Education of institutionalized mentally handicapped adolescent males in adjustment to adulthood is explained; program curriculum and evaluation by attendants is reviewed. Course content is outlined in the following areas: grooming for males, social hygiene and sex education, communication and transportation, the individual and the law, current…

A brief description of the English program for students of engineering, architecture, and industrial management at Lawrence Institute of Technology includes fairly detailed information on the unique features of the 3-term freshman English course. Less extensive reference to the details of the sophomore, junior, and senior courses precedes a short…

This guide was developed to acquaint teachers with the Continuous Progress Program, which is designed to recognize the individual differences of students in a nongraded curricular system and to make available to teachers a comprehensive set of guidelines for implementation. The guide establishes the parameters within which the operation of an…

This revised state guide for industrial arts was prepared to offer a framework for planning programs that could be interpreted and applied, in terms of the curriculum and facilities provided, by local district. An introduction to industrial arts education and general program descriptions are given for elementary, junior high, senior high, and…

An interdisciplinary physiology and pharmacology course presented by the Medical Interaction Laboratory at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine provides interaction among faculty, conserves faculty time and animal expense, and presents a coordinated laboratory experience. (BH)

Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) is a multi-campus institution with identical syllabi for courses in every campus. Moreover, learning at JCT requires at the same time synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching. For some introductory courses in Mathematics for Engineering students, websites have been built and now upgraded in order to…

Provided in this document is an alphabetical listing of colleges and universities in the United States (by state) and Canada (Alberta and Ontario) offering classes and/or a curriculum in environmental interpretation. Detailed descriptions of these classes and/or curricula and a bibliography of course textbooks are also provided. In addition,…

Previous research has emphasized the significant negative correlation between counselor effectiveness and dogmatism, or closemindedness. To reduce levels of dogmatism in counselor trainees, a program was developed and tested at Southwest Texas State University. The new course, "Guidance to Meet the Needs of Multicultural Students," gave counseling…

Compiled in this catalog are the results of a national survey of American colleges and universities which elicited information about formal and nonformal energy education programs sponsored by institutions of higher education. Programs described range from credit courses and degree programs to extension, non-credit, adult education courses to…

This paper describes the Study Skills program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, a project designed to help students from diverse backgrounds and educational experiences to successfully complete their undergraduate education. The materials focus on specific academic competencies such as taking notes, designing a self-management…

The development and operation of an individually guided elementary science education program are described. With the program, a basic set of preteaching activities are presented. Lesson planning, behavioral objectives, management objectives, and evaluation topics are studied in the university setting. Field experiences include classroom teacher…

The aim of this project was to develop a curriculum for first-year algebra students to provide a wide range of applications of mathematics. This type of application would permit students to understand how algebraic symbolism develops out of natural needs. A pilot draft of the materials was field-tested during the 1974-75 school year, revised, and…

Syracuse University is supporting or initiating 135 programs directed toward problems of the disadvantaged and the urban community. Many programs evolve from the University's teaching and research functions, and others are less structured and operate on a volunteer basis. The programs have five categorical functions: improving educational…

Focusing on adult business education in the public evening school, the monograph first presents a brief history of the educational form and its philosophical foundations for progress and then lists programs of adult business curriculums, both preparatory and supplementary. The broad preparatory programs offer courses to educate adults for entry…

The foreign language/career education program at Crossland Senior High School in Camp Springs, Maryland, is described. Crossland High maintains two distinct divisions, the academic and the vocational. The new language program offers vocational students the opportunity to learn to speak and understand those foreign words and phrases most needed in…