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Heron, Bill – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
The author reviews the advantages and disadvantages of the quarter system and summarizes the conclusions of recent studies comparing the semester system to the quarter system. (JW)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, High Schools, Minicourses, Quarter System
Bar-Lev, Zev – 1990
An examination is made of a foreign language teaching concept called pre-language that attempts to help foreign language students increase their speaking confidence and speaking abilities in the new language. The teaching method is designed for four distinct environments, including: (1) an independent mini-course for tourists or emergency needs;…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Minicourses
Badroodien, Azeem – Journal of Education and Work, 2005
Against the backdrop of training provision in the apartheid era and a description of the promulgation of a new skills development regime post-1994, this article considers the status and distribution of enterprise training in contemporary South Africa. It is found that reasonable progress is being made with training in large and medium-sized firms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minicourses, Racial Segregation, Industrial Training

Hall, Gene, Ed. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1982
Information presented at the July 1982 annual conference of the South Pacific Association of Teacher Education is noted. Research topics include: (1) cognitive interactions of student teachers of social studies; (2) teachers' perceptions of their students; (3) attitudes of principals and graduates toward preservice teacher education; and (4)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Nocks, James J. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
Research literature dealing with physicians' attitudes toward alcoholism, reasons for their feelings, and attempts to change them through teaching is reviewed. It is suggested that, due to the limited time in the medical school curriculum, emphasis should be on physician attitudes. A Yale-VA Medical Center course on alcoholism is described.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Attitude Change, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Problems
Menges, Robert J.; Levinson-Rose, Judith – 1980
Results of a review of approximately 60 studies relevant to improving college teaching are considered, and a proposal for a study is presented. The interventions can be classified into four categories: workshops and seminars, grants for faculty projects, feedback from ratings by students, microteaching and minicourses, and protocol materials. It…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
Klus, John P.; Jones, Judy A. – 1978
A study was done to provide baseline data on the continuing education opportunities that colleges, universities, and professional societies offer engineers and scientists and to determine how programs and courses are developed. Although degree credit courses were included, the focus was on noncredit education designed to increase or update…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Correspondence Study, Credit Courses