Studied the impact of a seminar on environmental problem solving among 39 alumni who took the course between 1980 and 1997. Respondents' reflections on how the course and its service learning activities affected their later activities are used to make recommendations for maximizing the benefits and minimizing the frustrations of seminar…

Analyzes Albert French's novel "Billy" and its exploration of the United States' use of capital punishment for young criminals. Addresses the underlying causes of Billy's execution. Discusses specific themes and issues that teachers can use for classroom discussions of capital punishment. (RS)

Presents a case study about men and women on applied information technology courses using data from in-depth interviews. Finds that men and women were aware of gender in computing practice. Both sexes expressed intrinsic, as well as instrumental reasons, for studying and women were confident in their abilities. (CMK)

Presents an interview with Margaret Matlin, a teaching professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo. Focuses on the courses Matlin taught when first at SUNY Geneseo, what she currently teaches, her psychology of women course, special techniques she uses, and whether she feels she is a natural born teacher. (CMK)

Notes that social issues books can enrich the understanding of history and life by giving voice to those who have traditionally been silenced or marginalized. Discusses how these books show how people can begin to take action on important social issues and rarely end with "they lived happily ever after." Presents four accounts of teaching with…

Considers how with the move towards balanced literacy, teachers now have the chance to choose books for use in their classrooms. Explores how pre-service teachers felt about including texts with controversial issues in their future classrooms. (SG)

Textbooks rarely emphasize how controversial some physics theories were at the time of their proposal. Makes the case that useful classroom debate can be generated by considering the controversy that arose over models of the atom such as Rutherford's and Bohr's, and ideas about fractional charges put forward by Millikan and arising from quark…

Presents results from a survey of students in two sections of an abnormal psychology course. Assessed the number of students who had firsthand exposure to a psychiatric disorder (friend, family member, or themselves), the nature of the relationship, the average number of personal relationships with people with psychiatric disorders, and the…

Describes an interdisciplinary course on multicultural autobiographies that integrated psychology and literature, requiring students to examine primary texts using analytical tools from both disciplines. Addresses the outcomes and writing assignments, psychological and literary perspectives on autobiographical texts, the students' responses, and…

Presents a study that applied a discourse analysis (DA) to the electronic discussion of a 16-week Internet-based section of a class in statistical methods in psychology. Reveals that several DA categories were related to the final course grade. Discusses the implications of the results. (CMK)

A survey of 55 human resource development graduate programs uncovered great heterogeneity of program names, departmental affiliations, and specializations. Compared with a 1991 survey, master's enrollment declined, part-time study increased. Core curricula do not reflect current literature. (Contains 31 references. Includes "Invited Reaction" by…

Career and life planning courses are gaining popularity across university campuses. The authors outline curricula for career and life planning courses that integrate a holistic wellness approach with career development. Curriculum and learning activities to enhance the life planning component of the course are included. (Author)

Proposes the following approach to teaching statistics: an introductory course on collecting, organizing, and presenting data, then a course on analysis and inference. Presents a study o f 339 students indicating that this course sequence results in better learning and less anxiety. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

Examines groups of students in sociology courses that select either the service-learning opportunity or a more traditional project. States that undergraduates enrolled in sociology courses at a large state university were surveyed. Suggests that students' other life demands should be taken into account when implementing a service-learning option.…

Outlines a course in Digital Terrain Analysis taught at Michigan State University (Lansing) during the 1997 spring semester. Explains that focus groups were conducted with enrolled students about the usefulness of the course material and with geography majors and non-geography majors to determine any barriers they might have in taking the course…