Describes how a survey of the history of sex, love, and marriage in Western cultures is used in an undergraduate course on the sociology of emotions. Identifies several periods of history particularly suited to this use and describes assignments and course requirements. (AEM)

This paper discusses a value clarification model for health education as an alternative to a purely factual approach which is becoming inadequate in the face of ever increasing amounts of information. This hierarchial model consists of three levels: (1) the information level providing the factual basis; (2) the conceptual level, centering on the…

The author discusses the use of the open-ended discussion as a teaching strategy. The intended outcomes for students are listed along with a brief delineation of the teacher's role, including focus setting, structuring, accepting, and clarifying. (RP)

Describes the goals of the public educational system as lying between life adjustment education and basic education; the author prefers the latter. (RN)

To determine a word's rank order of difficulty, the 63 words most commonly used in beginning reading were taught to 108 kindergarten children using one of three methods: phonic, kinesthetic, or meaningful context. (ST)

Discusses the conflicts involved in traditionally oriented and futuristic teaching. (PG)

Bringing TV into the classroom can enable children to learn to identify a sequence of ideas, the main theme of a story, describe characters and make judgments about them through the dialogue they hear. (Author/ML)

The imperatives and complexities of introducing human rights principles at primary and secondary school levels in postcommunist societies are presented, focusing on presentation of concepts of individualism, democracy, and human rights in textbooks; teaching practices that reinforce learner-centered approaches; and consideration of a national…

The role of educational television with slow learning and handicapped children is examined in a question and answer format. (CL)

The article discusses 11 steps involved in good teaching and in developing individualized education programs for handicapped students. (CL)

Suggests techniques for teaching about gender role socialization. Personal, qualitative data provided by children can be used effectively to: (1) highlight issues in gender role socialization; (2) generate research hypotheses; (3) stimulate creative research designs; (4) illustrate how gender role socialization occurs; and (5) illustrate the…

The author constructs a question taxonomy he feels is superior to Bloom's system in its comprehensiveness and language delineation basis, and advocates the use of both systems in conjunction (since they have differing purposes) to improve questioning techniques in as many ways as possible. (MB)

This paper reports on a survey of public and Catholic elementary schools in southwest Pennsylvania. The purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which various educational practices, association with those two types of schools, have been adopted in the schools and whether Catholic and public schools differ along a continuum of…

Describes an educational model designed to (1) determine consumer needs and interests of the elderly, (2) determine appropriate educational methodology for the elderly, and (3) develop a low-cost dissemination and teaching method. (CT)

Discusses the controversy over the use of technocratic or humanistic instructional delivery systems in the classroom, pointing out that both are essential for effective education and may occur simultaneously in the same classroom. Defines the qualities of technology and humanism in the instructional environment. (MF)