A study which explored the degree to which belief in a politically responsive/unresponsive world might be related to opinions concerning nuclear disarmament, the insanity defense, and women's rights is described. A total of 206 male and female undergraduates completed a 63-item questionnaire consisting of 46 Likert-format I-E items and 17 attitude…

Detailed suggestions concerning activities designed to involve adult students in the course during its 10 sessions are presented. (AG)

This article illustrated ways in which language itself contributes to man's understanding of himself. (Editor/RK)

Describes a course for graduate teaching assistants aimed at familiarizing them with teaching techniques besides lecturing and to demonstrate how teachers' behaviors affect student learning. Utilizes a threefold format: each teaching associate is videotaped while teaching, each analyzes his videotape, and weekly seminars are held. (Author/GS)

A criterion for development of syllabi for mathematics courses is discussed. This criterion is based on the biogenetic law that individuals develop through all the stages of the development of the species. (SD)

Concludes that college professors who teach preservice reading courses do not agree on what reading terms should be taught, their definitions, or the generalizations to be used in phonic analysis. (RB)

The economics curriculum developed to fit Dominican College's new urban-international focus is outlined. Eight courses in the sequence are the nature of economics in a political context, comparative decision making systems, current issues, political economy in your experience, international political economics, economic development, macroeconomic…

Discusses how the upper secondary science curriculum in Japan has been revised, and reasons for this revision. Describes the objectives and content of the new curriculum. (MLH)

In an effort to make large-group instruction more effective, a modification of the Keller Plan (Personalized System of Instruction) has been introduced in two introductory, interdisciplinary, social science courses at Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Ohio). (NHM)

An introductory history curriculum is described which is topical and question oriented, designed to encourage students to evaluate sweeping social changes instead of a strict chronology of events. A bibliography of recommended texts is included. (NHM)

Describes an introductory course that does not presuppose newtonian mechanics. Presents a course outline and discusses the treatment of five major topics including relativistic kinematics and the derivation of the Lorentz transformation. (GS)

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the contribution of factors such as: (1) high school science background; (2) interest in geology; (3) teacher characteristics; and (4) geology course background to performance on a measure of geology achievement. (Author)

Describes a course designed to contribute directly to the teacher's ability to teach chemistry at the high school level with particular emphasis on planning and running a laboratory. Outlines the topics and occurrences in the course week by week. (GS)