Describes content and activities of a "student legislative practicum" designed to prepare students from North Carolina State University for participation in the annual legislative session of the North Carolina Student Legislature (NCSL). The practicum employed the NCSL experience as a vehicle for understanding the legislative process more fully.…

An elective course in public policy is suggested as one way nurses can become knowledgeable about the legislative process and the realities of the political arena so they may influence the outcome of health related bills. (TA)

In Britain the reorganization of secondary schools, curriculum reform and the consequent language offerings to pupils of all abilities has resulted in questioning and experimentation. Changes in time tables and teacher allocation at a London comprehensive school are described. A multi-media French course called "Eclair" is also…

Proposed is a center, to be operated as an independent yet university-affiliated institution, to fulfill multipurpose functions, including offering an experimental credit course on self-realization and eventually offering community-oriented workshops in this area. Details of the course are outlined. (LBH)

A brief historical review of Ewha University, the first public educational institution for women in Korea, is offered, followed by an assessment of its current program. A women's studies course outline is appended that covers women's reality, women's liberation, sex differentiation, socialization, culture, and status. (LBH)

Students transferring from "terminal" junior high schools or from Realschulen to the Gymnasium (humanities-oriented high school) should take "assimilation courses." These have four phases: (1) evaluation of phonetic knowledge, (2) increasing language skills, (3) introduction to text interpretation, (4) completing an 11th-grade basic course. (Text…

The growth of pop culture courses is discussed with emphasis on Morgan State's master's degree program. Reasons for student interest are cited along with problems as well as advantages of the curricular permissiveness and flexible scope. (LBH)

The potential of nurse practitioners as clinical instructors of physical examination skills is discussed. A new first-year medical school course in physical examination designed and implemented at the University of Arizona College of Medicine is reported. (Author/LBH)

Describes a nuclear and radiation chemistry course offered to second and third year students at the University of New South Wales, England. (SL)

Discusses the instructional strategies used in a course on television as a popular art form, in which students use their regular television viewing to develop a critical awareness, learning tools and techniques for analyzing dramatic form and content. (RT)

Describes a course designed to familarize secondary teachers with laboratory apparatus and experiments suitable for the high school level. (SL)

The process of designing a learning system for an undergraduate business course in problem solving is described. The system includes pre-testing, problem solving strategies, providing practice and evaluating systems performance. (MN)

Describes a beginning level undergraduate chemistry course designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of delocalized and localized molecular orbitals. (SL)

Examines the role of history courses in the political socialization of Soviet students. History teaching must develop students' Marxist-Leninist world view by stressing appreciation of Russian history, contemporary society, the Communist party, and the deeds and goals of Lenin-inspired patriots. (Author/DB)

Describes the mathematics curriculum instituted in Soviet secondary schools in 1975-76. Emphases of the new curriculum are the role of mathematics in sicence, technology, production, and everyday life, and the potential of the mathematics course for instilling a materialist world view. (Author/DB)