An evaluation of the reading and writing capabilities of students who took English electives rather than the traditional course is discussed briefly. Results show that the electives program was teaching as much as the traditional classes, and the students themselves see it as a distinct improvement over the traditional. (DB)

Describes an elective course emphasizing basic grammar and punctuation for journalism students. (HTH)

It is suggested by the writer that college bound students must be convinced that some exposure to business courses in high school would be valuable and worthwhile. He outlines the process by which this end was accomplised in his program. (KP)

Discusses a 10-week elective course designed to give students some basis for . . . positive action and creative decision" by carefully studying several literary characters. (Author/SW)

Describes why college English teachers should consider offering a literature elective in mystery fiction. Argues that mysteries are growing in popularity and in academic respectability. Provides methods and activities for use in courses designed around mystery literature. (HB)

Describes the results of an effort to introduce elective courses in English to students in form three. (RB)

An interview in which Miss West describes the phase-elective program of McClelland High School, Little Rock, Arkansas. (PF)

A practical course was given to undergraduate biology students enrolled in the elective course "Introduction to Genetic Engineering" at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Sao Paulo, Brazil. The goal of the course was to teach current molecular biology tools applied to a real research situation that could be reported by the…

Describes a phase-elective program in sports writing that is offered by the journalism department in conjunction with the English department. (RB)

Letting students create poems out of random collections of words involves and interests them.

Offers a discussion of and suggests activities for an eight-week elective course on the themes of alienation and love in adolescent literature. (HOD)

Author presents three examples of successful English units given as high school electives, notes the positive aspects of the elective program, and discusses accountability in terms of communication of objectives in English. (SP)

Steering Committee's report on its study of the total process of physician education. (Editor)

An elective course in Concord authors enables students to study the major writings of the mid-nineteenth century American Renaissance in literature and see how the development of American thought, major literature, philosophy, and historical background relate to the literature of the Concord-Boston-Cambridge group. Course content includes works by…