This model provides community college economics instructors with a flexible plan for developing instructional programs and materials to improve the level of economic understanding among non-business majors. More specifically, the model provides instructors with some exposure to the systems approach to instructional design and to appropriate…

This is a course of lectures given by George Polya at Stanford University to teachers, or prospective teachers, of mathematics and science. One of the essential tendencies of the course is to point to the history of certain elementary parts of science as a source of efficient teaching in the classroom. The lectures include: (1) very simple…

This manuscript reports the results of the work of a committee appointed by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) to deal with ways of providing opportunities for the orientation and training of school administrators, facility planning specialists, facility managers, educational planners, and education oriented groups…

Fifteen students in a Drawing I class at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College participated in an experimental module on gesture drawing based on operant conditioning theory. Students ranged in age from 18 to 50, all with previous art instruction at the high school level. After responding to questionnaires in which they offered suggestions about…

This publication is the result of the Illinois Annual Agriculture Articulation Conference of 1977. It consists mainly of introductory course descriptions for college courses in agriculture. The intent of the publication is to improve articulation between two and four year colleges and universities in Illinois that offer agriculture degrees. The…

This study examines the quality of the education programs offered by colleges and universities preparing high school journalism teachers. Following a lengthy review of the literature dating to the 1920s, the results of a questionnaire survey on journalism education are reported. The questionnaire was mailed to 117 persons associated with…

This guide provides teaching techniques for an undergraduate philosophy course. Students examine specific philosophic issues related to the black person's experience. They are required to apply critical and analytical procedures leading to philosophical investigations of topics of both philosophical and nonphilosophical origins. The teaching…

This teaching guide is designed to prepare prospective teachers to assume the communication tasks demanded by today's interactive educational environments. This guide is designed to be both theoretical and pragmatic, attempting to provide prospective teachers with the underlying rationale for the use of certain communication strategies and the…

This report attempts to establish the conditions under which students will choose to enroll in Black Studies courses. Out of 500 Black Studies students at Santa Ana College, 100 were randomly chosen to answer questionnaires regarding motivation for course selection and personal educational needs. A 100 percent response rate was reported for both…

This guide is a description of a course designed to help 11-to-13-year-olds cope with the problems that arise as a result of the physical, emotional, and social changes they are experiencing. The package, called "Self-Incorporated," consists of 15 15-minute television programs, this teacher's guide, and related materials which…

The report represents a preliminary study of a three-month consultantship intended to review field experiences in selected Latin American countries for teaching rural families home management/consumer education concepts and to collect materials based on experiences. A detailed account is presented of the projects visited in Mexico, Argentina, and…

Letters of accommodation, brief course descriptions, and photographs of facilities compose the dedication program. (MLF)

This is part of a series of 42 Calculus Based Physics (CBP) modules totaling about 1,000 pages. The modules include study guides, practice tests, and mastery tests for a full-year individualized course in calculus-based physics based on the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). The units are not intended to be used without outside materials;…

This is part of a series of 42 Calculus Based Physics (CBP) modules totaling about 1,000 pages. The modules include study guides, practice tests, and mastery tests for a full-year individualized course in calculus-based physics based on the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). The units are not intended to be used without outside materials;…

This is Part of a series of 41 Calculus Based Physics (CBP) modules totaling about 1,000 Pages. The modules include study guides, practice tests, and mastery tests for a full-year individualized courses in calculus-based physics based on the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). The units are not intended to be used without outside materials;…