The mini-course offers unusual opportunities for teachers and schools that wish to experiment with new forms. Certain very significant characteristics have to be present in order for the mini-course to be productive and eight important ingredients are listed here. (Author/RK)

Describes various language courses organized by the Commission of European Communities as part of their personnel training program. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Describes an undergraduate course which focuses on the effects of the mass media on the viewing public. The course is intended to increase awareness of the media so that students may respond to it more intelligently. Course topics, source materials, and class formats are discussed. (GEA)

Effectiveness of substitute teachers is related to the implementation of strategy for their utilization. If substitutes are expected to do more than control students, then teachers must leave lesson plans, activities, and materials that can be used by anyone. Cooperation and coordination are essential for substitutes' success. (MD)

Outlines purpose, objectives, and reasons for a high school women's literature course. (EL)

Chesterton High School, which has used both computer scheduling and student self-scheduling, finds the latter method produces the most satisfactory results. In response to Richard Tilwick's article in the November 1975 Bulletin (Student Self-Scheduling: An Unintentional Deception), F. Edward Wall explains why his students and teachers favor…

Correlation, the connection between lecture class content and related laboratory experiences, is a vital ingredient for the successful occupational class but it must be planned. (KP)

Author argues that only after working through the configuration of a course can writing of the objectives be undertaken with any efficiency. (Author)

Outlines a proposal for structuring higher education so that both teaching and research are closely interrelated to particular social issues; for instance, world peace, urban improvement, health, or poverty. Traditional organization based on academic disciplines is considered not relevant to present research or instruction demands. (AL)

Trends include: less consumership emphasis, more variety, tailoring courses to student needs, more student participation, more problem-solving, and relating courses to the community. (DM)

Presented is an assessment of the restructuring of a college freshman physics course. Details of the organization of the lab activities, grouping of the students, and strengths and weaknesses of the arrangements are discussed. (DS)

Several important principles of second dialect teaching are discussed and a scheme for a twelve week program in teaching English as a second dialect is presented. Part one of this article appeared in "English Language Teaching" v22 n3 May 1968. (FWB)

Part of an eight article review of "Student Involvement .