Discusses a six-week course in urban problem solving conducted by Newark College Engineering for high ability inner-city students in the summer of 1971 and 1972. Indicates that the experiment in mixing urban laboratories, city problems, and high school juniors is an educational success. (CC)

Discusses the trial of an elective course entitled Social Aspects of Chemical Engineering'' at McGill University. Indicates that student initiative is encouraged through the use of an uncertainly defined structure. (CC)

Describes a course for non-engineering students at Lafayette College which includes the design process in a project. Also included are the study of modeling, optimization, simulation, computer application, and simple feedback controls. (Author/TS)

The development and contents of the Nuffield Advanced Physics project are described. The usefulness of the material to students in college courses as engineers or physicists is discussed. (TS)

Describes a newly implemented curriculum designed to prepare home economics teachers for the year 2001. (SB)

The proposed Doctor of Arts program centered on English language and literature is a three-year program beyond the B.A. designed to train two and four-year college teachers. (DS)

Discusses the development and use of a workbook for teaching spatial data analysis at Canberra College of Advanced Education in Australia. The article addresses itself to the pedagogic questions of what statistical methods to teach, how these methods should be taught, and why data analysis should be taught. (AM)

A course for second-year medical students at Wright State University covers the construction of physical facilities for the delivery of health care. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive orientation to the subject and to develop an appreciation for the complexities involved. (MLW)

Summarizes major features and broad principles of design determined by the editorial panel of the Australian Academy of Science School Chemistry Project. Features discussed include roles of practical work, theory text and laboratory manual, structure of materials, subdivisions of content in text, writing, and appeals for assistance in the project.…

Describes the implementation and impact of a two-semester mastery-oriented astrophysics sequence for upper-level physics/astrophysics majors designed to handle flexibly a wide range of student backgrounds. A Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) format was used fostering frequent student-instructor interaction and role-modeling behavior in…