Created to assist teachers and administrators in updating drama programs and to provide a foundation for establishing new educational theatre programs, this guide provides practical procedures for developing language and communication abilities, social awareness, and problem solving skills through the theatre arts. The introductory sections of the…

A description of the sophomore level speech communication fundamentals course offered at Wauwatosa East High School in Wisconsin is presented in this paper. Following a statement of a philosophy of teaching communication theory, the major portion of the paper contains descriptions of the five units of the course: (1) communication concepts and…

A first-approximation response to the question "What scope is apt for a primary school communication skills program?" is provided. It is suggested that this question should be answered within the framework of a response to a second question, "Where is the template for the primary-level educational operation occurring at future time…

Increasingly higher education is confronted with the task of educating a population of students whose entry aptitudes and skills have grown more heterogeneous. Perhaps nowhere is this diversity of abilities more apparent, and at the same time more difficult to deal with, than in courses in introductory calculus. This paper outlines an experimental…

This monograph offers a realistic discussion of the minicourse movement, as well as practical step-by-step guidance for teachers in the planning and implementation of minicourse curricula. Two minicourse models are presented (America's Maritime Heritage and Sports Literature), which include complete teacher resource lists and detailed instructions…

Content and related learning activities of a four-part adult education class in the metric system are described. (LH)

An experienced business and technical writing teacher outlines a one-semester writing course for science and business majors. (RB)

Offers a rationale for creating a basic course in intrapersonal communication and provides a general description of such a course instituted at the University of Denver. (MH)

Advocates using an experimental or "communi-site" approach to teaching basic speech. Suggests that students seek out problems from local communities and use the classroom as a base of operations for their issue-oriented speechmaking assignments, lectures and problem-solving processes. (MH)

The syllabus for "Contemporary Native Peoples of the Americas," a new course at Washington State University, presenting a cultural perspective on modern indigenous communities in South, Central, and North America is outlined. Information is given on required texts, grade system, tests, research papers, study groups, areas of…

Describes a production-oriented course designed to give students experience in writing for film and knowledge of screenwriting techniques and film planning activities. (PD)

Describes a course that documents in often laborious and relatively uncritical detail the history of the Canadian press and its American and British antecedents. Describes a course on the contemporary press consisting of various forms of press criticism. (HTH)