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Instructor, 1981
Describes an elective infant-care course being offered to fifth- and sixth-grade boys from Collegiate School in New York City. (SJL)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, Infants, Intermediate Grades
Issues and Challenges in Administering the General Instruction Program in Colleges and Universities.
Garrett, N. Leon; Stanek, Franklin – 1984
The issues and challenges facing those who administer the general instruction programs in colleges and universities represent a pattern of frequent change. The highly formal programs of uniforms and conformance of past years and the individualized, adventure type programs that are popular today represent some of the changes in general instruction…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Athletics, Elective Courses, Higher Education

Grebner, Florence – Physical Educator, 1975
Descriptors: Elective Courses, Higher Education, Physical Activities, Physical Education

Greenawald, Dale – Social Studies, 1992
Presents results of a national survey collecting data about the current status of and trends in elective social studies programs in secondary schools. Reports that most schools offer elective programs, usually optional rather than required electives. Concludes that psychology and sociology were the most common electives. Includes tables showing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elective Courses, Required Courses

May, Jim – English Journal, 1976
Describes an elective English course in which students attended community cultural events. (DD)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Course Descriptions, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness

Bakon, Cynthia; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1983
The gap between male and female participation in elective mathematics is now being replicated in computer classes. School districts implementing computer education programs should take action to ensure sex equity. (MLF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Elective Courses

Cole, Paul – Social Education, 1982
Discusses two approaches for teaching labor studies at the elementary secondary levels: elective courses and the infusion of labor topics into existing curricula. Sources of classroom materials are listed. (AM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Fused Curriculum
Fultz, David A. – Executive Educator, 1983
The Grand Blanc (Michigan) Community School District sets budget priorities by (1) surveying students, taxpayers, and teachers to learn their preferences for current programs and services; (2) determining the costs of state-mandated programs; (3) listing nonmandated programs and determining their costs; and (4) considering proposed new programs.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Surveys, Elective Courses, Elementary Secondary Education

Gere, Anne Ruggles; Fischer, Lawrence – English Journal, 1979
Describes and analyzes an elective course which enables students to relate the viewpoints presented in literature to their own personal philosophies. (DD)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, English Instruction, Individual Development
Langsam, Deborah M. – 1994
Students often arrive at universities ill-prepared for the reflective practice needed to derive maximum benefits from a Freshman Seminar. At the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, portfolio projects are semester-long assignments in which the portfolio serves as a capstone activity to help freshmen more thoroughly analyze their first year…
Descriptors: Accountability, Assignments, Elective Courses, Evaluation Methods

White, Howard D.; Nolt, Cynthia – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1987
Describes the use of ALSCAL, a computer program for multidimensional scaling, to map enrollment in 49 electives at Drexel University's College of Information Studies during two time periods. The results for this department are presented, and the explanatory power of this evaluation technique for any curriculum is discussed. (6 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Correlation, Curriculum Evaluation, Elective Courses

Goldstein, Ronald E.; Fritz, Michael E. – Journal of Dental Education, 1981
A course to coordinate all of the various specialities and disciplines of dentistry with emphasis on esthetics, designed as an elective for the 1980 graduating senior class at Emory University School of Dentistry, is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
Joel, Helmuth W., Jr. – Independent School, 1979
A narrative describing the content and benefits of a one-semester economics course based on the text, "Choice: An Introduction to Economics" by Augustus J. Rogers III (2nd Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1974). (SJL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Economics Education, Elective Courses

Hill, Louis – English Journal, 1979
Describes a senior elective course in Western Civilization which focused on an original play written by the teacher and produced by the students. (DD)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Drama, Elective Courses, English Instruction
Sharp, George; Hanzawa, Karen – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
The physical education experience is designed to develop student interest and motivation through flexibility and variety. An elective program was developed to give the students freedom to choose appropriate activities. Emphasis was placed on physical fitness as a lifetime pursuit. (JN)
Descriptors: Athletics, Dance, Decision Making, Elective Courses