Courses on New World Negro societies and communities are, of course, just as valuable in illustrating anthropological concepts as are area courses surveying North American Indians, but anthropology departments have been reluctant to introduce these courses. Afro-American studies could be a valuable extension of anthropology offerings by: 1)…

A study of the objectives and teaching practices of an introductory college physics course was conducted by personally interviewing 24 instructors in six Oklahoma colleges and universities and audiotaping their 45 classes. The instructors' questions in classes were cross-classified by type and purpose. The question-types included directive,…

Offering the student a way to develop a clear, concise style of writing, this nine-week journalism unit acquaints the student with various aspects of newspaper writing and publishing and with the correct methods for gathering and writing school news. The first part of the course introduces the students to the history and ethics of journalism and…

The author studied the degree of agreement between selected groups of businessmen and educators on the level of communication skills necessary for satisfactory performance in a business career. The findings of this study were based on data collected from 109 businessmen and 127 educators. A list of statements concerning course content and…

The aim of the Quinmester course "Greek and Roman Mythology" is to help students understand mythological references in literature, art, music, science and technology. The subject matter includes: creation myths; myths of gods and heroes; mythological allusions in astrology, astronomy, literature, science, business, puzzles, and everyday…

THE SCOPE AND EFFECT OF GENERAL ART OFFERINGS, DESIGNED FOR NONPROFESSIONAL STUDENTS OF ART, WERE STUDIED TO IDENTIFY CURRENT PRACTICES IN ART INSTRUCTION AS A PHASE OF LIBERAL EDUCATION. DATA WERE COLLECTED VIA SCHOOL BROCHURES, COURSE OUTLINES, AND ATTITUDE/OPINION POLLS AMONG DEPARTMENT HEADS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND STUDENTS AT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.…

This document is a course outline for an introductory community college course designed to progressively increase the student's ability to understand, speak, read, and write Spanish. Additionally, the course is intended to give the student a gradually expanding and deepening knowledge of Mexico, its culture, geography, history, social…

The rationale, structure, and content of the American Political Science Association's "Comparing Political Experiences" course is outlined. (DE)

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Ten full-time accounting instructors in San Diego County community colleges were asked to identify the core content of their courses in order to (1) develop a method for assessing the differences and similarities among courses; (2) provide information regarding the essential concepts of a course; and (3) determine if there was evidence of common…

Stating that the classroom teacher has primary responsibility for curriculum development in consumer education at the course or unit level, the author presents a framework for teachers in consumer education beliefs, learner needs and activities, unit objectives and content, and learner evaluation. (MF)

Presents two lesson plans for a consumer education unit and the questionnaire used to survey student needs, attitudes, and concerns in consumer education. Lesson objectives were to help students determine their own needs and attitudes toward consumer education and money management and to evaluate a tentative consumer education syllabus. (MF)

Professor Loney writes further about his "Project Design" concept (initially described in the September 1976 issue and noted in EJ 149 766) involving group participation in selection, design, construction, testing, and evaluation of projects. Although implementation has been in secondary technical subjects, the concept may be applicable…

The author suggests that colleges and universities with business education programs offer a course in records management to provide students with more than entry level training. She lists goals of such a course along with possible teaching strategies. (MF)

Asserts that the most basic types of understandings that students should gain from the beginning anthropology course could be grouped into two broad categories based upon two very important precepts of anthropology: overcoming anthropocentrism and combating ethnocentrism. Using this as a guide, two lists of course objectives were compiled and the…