Examples of how oral history can be used in the secondary classroom are provided.

Slide presentations on California history which use five slide projectors simultaneously are described. (DE)

Explains the objectives and the offerings of two honors courses in engineering physics and physics and education at Loughborough University of Technology. (GA)

This course provides an attractive introduction to chemistry for a group of students who would normally avoid traditional chemistry courses. Topics include color, pigments, metals, ceramics, glass, paints, plastics, fibers, and dyes. (BB)

Suggests that, although innovative strategies can enchance a history of psychology course, the key is the instructor's enthusiasm. Describes a college level course in terms of objectives, readings, and visual aids. A major part is an independent research paper consisting of: (1) the historical development of an idea, (2) two biographical sketches…

Describes a ten week college level psychology seminar designed to help students take a more active role in their professional and scientific development. The first five weeks consist of tracing the historical developments in psychology; the second half focuses on contemporary topics in professional psychology. (KC)

Describes a university class project designed to enable students to translate environmental research into action. Students focused on a conflict between state and county government over solid waste management. Outlines steps involved in such a project and discusses student involvement and the success of the project. (KC)

Describes an honors course in physics, taken by all students in the Department, to serve as a "core" of basic physics. The course is coupled with a wide range of options inside and outside the Physics Department. (GA)

Describes a college-level multidisciplinary course dealing with the difference between the scientific and biblical accounts of the origin of earth and life. Student evaluation indicates the course was successful in achieving the objectives. (MA)

Loyola Academy, a Jesuit high school located in Wilmette, Illinois, offers basic chemistry, chemistry I, and advanced placement chemistry. (BB)

Describes a public address curriculum based upon a different way of conceptualizing public address. (Author)

A cooperative experiment among Pennsylvania rural communities and the University of Delaware and La Salle College, this course ("Re-Emerging Issues in Social Welfare: The Rural and Small Community") was developed to expose urban students to a rural environment and to utilize rural educational resources. (JC)

An interdisciplinary course on gerontology has been developed and offered as an elective at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. Instruction is provided in the physical, psychological, and social influences with ambulatory and institutionalized geriatrics patients. A course outline and course objectives are included. (SW)

Students at Creighton University's School of Pharmacy were offered the option of taking a pharmacy jurisprudence course by a self-taught, self-paced mode or by the traditional lecture mode. Comparasions were made of students in each group. Topics of the learning module and NABPLEX propositions for examining competency are included. (SW)

How do you help headteachers/principals keep in touch with educational practice in schools other than their own? Describes an unusual in-service course for primary administrators. (Editor/RK)