This document is a collection of essays by various authors on the subject of college physical education. The essays are grouped under the following headings: a) "Sociological and Psychological Views of Today's College Students: Their Needs, Interests and Characteristics"; b) "Current Approaches Toward Meeting Student Needs"; c)…

Phase-elective programs in English enable students to become involved in making curriculum choices. In an evaluation of the elective programs offered in the Fort Wayne Community Schools, it was found that (1) seventy percent of the students enjoyed being allowed to pick their own English courses; (2) eighty-eight percent of the students found…

Offering a variety of thoughts and courses for consideration, the theme for this particular issue is electives. Chapters include "How Can They Hear You When They're Snoring? An English Elective for Non-Motivated Students,""'The Literature of Alienation': An English Elective,""Elective Courses in English; A Giant Step toward Individualization and…

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…

Part of The Careers Research and Advisory Centre Choice Series, this book is written for fourteen year-old or fourteen plus students in England who, for the first time, have a choice in the selection of their school subjects. It covers topics such as decision-making, maintaining a well-balanced educational schedule, and preparing for examinations…

This paper describes a mini-modular program for the tenth grade. The program operates within a year-long course of study which covers all four of the language arts and groups students in classes heterogeneously so that skills and concepts can be taught to all students and special needs and interests handled as they arise and are identified.…

Elective programs are preferable to traditional programs for urban students, allowing them to profit from the diverse resources of English study. (JH)

Too often, elective programs are simply a matter of new terms applied to old methods, materials, and arrangements. (JH)

Describes a course unit scheme that has been adopted by the college. The system allows more flexibility in career planning and in course selection than does the old traditional system. (GA)

Describes a modular degree course in sciences. States the modules taken in physics in each of the three years program. (GA)

Presents a statistical analysis of courses elected by students in "reformed gymnasium" (liberal arts high school) in six states of West Germany (1976-77). Since the reform, several states show a marked drop in foreign language enrollment; others, a gain. Suggestions are given for counseling students. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes fourteen innovative high school English units dealing with such subjects as literature (e.g., "Nobel Prize Winning World Literature,""The Eskimo and His Literature," and "Women's Literature"), the mass media, and Greek mythology. (DD)

The Clinical Oncology Assistantship Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is described, along with student reactions to the program. The summer elective program involves cancer lectures (one week) and clinical exposure (nine weeks) in medical, surgical, and pediatric oncology services, as well as self-directed learning…

Describes a course that trains students to become laboratory aids, focusing on course requirements, regular student duties, and rules/policies governing student behavior. Also offers suggestions for implementing similar courses in which students gain laboratory experience as well as learn laboratory skills. (JM)

The Self Assessment-Program Guidance instrument aids students in selecting relevant courses of study in physical education. The instrument, which is presented and discussed, includes eight assessment and activity categories. (JMK)