The psychological issues discussed in the course are outlined and the readings used are listed. Students' evaluations of the course varied. (RM)

Provides information on physics courses at universities, polytechnics, colleges of technology, and colleges of education in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Includes courses offered, honors degree courses, special entry requirements, course structure, and notes with information specific to each institution. Also includes name of contact…

Provides information on physics courses at universities and colleges of technology in Scotland. Includes courses offered, honors degree courses, special entry requirements, course structure, and notes with information specific to each institution. Also includes name of contact person and institutional address. (JN)

Examines how the historical experiences and documentation of the lives of African women differ from those of their American and European counterparts. The effect of these differences on the development of African womens' historiography is discussed. A college course on African women's history, including a list of resource materials, is described.…

A nuclear technology college course for engineering students is outlined and described. The course begins with an historical account of the scientific discoveries leading up to the uranium experiments of Hahn and Strassman in Germany and the subsequent explanation of nuclear fission by Meitner and Frisch. The technological achievements of the…

An alcohol studies program offered at the undergraduate level in the Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts (Boston) is described. Students combine classroom work with applied practice in alcohol agency settings. Sources of information are identified for those interested in developing alcohol courses. (Author/RM)

This manual describes the Family and Children's Services Specialty (FCSS), an elective curriculum concentration developed by Eastern Michigan University to prepare social work undergraduates for careers in family and children's services agencies. Philosophical and conceptual perspectives of the FCSS are reviewed, as are program goals and…

Discusses who takes college-level courses on solar energy; what material should be covered; sources of texts, outlines, curricula, and teaching aids; kinds of equipment needed; and science-, business-, and vocationally-oriented programs to prepare for such solar energy careers as design, research, education, and construction. (Author/JN)

Describes a competency-based, modular laboratory course emphasizing the synthesis and characterization of polymers and directed toward senior undergraduate and/or first-year graduate students in science and engineering. One module, free-radical polymerization kinetics by dilatometry, is included as a sample. (CS)

Describes a course on the nuclear age taught at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Almost all of the material covered has some political content, from weapons design and doctrine to decisions related to arms control. A list of reading resources used in the course is included. (JN)

Consistent with the paradigm shift advocated by the articles in this issue, this article introduces a client conceptualization model for vocational and avocational choice, entry, and adjustment that can be used to structure an integrative, contextual course in counseling psychology. An overview of the use of models in vocational psychology is…

An 18-week course of study whose objective is to enable middle school students to become capable, functional writers is discussed in this monograph. The first section is a treatment of course objectives and overall design, containing semester, course, and instructional unit outlines. The second section of the monograph discusses instructional…

The on-going project, first initiated at the University of Minnesota in the spring of 1973, has two objectives: (1) to provide interested undergraduate women at the university with research and development training in Women's Studies; and (2) to provide metropolitan area high schools with information and education regarding the women's movement.…

Presents aims of an inservice course designed to encourage science teachers to incorporate material of relevance to the local industrial scene into their existing curricula. Projects required by participants in the course are listed with their brief descriptions and possible applications in the classroom. (CS)

Competency-based instructional resources guides were developed for the secondary business educational offerings of legal office procedures, medical office procedures, recordkeeping, and office supervision and management. Task lists for each offering were validated by individuals from business, government, and professional organizations;…