This study assessed the impact of a first-year experience course on the academic performance, persistence, and graduation rates of first-semester college students enrolled at a public research university in fall 1998. Two groups of first-year college students were matched according to their gender, race, SAT score, high school GPA, and intended…

Elective programs may not offer real choices either to students or teachers. (JH)

This article presents the survey results of 131 institutions offering voluntary physical education instead of required courses. (JS)

A status report of consumer economics education in Michigan schools is contained in this publication. A statewide survey of all public school districts in Michigan was undertaken in 1980. The survey report is intended to stimulate communication and action among educators to improve the quality of consumer economics programs in Michigan schools.…

This guide outlines the content and instructional objectives of high school social studies elective courses and contains administrative guidelines for teachers, supervisors, and administrators. Educators in Utah believe that people are social beings who need wholesome human relationships and productive problem-solving skills. Social studies helps…

The Rumson-Fair Haven Senior Elective Program was developed and implemented by students, faculty, and administrators over the three-year period from 1971 to 1974. The program offers high school students who complete graduation requirements in the first three years of the four-year program a combination of the following options for the senior year:…

The elective program for tenth grade standard English outlined in this document has been designed to improve students' attitudes toward and responses to the study of language, composition, and literature. The program consists of four minicourses, each of which covers a nine-week period. The first course, required of all students, involves the…

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

Underwood Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina, offers 100 electives with names like Crystal Ball (study of the future), Coastal Ecology, and Magical Math. This magnet school has an open admissions policy, an outstanding reputation in creative dramatics, teachers who are self starting, and a principal with vision and organization. (MT)

Author provides a background for William's article, "English Electives Evaluated," which appeared in the May 1973 issue of CH and which gives special meaning to it. (Editor)

Presents an overview of a Jewish literature course for high school students with the observation that the heritage of a people can endure only as long as it is celebrated by the young. (RB)

Discusses the How People Learn'' elective for upper elementary students at Loretto, in Kansas City, in which students experimented and discovered how they themselves learned. (NL)