Contains a brief matrix of the historical development of data processing. (MU)

A description of the organizing of formal, subject-based courses as well as informal conferences, festivals and social events in Nottingham, England -- all aimed at furthering multi-racial understanding. (Editor/RY)

Describes a college physics course for the nonscientist offered at Pennsylvania State University, consisting of four components: (1) development of physics, (2) scientists as people, (3) science and society, and (4) personalizing physics teaching through informal meetings. Teachers and students discuss the social and moral issues surrounding the…

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)

High school courses are explained to and evaluated by students through an arrangement of systematic informative components displayed in three-minute multimedia presentations. (MF)

Describes possibilities for breaking a semester course into a number of minicourses. Emphasizes the utilization of teaching assistants as minicourse leaders, and reviews current minicourse college programs. Minicourses can produce positive student attitudes and interests by providing students more choice and self direction. (PR)

Describes an innovative industrial arts program based on conceptualizing the functions of industry. (GR)

Describes the objectives and content of a freshman physics laboratory course designed to eliminate the cook-book type of experiments. Instead, students are encouraged to devise their own experimental designs, execute the experiments, and interpret the results in their own way. The authors report that student reaction to the course is generally…