A preliminary report is given on work in progress on a science in society course at Rutgers. The course is designed to relate physics to human affairs. The role of the physics teacher in this approach is discussed. (DF)

A topical approach in astronomy provides greater coherence and meaning for the information presented than does a survey approach. Topics are presented and evaluated in relation to the goals of an astronomy course. (DF)

Article provides brief description of two microbiology courses at the college level which have multiple characteristics. Course I provides instruction based on papers in biology and in a special subject. Course II is devoted entirely to the special subject. (PS)

Describes a course in teacher education that provides a multimedia instruction kit and an interaction laboratory package. (Author/PG)

On the assumption that parents can provide significant educational experiences for their preschool children, a Parent/Child course has been initiated in conjunction with the Toy Library at the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. (Authors/CB)

Describes short course developed in adult education courses at the University of Liverpool, England. (DS)

A partial solution to the problem of choosing what to teach from the vast amount of subject matter was achieved by combining the philosophies of the audio-tutorial approach and the concept-pak approach. (DF)

To accomodate students who do not consider chemistry as a career objective, a course was designed with content and structure correlated with the career objectives of these students. (DF)

A computer system brings course descriptions and student options together at the same time to produce a course master. (Author)

Report on Bowling Green University's Little College course called The Making and Manipulation of Images. (HS)

Describes the development of a physics course based on the use of examples from the real world, a contract method of assigning work and the Harvard Project Physics course. (TS)

A description of a one-semester college course with an enrollment of over 1,000 which has been taught for eight years. Success is based on the presentation in nonmathematical language, emphasis on the relationship of physics to students' everyday environment, and lack of laboratories. (DF)