When students were introduced to developmental disabilities and spent time in a developmental center's dental clinic, attitudes about mental retardation didn't change despite timing of the clinic visit or the lectures. (Author/MSE)

Behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine have been taught in terms of direct applicability to the primary care physician's practice with the "behavioral system" providing the point of integration for a general organ system approach. (MLW)

Describes a course which provides nonscience students with an understanding of methods and nature of natural science. The course is a seminar organized around a detailed examination of the Copernican revolution, in part through Copernicus's original writings, and in part through contemporary historical and philosophical analysis. (Author/SK)

Reviews an elective course designed to incorporate: (1) study of operating methods for adsorption, chromatography, and ion exchange in a pattern set by the instructor; (2) study of student selected topics with instructor developed lectures and assignments; and (3) course project done by each student. (SK)

The author expresses concern that the interdisciplinary approach to art education requires too much staff time and additional teacher education, limits innovation, allows only superficial exposure, and trivializes art. He asserts that students will gain more from an in-depth experience in at least one discipline of art. (SJL)

Presents results of a study regarding the status of the teaching of ethics in American higher education. Five general goals are proposed in the report for the teaching of ethics and recommendations are made for the introduction of new courses in ethics. (CS)

Addresses difficulties faced by medical students in the acquisition of a technical terminology largely based on Greek or Latin, and explains how in recent years undergraduate Classics departments have met the challenge by offering a Medical Terminology course. Discusses course development and currently available instruction materials. (MES)

Explains the organization and objectives of a college level anthropology course devoted to various aspects of tourism. Topics discussed include course content, graduate students and contemporary research on tourism, and the role of tourism in the anthropology curriculum. (DB)

Reports one high school's experiment in diversifying the English curriculum through the use of minicourses. The primary purpose of this study was to determine if this change in curricular structure made a difference in student achievement. Results are presented in tabular form and program guidelines are suggested. (SJL)

An applied science course with a variety of activities and independent studies for unmotivated high school students is described. (SA)

Classroom teaching techniques are offered which will help the office education teacher become a more efficient manager of clerical tasks in orderto free more time and energy for "real" teaching. Planning and organization of students' learning activities are the keys. (Author/AJ)

Designed for personnel assigned as instructors in Marine Corps formal schools, the 4-week course described is characterized by a closely knit peer and faculty operation which leaves little chance for the student to falter. (Editor/HD)

Describes a three-month French workshop for teachers and doctors in Shanghai, the goals being the improvement of speaking, comprehension and writing skills. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

General objectives of interdisciplinary education are examined and some possible pitfalls of multidisciplinary courses suggested. Guidelines for improvement are offered. (LBH)

Describes a nontraditional, integrated science offering, the goal of which was to use acknowledged benchmarks for a transformed curriculum. Includes content outline, laboratory topics, teaching principles, student expectations, relevance of the discipline, and assessment. Specific suggestions for the transition include providing written materials…