The author describes students' and lecturers' reactions to a five-day residential course for older adults. The course was designed to develop competence at word processing and familiarity with other computer applications. (CH)

The author describes Adult Preparation Training, a short-term course sponsored by the Manpower Services Commission. The course is designed to help unemployed people find their way into satisfying employment. (Author/CH)

The minicourse approach to inservice education is described and its effectiveness in teaching regular educators to cope with handicapped students is illustrated by increases in competency attainment and positive changes in attitudes. (CL)

Discusses the results of a physics minicourse program for college students; describes how to initiate such a program, including choice of topics, publicizing the courses, and course contents. (MLH)

The author describes how he developed a method of evaluating and comparing management courses of different types and lengths by applying an ordinal system of relative values using a process of transmutation. (MS)

The author shows how an ordinal system he developed for evaluating different types of management courses can be used to establish the value or success of a certain subject in a variety of courses. (MS)

Outlines a mini-course in problem solving that is being given to teaching assistants in the language department at West Virginia University. (RL)

Author presents the idea of short elective courses in different fields, related by a common theme, to replace semester-long team teaching.'' (SP)

As a result of the program described, the behavior of a significant number of nurses was changed in three areas.'' (Author/SP)

Describes short course developed in adult education courses at the University of Liverpool, England. (DS)

A mini-course of nine weeks was organized as a laboratory course to survey relationships in literature, music, and art. Three periods in the arts (Romanticism, Impressionism, and Contemporary) were matched with three major activities; the basic areas of study and activity were poetry, short story, and novel. (Author)

Faced with the problems of scheduling and low personnel, the authors detail how they made use of a January intersession to fill the need for black history, what materials they used, and how the course was structured. (Author/JB)