This report presents the results of surveys of Montana schools at all levels that offered business and office education subjects or units of instruction. Business education leaders from other states--representatives of the National Association of Business Teacher Education--were also surveyed. Chapter I is an introduction. Chapter II contains the…

During their first quarter, all nonremedial liberal arts students at LaGuardia Community College take an introductory cluster of four courses. These "freedom clusters" use a single body of material and a common analytical method and have, as their fixed elements, courses in philosophy, English composition, and the research paper. Course…

A project was designed to implement a curriculum for a short-term re-entry course for licensed practical nurses (LPN) who wish to return to employment after some absence. Southeast Community College used an advisory committee of RNs and LPNs to assist in identifying objectives, content, and method of instruction. A survey questionnaire was mailed…

This manual was developed to help instructors train police and emergency medical technicians, who often are the first persons to arrive at the scene of a death (first responders), to serve families who lose a child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The manual begins with an introduction that discusses the purpose of the training and…

Two of the major objectives of the six week institute were "to provide teacher training in the folklore and traditions of the Mexican American, Black and Appalachian people to teachers who are either members of these cultures, or who work with students of these cultures; and to present teachers with subject matter, curriculum and background…

SECONDARY SCHOOL LATIN TEACHERS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, COLLABORATED WITH THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SUPERVISOR IN DEVELOPING THIS LATIN COURSE GUIDE DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH CLEARER PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, TO PRESENT BASIC CURRICULUM GUIDELINES FOR THREE LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION, AND TO ACT AS A SOURCE BOOK OF MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES FOR PROGRAM…

Presented in outline form, this curriculum guide lists the educational goals and objectives for Arizona elementary and secondary courses of study in United States history and Arizona history. The purposes of the guide are to present the minimum content of study for the individual subject areas and to serve as the educational content criteria for…

This secondary social studies unit, part two of a series of four, contains classroom activities that involve students in discovering ethnicity in the community, nation, and world. The activities also help students to recognize physical and psychological transnational linkages between ethnic groups in the United States and the cultures of their…

Descriptions of six junior college English programs focus primarily on the teaching of composition skills and literature. Course offerings, textbooks, student evaluation procedures, faculty and student body profiles, and enrollment trends are also discussed. (RL)

Eleven program outlines of elective English curriculums for grades 7-12 are collected in this package to serve as a convenient resource of examples of a variety of elective programs in English. Types of programs included range from non-graded "mini-electives," available 2 days a week, to curriculums made up of 30 twelve-week phase-elective…

This final report is an assessment of an experimental class designed to determine whether students, grades nine through twelve with diverse backgrounds, could do field research on community problems. The course description and outline of the course define goals and methods of meeting these goals. Samples of materials used are included in the text…

This guide for teachers of Spanish outlines course objectives and general educational goals. Contents include information on (1) philosophy and long-range goals, (2) student recruitment, (3) program counseling, (4) English in the classroom, (5) grammar, (6) articulation, (7) independent study, (8) grouping for student-centered work, (9) reading in…

This guide for teachers of Russian outlines course objectives and general educational goals. Contents include information on: (1) philosophy and long-range goals, (2) student recruitment, (3) program counseling, (4) English in the classroom, (5) grammar, (6) articulation, (7) independent study, (8) grouping for student-centered work, (9) reading…

This guide for teachers of German emphasizes the primacy of listening and speaking skills at all levels of instruction. Contents include information on: (1) philosophy and ultimate goals, (2) student recruitment, (3) program sequence, (4) English in the classroom, (5) grammar, (6) articulation, (7) independent study, (8) grouping for…

This Quinmester course helps the student develop word power through training and practice in identifying various meanings of one word, finding meanings from context, interpreting nonliteral and figurative language, and analyzing the structure of words with emphasis on prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Also included are dictionary and pronunciation…