In this paper, a course on applied superconductivity is described. The course structure is outlined and the learning objectives and the learning activities are described. The teaching was multidisciplinary given by four departments each contributing with their expertise. Being applied superconductivity, the focus was on an application, which could…

"The Principal," a publication of the School Administration Association of New York State, contains this article clarifying goals for the organizational change involved in instituting mini courses and providing suggestions for successful mini course implementation. (JH)

Presents a conceptual scheme which is to relate minicourses and other forms of elective curricula to the entire language arts program at the secondary school level. (JY)

Thirty-nine short courses in English are described by their originators. (JH)

Discusses a 10-week elective course designed to give students some basis for . . . positive action and creative decision" by carefully studying several literary characters. (Author/SW)

Elective programs may not offer real choices either to students or teachers. (JH)

The Rumson-Fair Haven Senior Elective Program was developed and implemented by students, faculty, and administrators over the three-year period from 1971 to 1974. The program offers high school students who complete graduation requirements in the first three years of the four-year program a combination of the following options for the senior year:…

The elective program for tenth grade standard English outlined in this document has been designed to improve students' attitudes toward and responses to the study of language, composition, and literature. The program consists of four minicourses, each of which covers a nine-week period. The first course, required of all students, involves the…

A discussion of potential and/or actual dangers" inherent in high schools' elective English programs. (RD)

This study presents some of the most frequent questions asked by teachers in Indiana concerning phase-elective English programs. Some answers to these questions were compiled by a committee appointed by the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction. The contributors reviewed published and unpublished articles and curriculum guides, as well as…

The minicourse/electives English program outlined in this guide focuses on the reading of short stories containing themes of interest and provides a study of the act of the short story. This course may center either on genre or on theme and may be planned for 8, 10, 12, or 20 weeks. Contents of the guide include sections on the scope of the…

In two Chicago high schools, students taking the traditional 40-week course in United States history were compared to students taking 4 10-week minicourses. No significant differences were found in learning or student attitudes. (SJL)

Despite many shortcomings, elective programs seem to do good things for students and teachers. (JH)

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on film, this guide provides the teacher with teaching strategies for an inquiry into the form and development of the motion picture and television film documentary, the preparation and production of students' individual or group documentaries, and the evaluation of the documentary as social commentary…

Twenty four mini-elective courses utilizing mass media were organized to motivate students in English classes at Shuler Junior High School, Cleveland, Ohio. (DS)