Curricular and extracurricular strategies are suggested for achieving a valuable interdisciplinary framework for Black student programs. Innovation, eclecticism, and creativity are cited as advantages of the interdisciplinary approach. (Author/MC)

Stating that small business represents most of the nation's business but that business courses focus on corporate giants, the author presents arguments for a course in small business management. This course could prepare students for small business opportunities and provide an understanding of the nature of small business management and ownership.…

Contends that the analysis of intra-industry trade supplements the subject of trade theory in undergraduate economics courses. Intra-industry trade is the situation in which a country both exports and imports the products of a particular industry, e.g. automobiles. Questions for discussion are included. (KC)

An integrated final year course was introduced in the department in the 1973-74 academic year. The background to this course, a brief summary of the subjects taught, and commentary on the results of this change are offered. (LBH)

Examines assumptions about dictionaries, especially the bilingual dictionary, and suggests ways of integrating the monolingual dictionary into the second-language instructional process. Findings indicate that the monolingual dictionary can coexist with bilingual dictionaries within a foreign-language course if the latter are appropriately used as…

Although women comprise the majority of social work clients, most psychological models of assessment and intervention are based on male psychological development. Feminist theories and therapies have turned attention to female development and its differences from male progression. A psychotherapeutic model for practice and education that allows…

The curriculum developed by the Peace Education Foundation to help students deal with conflict is described. The curriculum is life-affirming and teaches that human connection is precious. Conflict-resolution strategies and nonviolent methods advocated by Martin Luther King Jr. are taught. (SLD)

Identifies concepts relevant to technology transfer as a subject of study, including technological developments or modifications, and social, political, economic, personal, and cultural barriers to transfer. Describes issues such as appropriate technology and timing of innovations. (SK)

Recounts events surrounding a superintendent's decision to confiscate an anthology from a senior English literature course because of a few words in one of the poems. (TB)

Reports on results of a teacher's experiment in book burning as a lesson accompanying the teaching of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451." Discusses student reactions and the purpose of or justification for the experimental lesson. (TB)

Describes the essential link among content standards, curriculum, instruction, professional development, and assessment in elementary physical education, discussing the National Association for Sport and Physical Education standards for physical education and emphasizing the importance of assessment in monitoring student progress, improving…

Describes a Year 11 Preliminary Advanced English Course in which the objectives were to focus on the students developing knowledge and understanding of the purposes and effects of a range of textual forms in various contexts. Presents experiences from three years of teaching this course. Explains why the author chose to title the unit…

Grades from 112 students in 3 business courses integrated in block format were compared with those of 151 other business majors. High achievers did not self-select into blocks. Grading rigor did not suffer and grades were more correlated in block presentation, possibly because of content integration. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

Describes a children's literature course for preservice teachers, team-taught by creative writing and education faculty, in which students do not simply read and discuss children's literature but also write it, and what they create is then critiqued not only by their peers but by fifth to eighth graders. Calls this approach "learning children's…

Focuses on the effect of interest rates on the increased use of credit cards, a popular method of financing households. Uses three models to demonstrate that interest rates must rise, resulting in increased consumption expenditures. (CMK)