An interdisciplinary approach to teaching humanities increases an appreciation and awareness of the environment. (MN)

Prepared by a professional class in Methods of Teaching School and Community Health, this is a step by step, no nonsense" guide to designing a program on drug use. (CJ)

Presents an outline for a course designed to acquaint the school principal with the reading process, since he has the primary responsibility for the school reading program and the great potential to improve reading on a school-wide basis. (MB)

Identifies problems in the nature and execution of remedial writing courses and suggests possible solutions to these problems. (JL)

Reports the findings of a survey of members of the American Business Communication Association on the administration policies, course requirements, grading criteria, and staffing of business communication courses in their schools. (HTH)

Delineates step-by-step procedure for designing an English for Special Purposes (ESP) reading skills course for a group of students whose interests and academic pursuits are similar. Contends that main difference between a regular ESL reading skills course and this type of ESP course are the use of authentic texts in field of specialization and…

Suggestions on how instructors can improve the effectiveness of communication courses presented for business and industry. Emphasis is placed on the initial meeting with company officials, class preparation, and teaching style. (PD)

Presents a rationale for organizing a writing course around a feminist perspective and provides course outlines with appropriate readings and writing activities. (HTH)

Focusing on home economics instruction in the area of housing, this article addresses the following questions: What is currently being taught in housing? How do we decide what to teach? How can housing be taught? (LRA)

Highlights the literature of the past 60 years on parliamentary procedure courses in higher education. Presents a rhetorical communication view of such courses and a brief format for their teaching. Available from Parliamentary Journal, Institute of Parliamentarians, Suite 206, Liberty Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; sc $1.00. (JMF)

Traces the organization of a business communication course, noting that interspersing oral business communication assignments with written assignments keeps class interest high and challenges student ingenuity. (RL)

Describes the instructional redesign of a physical therapy course through the stages of planning, implementation, and evaluation following a model developed by the Instructional Development Institute. (RAO)

Describes a senior seminar format designed around broad year-long subjects. This alleviates disconnectedness by building upon material learned weekly. One format highlight is that students choose topics from a list for reading, research, and background preparation to lead a discussion. They also submit research papers on their topic. The new…