Raises serious objections to present form of chemistry courses for non-science majors. Instead of watering down chemistry content and presenting science as a better subject than others, emphasis should be directed to teach non-science major students to appreciate chemistry. Fundamental concepts are used to solve problems and students should be…

Author suggests criteria that can be weighted mathematically for computing comparable strengths and weaknesses in textbooks. (MB)

MMCP evolved from a study of innovative programs in music education in the U.S. (Author)

Presented is the syllabus for a course, Art for the Elementary Teacher, a humanistic, learner-centered approach to education. (Author/RY)

Author recommends a different academic program for today's new" students from the lower classes, which may also benefit the old" upper-and middle class students. (IR)

Describes the use of learning packages in teaching industrial education at the grade levels K-12. (GB)

Lists and discusses a sequence of first-of-term writing assignments designed to stimulate students' thinking about the goals of an English course and to involve them in the planning of it. (RD)

Includes a list of some of the assignments made and poems written by several students. (RD)

Describes the objectives and contents of a physical science course for preservice teachers in a teacher's college in England. The course extends over three years, emphasizes physical science concepts, and is laboratory oriented. Discusses how the topics of spectroscopy and crystallography are treated in the course. The syllabus is included. (LC)

Description of a course at the University of California at Los Angeles. (RD)

Surveys 35 library school professors to provide a summary of current practices in teaching children's literature. Course objectives, topics introduced, instructional methods used, and determination of final course grades are highlighted. Two references are listed. (EJS)