Delineates ideal criteria for applying punishment. Describes processes that influence uniformity. Suggests a method for teaching about punishment and underscores its advantages and…

Discusses the use of tabloid newspapers in the teaching of human sexuality. Suggests that many people obtain sex information from such publications. Explains how research projects using the papers were organized. Describes advantages and disadvantages and student reactions to the assignment. Includes an appendix containing example bibliographies.…

Uses faculty interviews, student surveys, and analysis of written materials, texts, and examinations to analyze literacy requirements of History 113, a high-demand, high-attrition introductory course. Finds that its key literacy requirement is integration--of writing with reading and of in-class with out-of-class learning. (SR)

The hourglass model approach to public policy issues in extension education includes (1) selection of mega-issues; (2) formation and reporting of study groups; (3) a symposium; (4) synthesis and revision of symposium and study group outcomes; and (5) extension/outreach to broader audiences. (SK)

Describes an advanced composition course involving individual projects which encourage collaboration. Outlines the class, describes how selected students have responded to different elements of it, and comments on what the teacher has learned from it. (SR)