Objective: The author describes child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) undergraduate teaching in American and Canadian medical schools. Methods: A survey asking for information on CAP teaching, student interest in CAP, and opinions about the CAP importance was sent to the medical student psychiatry director at 142 accredited medical schools in the…

Science fiction films were used in required and elective nonmajor science courses as a pedagogical tool to motivate student interest in science and to reinforce critical thinking about scientific concepts. Students watched various films and critiqued them for scientific accuracy in written assignments. Students' perception of this activity was…

A survey to principals of high schools without astronomy points to the conditions needed to increase the number of high school astronomy courses and acceptable justifications for adding in a course. The former includes the need for more and better trained teachers, changing the perceptions of higher officials from local administrations to…

Science education can be split into two categories: one to provide the basic concepts, knowledge and techniques that students need to follow careers as scientists and the other to provide scientific literacy that will enable students who do not necessarily desire careers in science to be able to understand the world around them. Clearly, courses…

Summarizes responses to a questionnaire on popular courses that was sent to English department chairpersons in 1977. (GW)

Summarizes responses to a questionnaire on popular literature courses that was sent to English department chairpersons. (GT)

Discusses English program of multiple electives in a small high school; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 28, 1969). (SW)

Describes 3-week elective courses in English, drama, and speech inserted in a traditional 2-semester format at Lincoln, Nebraska's Southeast High School. (RD)

A group of 66 college English departments was surveyed regarding their most popular literature courses. Most popular were courses in Shakespeare, science fiction, film, fiction, United States literature, and modern and contemporary literature. The most popular writing courses were creative, technical/business, and advanced composition. (DF)

Reports the findings of a survey of 131 college English departments regarding their offerings in literature and writing. (AEA)

As the secondary school English elective curriculum developed in the 1960s and 1970s, it adhered to four major philosophical beliefs: the importance of student and teacher interest, the necessity for change and variety, the rejection of the core curriculum, and a dedication to relevance. These tenets determined the following characteristics…

Various universities were polled to ascertain expectations, levels and courses of support, management strategies, and perceived trends in requirements for physical education programs in higher education institutions. Scarce resources and declines in student enrollment present difficulties for educators. Suggestions for adapting programs are…

A group of 97 college English departments was surveyed regarding the most popular elective literature courses. Most popular were courses in Shakespeare, fiction, American literature, genre literature, modern and contemporary literature, and the novel. (AEA)

To be effective, elective English must be more than reading new literature and discarding the old. Instead, it should include reading the old and the new, and sharing these experiences through discussion and writing. It should also include looking and listening at films, tapes, and records to analyze what has been seen and heard. Before deciding…