This library skills program, which is offered by Slippery Rock State College (Pennsylvania) as part of its Vacation College program, was developed for adults who have been out of school many years. The vacation college concept of leisure and life long learning emphasizes the learning of recreational activities, along with more practical and…

An eight-course curriculum in social policy analysis which follows a policy analysis paradigm is proposed. The undergraduate curriculum concentrates on the ability to appreciate and operate under uncertainty; anticipation of interrelated, unexpected ramifications of new stimuli; understanding of the social construction of problems and their cures;…

This manual for teachers, administrators, and counselors both explains the Program/Course Inventory (PCI), a data collection instrument, and provides instructions for completing the PCI form. The first section describes the PCI developed by the Ventura County Superintendent of Schools staff to collect data that define vocational education…

This paper describes research on the kinds of information needed by individuals in human service delivery and older persons' organizations. The Gerontological Information Program (GRIP) uses an integrated approach to gerontological information: research, systems development, and education. An information needs assessment questionnaire survey of 65…

The purpose of the Aerospace-Aviation Education Task Force was to study the problems and present recommendations for space and aviation education in California. Educational trends and the increasing rate of dropout occurrence reveal a need to introduce changes in the education and training of students. Many career opportunities exist in the field…

In response to a need for communication among people who want to improve the teaching of psychology, this compendium describes almost 600 innovative undergraduate teaching methods, courses, and programs in psychology. It is intended to be functionally descriptive, not evaluative. Two salient trends identified during the compilation are (1) the…

The major purpose of this dissertation is to develop a new series of courses, within an elective English curriculum, which will both enhance the immediate lives of high school students and motivate a lifelong desire to read literature. The new literature program involves a series of five courses organized on the basis of five values of literature…

A course has been developed which provides an introduction to computer programing for community college students who have taken high school algebra. Instruction is presented by computer and a student reference manual is provided. The content resembles that of other introductory courses in computer programing, including topics on stored programs,…

The purpose of this paper is to describe 1.) the Death Education and Suicide Behavior course offered at the University of Maryland; 2.) the comments of the students both before and after the course as a means of determining any effect of the course; and 3.) some insights gained from teaching taboo topics such as human death and sexuality. The…

Principles, objectives, methods, and materials for this elementary and secondary social science program are described in the booklet. Principles of this program are that social studies: is a body of knowledge to which all students should be exposed; should be taught with an interdisciplinary, conceptual, inquiry, problem-solving approach; ought to…

Describes an English for Special Purposes program for foreign students at the Goulburn Street Centre in Sydney, Australia. (CFM)

Describes a summer course in chemical engineering. Includes discussions of the course program, course goals, student performance, and course faculty. Lists examples of informal experiments which have been used, and prerequisite courses that are required for students to enroll in the course. (CW)

Art can make a contribution toward erasing ethnic stereotypes and cultural misunderstandings. Two multicultural art programs operating in British Columbia elementary schools are described. (RM)

Educators at all levels are questioning and probing "what is" versus "what should be" to determine how best to respond to widespread diffusion/adoption of microcomputer technology. A description is given of low-cost statewide workshops to prepare teachers to confront this situation and of the excellent results achieved. (JN)

Commanding English is a University of Minnesota program of communications skills courses packaged into an integrated whole that enables students whose native language is not English to develop the skills to function as competently as native speakers. Upon completing the program, students transfer into mainstream programs throughout the university.…