Describes the genesis, development, implementation, and evaluation of a graduate level kinetics course based on selected influential papers in chemical reaction engineering. (BB)

Describes a public address curriculum based upon a different way of conceptualizing public address. (Author)

Describes a student project in chemical plant design offered as part of a freshman chemical engineering course. (MLH)

College-level political science teachers were surveyed regarding the character of the introductory political theory course and their attitudes toward including political theory in the curriculum. Findings indicate that political theory has become a dynamic and valuable element in the curriculum, following a decline in popularity during the 1950s…

The high school level business administration course is discussed, along with relative emphases on elements of management and what instructional methods might be appropriate in secondary schools. (MF)

Reports findings of a 1976 survey of political scientists concerning curriculum development in intergovernmental relations. Compared with a 1968 survey, responses show expanded treatment of topics related to American federalism, and an increase in intergovernmental relations content in introductory political science courses at larger colleges and…

The author discusses obstacles and difficulties the teacher educator may face in introducing career education in his courses and suggests some benefits of such an endeavor. (MJB)

Presents a profile of business courses determined through a survey covering four factors in course offerings in high schools of various enrollment classifications: scope of traditional-length (semester/year) course offerings, status of business courses in the total program, most frequently offered business courses, and number of high schools that…

Summarizes the evolution and eventual discontinuance of one approach to teaching theory and describes a course format initiated as a replacement. The content of the course is described in some detail. (Author/IRT)

Describes three approaches to teaching high school accounting and the advantages and disadvantages of each: the traditional method with all students doing the same problems at the same speed, individualized instruction, and a combination of both methods using cassette tapes. According to the author, the combined system appears to give the greatest…

Seven college professors give personal views about why courses in Western civilization and national history are declining in popularity. Because students seem to be oriented toward the present and away from foreign affairs, history courses must be relevant to students' lives in order to be of interest. (AV)

Study of an Iowa junior high school revealed that: (1) seventh grade pupils' knowledge levels were raised after studying human reproduction concepts and that (2) the pupils were of the opinion that human reproduction studies should be included in life science classes. (MB)

The vast majority of children need have no real difficulty with reading. A short, structured course, together with a large amount of effort and goodwill from the teachers, appears to have success at coping with many of those children entering a secondary school as poor or hesitant readers. (Author)

Examines speech communication course development at the community college level and offers suggestions for dealing with problems of transferring course work to the four-year college and serving the career student enrolled in a two-year program. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike,…

Reviews what is taught in the basic college-level business communication course and speculates on curriculum trends for the future. (KS)