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Woods, Linda L. – English Journal, 1976
Describes an elective course which studies the literature written by and about people who challenged the rigidity and justice of certain laws. (DD)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, English Instruction, Laws
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Elam, Carol L.; Sauer, Marlene J.; Stratton, Terry D.; Skelton, Judith; Crocker, Deidre; Musick, David W. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine: An International Journal, 2003
Described the integration of a service-learning elective into a preexisting course at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in which there was little room to maneuver in an already crowded curriculum, and presented some preliminary evaluation findings based on reports on 206 participating students and 254 who did not participate in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elective Courses, Integrated Activities, Medical Education
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Shedd, Jessica M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2003
Traces the history of the student credit hour, designed at the end of the 19th century to translate high school work to college admissions officers. It was expanded to higher education to record elective course work and became widespread in response to calls to document workload and institutional productivity. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Admission, Credits, Educational History, Elective Courses
Hansen, Del; Gutman, Marilyn; Smith, Jim – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Describes a New Mexico high school's method of handling advanced-placement courses in a 2X4 block schedule that raises passing rates, compensates for loss of contact time, and gives most students opportunities to take desired AP courses. AP electives demand prerequisites and are scheduled only during spring semester. (MLH)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Block Scheduling, Elective Courses, High Schools
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Novo, M. Teresa Marques; Soares-Costa, Andrea; de Souza, Antonia Q. L.; Figueira, Ana Carolina M.; Molina, Gustavo C.; Palacios, Carlos A.; Kull, Claudia R.; Monteiro, Izabel F.; Baldan-Pineda, Paulo H.; Henrique-Silva, Flavio – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2005
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…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Engineering
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Ismail, Baraem; Hayes, Kirby – Journal of Food Science Education, 2005
Student motivation is influenced by instructional approach. Motivation is a function of initiating and sustaining goal-directed behavior. The objective of this study was to identify factors (positive and negative) that affect motivation in a junior-level dairy products elective course. Student attitudes were surveyed each year half-way through the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Elective Courses, Classroom Environment, Environmental Influences
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Barylick, Martie – Journal of Dance Education, 2004
This article describes the three fundamental strategic principles--to be curricular, developmental, and democratic--that have been designed and implemented in the Mamaroneck High School's integrated arts program, a four-year, sequential, elective program that includes dance, theater, and music. An explanation of the ways in which the dance…
Descriptors: Elective Courses, Fine Arts, High School Students, Dance
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Snellman, Erick; Krueger, Jerry A.; Unangst, Edward T. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
Military service academies face unique challenges integrating research into the undergraduate curriculum. Like other institutions they have worked hard to implement strategies designed to overcome a range of barriers to student participation in research by creating opportunities in the classroom. To promote research exposure for biology students…
Descriptors: Biology, Elective Courses, Student Research, Program Effectiveness
Lougee, Aimee; Baenen, Nancy – Wake County Public School System, 2008
This evaluation examined the implementation and effectiveness of the AVID program in middle schools throughout the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). Survey results and school visits revealed considerable inconsistencies in implementation across schools. Specifically, selection criteria were not consistently understood and applied, all…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Elective Courses, Administrator Attitudes, Algebra
Talbert, B. Allen; Edwin, James – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2008
This study investigated how agricultural education programs prepare teacher education students for work in diverse situations. It assessed the extent to which agricultural education programs are infusing diversity, multiculturalism, and pluralism into their curriculum as courses, field experiences, and in-service for current teachers. This census…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Required Courses, Education Courses, Agricultural Education
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Carter, Erik W.; Sisco, Lynn G.; Brown, Lissa; Brickham, Dana; Al-Khabbaz, Zainab A. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2008
We examined the peer interactions and academic engagement of 23 middle and high school students with developmental disabilities within inclusive academic and elective classrooms. The extent to which students with and without disabilities interacted socially was highly variable and influenced by instructional format, the proximity of general and…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Proximity, Elective Courses, Mental Retardation
Fusco, Ronald A. – School Health Review, 1974
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, Health Education
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Hodges, Pauline – Journal of Reading, 1974
Provides a description of a program, including a bibliography of instructional materials, in which reading classes were incorporated in the English curriculum at Douglas County High School in Colorado. (RB)
Descriptors: Elective Courses, English Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Program Descriptions
Harris, Sheilah – Quill and Scroll, 1974
Describes a phase-elective program in sports writing that is offered by the journalism department in conjunction with the English department. (RB)
Descriptors: Athletics, Elective Courses, English Instruction, Journalism
Beron, Newton – 1976
This manual is designed to introduce educators to the basic issues in the implementation of a program for high school seniors featuring such options as elective minicourses, independent study opportunities, involvement of the student in community activities, and work-study programs. As created in Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in New…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elective Courses, Nontraditional Education, Program Descriptions
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