The student of English as a second language in the French school system is confronted with morpho-syntactic and lexical difficulties when he or she reads texts on the university level. In addition to these difficulties, the method of approaching the text may also prove to be a problem. A method is outlined to help the student achieve an active and…

The complete syllabus for a 15-session course in micrographics and their acquisition, handling, interpretation, and utilization in libraries is presented. Seminar topics cover the selection of equipment, microform standards, computer output microfilm, resources available on microform, micropublishing, records management laboratories, bibliographic…

This training guide describes a 40-hour course for family day care providers. The course is designed to be given in 14 sessions to approximately 15 persons who voluntarily meet twice a week for 2 1/2 hours. A child care program for children aged 0 to 5 years located at the training site meets the need of working providers for alternate care while…

A training program designed to enhance the career development of undergraduate psychology majors is described. The class involved 11 hours of didactic lectures and discussions which attempted to give students external information relevant to work and school decisions. The sessions were designed to give students an understanding of decision making…

This study investigated the use of electronic instructional media, including educational television, radio, newspapers and instructional audiotapes, to deliver postsecondary instruction to adults in California in remote or nonacademic settings; the inquiry was confined to credit instruction sponsored by California colleges and universities and the…

The document reports on a training program to equip a variety of educational personnel to deal effectively with a population of severely/profoundly handicapped young children. Section I describes the program in terms of the problem, the need, and goals and objectives (which include the development of training materials which enhance the…

It is hypothesized that the learning afforded by two kinds of educational experiences, standard coursework and volunteer fieldwork, can be enhanced considerably through their integration into a psychology fieldwork course which includes certain additional features designed to facilitate the synergistic process. These features include…

English 1002, an advanced college composition course, is based on the Foxfire Project (in which Appalachian students interview elderly persons about mountain crafts and lore). After two weeks of classroom drill and practice in composition skills, each student is matched with a resident of a home for the elderly, located near the campus. During…

Too few journalism graduates know anything about the problems of management; yet, the higher one rises in the newsroom, the more one must develop managerial skills and talents. This resource guide to teaching materials for college courses in publication management lists books, articles, pamphlets, and audiovisual materials under the following…

This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. This Staff Guide provides step-by-step guidelines on course planning, development and implementation involving…

This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. This Staff Guide provides step-by-step guidelines on course planning, development and implementation involving…

As part of an introductory computer programming course, students were assigned seven programs selected to expose them to the varied applications of BASIC. Three additional programs were selected by the students themselves from other courses or from topics in the text which had not been covered in class. The topic which seemed to arouse the…

The purpose of this instructional guide is to assist teachers of calculus in the organization and presentation of the course content to best meet the needs of the student. The behaviors expected of the student have been organized into eleven units. These units include the topics recommended for those students preparing for the CEEB advanced…

The Rumson-Fair Haven Senior Elective Program was developed and implemented by students, faculty, and administrators over the three-year period from 1971 to 1974. The program offers high school students who complete graduation requirements in the first three years of the four-year program a combination of the following options for the senior year:…

Three ways to develop curriculum materials dealing with controversial political issues are described. Currently the two most popular approaches are the general theoretical discussion of important concepts and case studies. Whereas the theoretical approach may be too abstract and the case study approach too brief, a third approach combines the…