Provides a detailed description of an upper level college English course, including texts, assignments, grading, and method of administration. (AEA)

Describes an undergraduate course designed to help psychology paraprofessionals. The course provided an introduction to a theory of helping, supervised practice in a classroom setting, and a forum to integrate theory, practice, and personal concerns. (CK)

The article describes a course at Wheathill School (Liverpool) which provides social skills training for nine adolescent school leavers. Theoretical background is reviewed and course content (nonverbal skills, verbal skills, basic skills, and complex skills) is listed. (SBH)

Provides guidelines for developing an inexpensive television production curriculum using community access cable television. (CMV)

Criticizes the type and extent of statistical training given to undergraduate students in psychology courses on the college level and suggests ways of improving this training. Suggestions include introducing broad concepts of differential and inferential statistics at the beginning of the course and presenting introductory information on…

Describes a psychology course on the college level which provided an interdisciplinary academic experience for students, a public forum for the community, and an opportunity for the five-person psychology department to team-teach a topic of shared interest. (DB)

An enrichment program in literature for gifted sixth graders is discussed. It is explained that the course lasts for one year and meets for one hour three days a week. The nature and rationale of the course topics (biography, realistic fiction, poetry, and tragedy) are explored. (PHR)

The background, objectives, reading materials, discussion topics, and general organization of a course entitled "Women in Librarianship" are presented. (MBR)

Describes a course on fantasy which included studies of fairy tales, "Alice in Wonderland," and "The Hobbit," and a dramatization of "Through the Looking Glass." (MKM)

Describes a sequence of two courses included in the chemical engineering program at the University of Minnesota, Duluth that deal with the processing of hazardous wastes. Covers course content and structure, and discusses developments in pollution prevention and waste management that led to the addition of these courses to the curriculum.…

Describes a course developed at St. John's University (New York) in the Division of Library and Information Science that relates traditional classification schemes to information architecture and Web sites. Highlights include functional aspects of information architecture, that is, the way content is structured; assignments; student reactions; and…

Introduces the Techniques in Chemistry I course taught in the Furman University Department of Chemistry which focuses on organic and inorganic chemistry. Uses a problem solving approach and active learning. (Contains 17 references.) (YDS)

Describes a high school course in American fiction in which students read an excerpt from a work of literature, watch the film adaptation of the work, and study both from a particular literary standpoint. Notes that such an approach appeals to reluctant readers. (RS)

The article describes a two-year, interdisciplinary humanities core requirement, "Portraits of Human Greatness." Established in 1977-78 at St. Anselm College (New Hampshire), this course requires freshmen and sophomores to study groups or individuals in Western Civilization in a lecture/seminar format with extensive reading and writing…

Nursing specialists are prepared at the master's level to function as members of interdisciplinary and family-centered early intervention teams for disabled children. A specialty program of study emphasizes advanced and specialized clinical practice; education of clients, families, staff, and professionals; consultation; research use; evaluation…