Reports a consensus among surveyed Fortune 500 executives that effective communication skills are more important now than ever before for success in business. Makes curricular recommendations. (MS)

Describes the decision-making processes in an Australian multicultural curriculum development project that portrayed the life styles of ethnic groups from the Indian Ocean region. Describes four issues that emerged during the project and the complex process through which these issues were resolved. Includes references. (MD)

Describes an interdisciplinary writing course organized around the theme of language as used by individual disciplines. Reports a significant improvement in students' writing skills, exposure to a breadth of issues to which these skills might be applied in students' respective majors, and an enthusiastic response to the approach. (DMM)

Describes the role of sub-professionals in the library profession in developing countries and discusses admissions requirements, course duration, and content of education and training programs for paraprofessionals. Ways of improving the teaching programs and career prospects of sub-professionals are suggested. (Author/MBR)

Described is a model for teaching elementary school science based on the generative view of learning: that meaning is created by the learner through mental processing that involves relating new input to existing ways of viewing the world. How curriculum researchers can help teachers implement this model is also discussed. (RM)

Describes an educational experiment conducted at Miami University where graduate cable management seminar students were given hands-on experience in developing programming ideas and producing programs for a cable television channel. Learning objectives, evaluation methods, and faculty and on-site supervisor roles are discussed, and recommendations…

Discusses three main reasons why creationism should not be taught in state schools or colleges. These reasons are considered under the headings of religion, morality, and knowledge. (JN)

Discusses curriculum statements produced in Victoria containing different views on how to teach English. States that the differences are due to the beliefs that either language is learned as a whole and with a purpose, or in parts as directed by the teacher. (EL)

Explains reasons for eliminating the requirement of "personal" writing from the curriculum in adult classes. (EL)

Reviews the debate in the literature concerning what is meant by computer literacy, with some authors arguing it implies knowledge about computers and others using the term synonymously with computer programing, and points out that staff development goals in computer literacy can differ widely according to which definition is utilized. (MBR)

Describes a system for arranging assignments in a composition course that aims to prepare students for academic writing, by focusing entirely on exposition and its conceptual demands. (HTH)

Describes a writing assignment for business writing courses in which the class investigates a problem that affects them not as students but as members of a larger community. The assignment is a feasibility study for developing Athens, Ohio, as an arts and entertainment center. (HTH)

Identifies the body of information essential to any course on Black English and gives appropriate variations for departments of ethnic studies, linguistics, or education. Organized in the format of an annotated syllabus, with suggestions for course title, rationale, purpose, objectives, texts, lecture topics, and assignments. (SA)

Argues in favor of a specific component in technical writing courses devoted to the explanation, demonstration, and analysis of the reading comprehension process. Includes classroom activities for teaching this information, for working on writing problems relevant to ease of reading, and for analyzing writing problems in light of the reading…

An advanced undergraduate seminar in adolescent psychopathology is described. Course content, course materials, and special problems to be considered by the instructor are discussed. (RM)