Suggestions to assist teachers in preparing a course in death education are offered. Although there is not currently a standard for preparation or licensing of potential death educators, there are opportunities available for learning about formal dimensions of death education and counseling. Professional development experiences are available…

The concept of general education, its specific goals, and its role in the college curriculum are discussed. The goals of general education appear to center around teaching students to think analytically and to synthesize ideas into a general understanding. It is suggested, however, that these objectives tend to get lost in the specifics of…

A directory of over 20 foreign language courses lists classes alphabetically by student language and target language. The course information refers directly to the questionnaire, duplicated at the beginning of the directory, which covers general information, course availability, area of use, principles and goals, organization, tests, auditory…

The six teacher's guides, emphasizing career education and its infusion into existing curriculum, are for the following units of instruction and suggested grade levels: go metrics, 5-7; where does all our money go?, 6-7; let's go--travel, 6-8; life style and the Hudson River Valley, 7; economic awareness, 8; and the rise of American business, 8.…

This curriculum guide provides an outline of the general boundaries of various courses in secondary school language arts. Sections describe the general scope, points of interest and emphasis, areas for learning experiences, and expected outcomes for course offerings in grades 7-9 and 10-12 (including advanced placement). Behavioral outcomes in…

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a 4-year project was undertaken to restructure the sophomore elective course in social science for natural science and engineering students. The restructured course emphasized an objective, rigorous, and exact approach to social phenomena. Readings were designed to carry the student step by step from…

This guide for the development of local curricula is intended for use by teachers concerned with the study of industry at any grade level K-12. The basic premise of the document is that a general knowledge of industry, as an institution in society, is essential to all students, and the source of the content is industry itself. The identified body…

The course, for use at the junior high school level, explores employment possibilities in home economics and related areas. Lists of resource materials, a pretest and posttest, and an extensive, 70-page curriculum guide are appended. The guide explores eight block areas: (1) introduction; (2) homemaking; (3) personal development for careers; (4)…

This pamphlet is a guide to the equipment, procedures, instruments, and resources needed in teaching a course of technical typewriting to prepare a typist for a job in a science-related office where correct spelling and use of scientific and technical terminology are of paramount importance. Described are course guidelines, performance objectives,…

The study's purpose was to develop, test, and revise a course on the topic of leadership development in vocational education to be used on an inservice basis by vocational educators at all program levels. A correspondence study method was chosen to meet the need for individualization of instruction while not relying on the individual to structure…

General guidelines for teachers of modern languages emphasize the development of understanding, speaking, reading, writing skills, and of appreciation of the culture being studied. The guide presents: (1) instructional objectives of each course ranging from introductory courses through level 5 in French, German, Spanish, and Latin; (2) outlines of…

Secondary level students explore the state of poverty in affluent America in this quinmester social studies course. The objectives are for students to assess personal views and understandings of poverty; to locate the poor through research; to identify the causes and economic, social, and political effects of poverty; to examine changing attitudes…

The "Introduction to Shakespeare" course in the Quinmester Program involves the careful study of the tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" and the comedy "The Taming of the Shrew," emphasizing language, development of character and theme. The course also includes the study of biographical data relevant to the evolution of…

A course in introduction to music emphasizing harmony is presented. The approach used is a laboratory approach in which pupils will develop skill in playing percussion instruments, sing, listen to, read and compose music with emphasis on elementary concepts of harmony. Course objectives include: (1) The student will recognize duple, triple,…

This document outlines a course unit on Pre-Columbian Mayan Myths intended to be part of a semester-long survey course on world mythology. The intended unit length of three weeks for three hours per week allows time for consideration of a brief geographical, historical, and cosmological background against which to place Mayan myths, study of the…