Discusses 11 documents indexed in the ERIC system dealing with course organization, adolescent literature, course guides, unit plans, and ethnic studies, as these documents relate to multitext teaching. (DD)

Teaching current affairs is one of the greatest curriculum problems facing secondary school social studies teachers. Teachers must solve the problem by intensively planning and organizing, first selecting an appropriate organizational pattern and then developing an instructional unit. (Author/JM)

Bookkeeping/accounting teachers must familiarize students with the concepts necessary for success in a small business; students should be aware of the various accounting services available to the small businessman and how to use them, and understand basic accounting terminology and systems and financial statements. Implementation suggestions are…

Describes a model for offering graduate-level courses in special education for delivery online via the Internet. The benefits and uses of audiostreaming for the delivery of lectures are explained. Components of the model are discussed and the instructional process is demonstrated by providing illustrations from the course. (CR)

Describes the Computer-Assisted Personalized Assignment (CAPA) system which offers a way to apply computers to assist instructors and students in the framework of lectures and assigned problem sets without students being forced to use the computer system. (DDR)

Discusses integrating occupational health and safety engineering topics into existing engineering course work. Describes three models for integration and a procedure to assess the integration. (YP)

Describes how a college developmental reading program was changed from three to five semester hours of credit. Addresses changes in staffing, number of course offerings, scheduling, support services, curriculum, teaching methods, and motivational needs.(MG)

One university professor's use of French comic strips as the focus of an advanced, intensive language course is described. The approach addresses the visual and iconic in the comics as much as the linguistic element. (27 references) (MSE)

Compares the U.S. and British methods of teaching economics to undergraduate students. Examines the course objectives, the syllabi, the hiring and training of staff, the teaching system, and assessment and monitoring systems. Concludes that the British curriculum focuses on a narrower range of subjects. (GG)

Civil procedure courses are ideal for connecting doctrine and ethics because procedural rules strain constantly to balance competing interests. A University of Iowa course includes at least one significant moral discussion during each general doctrinal unit. (MSE)

A French immersion program in Brazil took a group of adults to a mountain retreat for a weekend of intensive language use through fantasy scenarios. (MSE)

Describes a course for discovering whether rapid technological development can be compatible with a set of traditional cultural values. Outlines the background, summary, assignments, and lessons used in the course. Provides a course syllabus, schedule of assignments, and sample essay examination questions. (YP)

Suggestions for course design are offered to teachers of deaf students. The recommended approach to course design begins with the consideration of student needs and course goals, and uses these as a framework for determining relevant and attainable objectives that are to be accomplished through various learning activities. (JDD)

Presents a preliminary report on a survey of the American Library Association accredited schools of library and information science to determine the extent to which courses dealing with the economics of information are taught. The elements of a model syllabus for an economics of information course are presented. (Author/LRW)

This article proposes that law schools teach trial advocacy and appellate advocacy as a two-course sequence, in which a "trial" is conducted in the first semester and appealed in the second. Students would work on teams and gain experience representing either the party with the burden of proof or the responsive party. (MSE)