One of a set of fourteen instructional outlines for use in a course to train novice firemen' this guide covers the topics of salvage and overhaul practices. In section 1 the techniques for the use and care of salvage equipment are presented. Besides covers, the major types of salvage equipment are arranged in kits according to the specific jobs to…

The intent of including history in physics courses is to give young students an increased sense of their own identities and a better understanding of their potential roles in our culture, as well as to show that physics is a valuable activity because it enlarges the variety of human experience. A review of the status of history in secondary school…

Argues that there is a direct relationship between a teacher's conception of lesson planning and the quality of experiences the teacher provides for students in the classroom. Describes a framework for engaging in the kind of lesson planning which will lead to more successful teaching. (GEA)

Provides descriptions of courses offered at various colleges in the following areas: (1) improvement of technical communication; (2) technology and technical communication; (3) technical communication of scientific material; and (4) media for technical communication. Offers these descriptions as a means for creating technical writing assignments.…

Describes the processes used by the North Salem Central School District in New York when parents challenge school materials. (MD)

Article focused on providing curricula which allow as wide a choice of adult roles for children as possible. (Author/RK)

Suggestions for content, materials and activities to use in a short unit teaching about the newspaper in elementary schools. (Author)

Presents procedures, findings, conclusions and recommendations of a survey conducted in 1968 to determine the status of geometric content in the mathematics curriculum of 156 middle schools located in the geographical area of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Data pertaining to the mathematics textbooks and…

Discusses curriculum/strategies used to teach a population education course in China. Sixteen lessons (one 45-minute lesson/week) are conducted to foster correct outlook and responsible attitude toward China's population situation, thereby promoting moral, intellectual, and physical development. Population education in other courses, student…

Asserting that elementary classroom teachers want and need specific, inexpensive, practical art projects and that art educators in teacher education should supply such projects and ensure their aesthetic and philosophical soundness, the author describes a scheme for generating a year's worth of such activities for each grade level, K-6.…

Points out the value of including a unit of journalism history in courses on journalism fundamentals. Outlines two possible ways of organizing such units--chronological and topical--and suggests possible topics and resources. (TJ)

Describes a course in American film comedy which includes three types of comedy: the tradition of the clown (beginning with silent comedy), romantic comedy, and sociopolitical comedy. Addresses such issues as escapism versus social purpose, fantasy versus realism, comedy versus laughter, and role of spectator versus role of text. (KEH)

Discusses the use of tabloid newspapers in the teaching of human sexuality. Suggests that many people obtain sex information from such publications. Explains how research projects using the papers were organized. Describes advantages and disadvantages and student reactions to the assignment. Includes an appendix containing example bibliographies.…