Drawing on questionnaire responses given by 46 universities offering women's studies programs, on information contained in "Media Report to Women" (a monthly publication for women interested in media), and on a variety of books, films, and periodicals, this report identifies the topics concerned with women and the media that are taught in…

An inservice teacher education course is described in which the objective is to train adults in the use of specific tutoring techniques and procedures for helping a child master any objective that involves stimulus-response learning. Inservice topics covered in the course include selection of appropriate instructional outcomes, pretesting and…

Postsecondary educational credit recommendations for formal courses offered by the Army and the Department of Defense are provided in this second of a three-volume set. (Other volumes cover courses offered by the Air Force and by the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. See note.) Also included are postsecondary credit recommendations for all Army…

Postsecondary educational credit recommendations for formal courses offered by the Coast Guard, the Marine Corps, the Navy, and the Department of Defense are provided in this third of a three-volume set. (Other volumes cover courses offered by the Army and by the Air Force. See note.) Also included are credit recommendations for Navy general rates…

Focusing on courses in typewriting, this guide is one of a set of four articulation guides designed for articulating between secondary and postsecondary business education courses. (The other three guides focus on courses in accounting, shorthand, and office procedures.) Each guide presents a general course description, outlines of the major units…

A course in communications skills for the biomedical sciences is a component unique to the New Mexico State University MARC Honors Undergraduate Program. The program seeks to identify and assist minority students who show evidence of having clear potential to perform at a high level in the biomedical sciences and who show a determination to enter…

The purposes of the United Automobile Workers labor studies program are to: (1) provide a broader understanding and perspective of economic, social, and political problems of our society and the role which unions and workers should play in it; (2) provide educational opportunities for individual growth and advancement; and (3) equip members of…

Presented is the framework of science programs for Texas public schools, K-12. This publication consists of four major sections in addition to an introduction which includes the rationale for developing this science framework and the function of the science curriculum. The first section presents 15 topics along with 36 suggested module titles and…

A model is presented for developing an introductory gerontology course in which teaching strategies are aimed primarily at realizing affective rather than cognitive outcomes in the lives of students. The four course objectives are described in terms of the following areas: (1) examination of personal values and attitudes concerning aging and the…

A course in technical writing has justification for appearing in a college English department curriculum if course content as it is currently taught is somewhat modified. In general, business or technical writing has been primarily a study of a wide variety of letter and report writing forms. To be taught as a liberal arts course, a technical…

A college survival skills course, designed to help college-bound high school seniors develop an efficient, organized approach to college reading and study skills, is described in this paper. After outlining the steps taken in developing and promoting the course, the paper notes favorable reactions to it, lists the course textbooks, and describes…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING A COURSE IN OCEANOGRAPHY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO ORGANIZE, EXAMINE, AND REVISE EXISTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR USE IN AN INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE IN OCEANOGRAPHY, (2) TO DEVELOP NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EXPERIENCES, (3) TO…

AN OUTLINE IS PROVIDED FOR A TEXTLESS RHETORIC 101 COURSE TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. BECAUSE THE IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE STUDENTS' AWARENESS OF THEIR OWN WRITING, THE SEMESTER IS ORGANIZED AROUND WHAT THE STUDENTS WRITE, NOT WHAT THEY READ OR MODELS WHICH THEY OUGHT TO IMITATE. AN INTRODUCTION, A SET OF ASSIGNMENTS ON…

AN AUDIOLINGUAL, SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE IN RUSSIAN, AS DESCRIBED HERE, CAN SERVE TO COORDINATE THE COMPLEX INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENT, TEACHER, AND WORKBOOK. THE USE OF A PROGRAMED WORKBOOK AND TAPED MATERIALS IS DISCUSSED IN PART I, GIVING CONSIDERATION TO SUCH FACTORS AS COURSE PROCEDURES, CONVERSATION TAPES, PRONUNCIATION, AND READING. THE…

This paper describes a methodology developed to provide undergraduate students with direct experience in the process of impressionistic test interpretation. In the experiential exercise, students were shown Thematic Apperception Test cards and then read the responses given by an anonymous client. A discussion of the process by which the students…