Describes the effect of a short course devoted to persuasion and suggests that the general structure of the short course is conducive to tailoring learning to the individual. (KS)

Describes uses and advantages of minicourses -- short-term courses offered for less than one semester. (Author)

A majority of 56 nursing students who took a short counseling course increased empathy skills. Although some types of nursing specialties might benefit from longer, more intensive counseling training, for most nursing students short-term training develops core sensitivity and empathy. (SK)

College students of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Chile participated in an online mini course designed to improve their listening comprehension. There were four experimental conditions: A) one in which participants listened to fast dialogues; B) one in which participants listened to slow dialogues; C) one in which participants were given…

An innovative course structure which combines a traditional sociology course with a special topic minicourse is described. Possible options for using the structure are discussed. (Author/DE)

This document contains a list of 19 research questions completed by the staff of the Teacher Education Program. The ideas are stated in very brief terms, but each idea has behind it a tentative research plan which can be expanded into a design to fit conditions that exist in any given preservice or inservice teacher education setting. The major…

A minicourse program with students from grades four through eight at the Oregon State School for the Deaf has been rewarding for teachers and students by serving to develop skills in immediate practical areas of the student's experience as well as in developing recreational skills and interests in such activities as chess, mime, and karate, and…

Participants in a summer Elderhostel program, all of whom were 55 years of age or over, were exposed to a one-week course on parapsychology which emphasized skeptical inquiry. As a result of the course, the older adults became more skeptical in their belief of the paranormal. (RM)

Describes an audio tutorial system for teaching botany in minicourse units which allow for greater individualization. (LS)

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)

Short courses in business education offer the students more flexibility and give them a chance to be instructed by a greater number of different teachers in the department. (KP)

Short courses are outlined as the offerings of one rural school district in Pennsylvania. (JB)

Describes the business minicourse program and its use of microcomputers at Burns High School in Wyoming. Includes a planning chart as well as information on program implementation, results, and teacher responsibility. (JOW)

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)