Survey responses from 70 secondary agriculture teachers who included aquaculture in the curriculum indicated they averaged 4.5 years experience teaching aquaculture. Limited facilities, equipment costs, and low teacher knowledge were barriers. Only eight had used all of the aquaculture curriculum materials from the National Council for…

This paper, presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers, is focused on legal and judicial problems in mandating equal time for creationism. Past events provide evidence that legislation, policies, and local resolutions that require science textbooks and curricula to include the Genesis account of creation are…

This sample health education survey used in the Wayne County, Michigan, Intermediate School District is designed for the purpose of identifying major health topics taught, the grade levels at which they are taught, and the number of class periods devoted to each. Provision is made for information on the name of the course in which health-related…

Business educators should work to strengthen the content of basic business courses and to accept the fact that basic business courses are for all students. (SK)

Analyzes approaches of teaching secondary history and philosophy of science: supplementing regular science courses; integrating history and philosophy of science with social studies; developing history and philosophy course to parallel simultaneously taught regular science course; and teaching a general history and philosophy of science course.…

Stakeholder groups (150 farmers, 36 secondary agriculture teachers, 16 preservice teachers, 85 nonfarm secondary students, 128 farm students) were surveyed. They agreed on farm safety topics to be taught, but differed in levels of belief concerning the need to teach it. Farm and nonfarm students gave the lowest priority to farm safety topics. (SK)

Three essays related to peace and security education in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) are presented. The first essay, "An Example of Controversial Themes in Education: Peace and Security," by Clemens Lessing, uses a 1980 controversial discussion of the Committee of the Cultural Ministry as an example of controversial themes in…

In teaching business law, the content of the course must reflect the needs of the student and emphasize conceptual learning. Class preparation takes time and effort because law constantly changes. (JOW)

Suggests that educators and scientists should not eliminate evolution from the high school biology curriculum but should support the efforts of biology teachers who have a commitment to and understanding of both biology and education, and who strive to provide an education of scientific integrity and value for all students. (MM)

Reexamines the use of the novel, "Murder at the Margin," in college and high school economics instruction. Identifies errors in the book's application of economic principles. Explores the novel's approach to the "prisoner's dilemma" and the making of choices. Concludes that despite problems, the book remains valuable to…

Claims that most instruction dealing with genetics is limited to sex education and personal hygiene. Suggests that the biology curriculum should begin to deal with other issues related to genetics, including genetic normality, prenatal diagnoses, race, and intelligence. Predicts these topics will begin to appear in British examination programs.…

In order to improve science education for students, it is necessary to look ahead at long term projects geared toward the improvement of science education and the specific content that must be taught today to prepare students for future science endeavors. To provide a forum for this discussion, The three major components of the workshop were as…

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