In response to growth of microelectronics and changes in microchip design/manufacturing technology, universities are supporting class projects for students. Approximately 50 schools now conduct such programs which have resulted from earlier National Science Foundation sponsorship. Major advantages for the students include designing experience,…

This article draws upon some implementation models, namely the Rogers and Shoemaker (1971) model and Hall's (1973) concerns-based model, to explain contextual and process factors associated with the implementation of a high school geography syllabus in one Australian state. (Author/CT)

The encoding specificity principle asserts that a retrieval cue will be effective if, and only if, the to-be-remembered item was specifically encoded with respect to that cue during input. Describes a classroom experiment that provides an opportunity to demonstrate the encoding specificity phenomenon, note its limitations, and discuss its cause…

Discusses how to teach oral communication students to handle complaints effectively and enforce rule positively. (AEA)

The benefits and limitations of an interdisciplinary course, combining sociology, history, and political science, on America in the 1960s are analyzed. Both structure and content of the course are discussed. (Author/RM)

Provides results of a survey of public relations education at 30 colleges and universities with respect to an examination of 115 syllabi, course requirements and reading lists, and innovative practices. (PD)

Study showed that university students respond with greater interest to lecture titles that clearly indicate the nature of the ideas to be communicated rather than to those that contain the specialized expressions indigenous to academia. (RM)

Describes the development of a course in organizational, as opposed to business, writing and its advantages and disadvantages. (AEA)

Discusses how the use of pupil-created political cartoons has put some color and excitement back into a 9th grade world cultures course. (RM)

The International Labour Organization assigned a staff member to an Asian country to assist the trade unions in strengthening their workers' education programs. One important aspect of his assignment consisted of establishing and testing a viable course program by constructing a set of syllabi for basic, specialized, and advanced courses that…

Describes an introductory geology laboratory course designed to keep the content and rigor of a traditional course while improving student self-esteem, attitude and achievement. (GS)

Describes a method of identifying students who are poorly prepared for freshman chemistry, and a preliminary chemistry course designed to prepare such students for the standard chemistry course. (MLH)

This paper discusses the law-related studies provided in a human ecology degree program. The studies involve workshops which are project-oriented experiences and courses which provide skills and knowledge. The program emphasizes law relating to land use management, small business enterprises, consumer protection, real estate, and family. (MR)

University students participated in community environmental problems by investigating junked cars. The students gained experience in problem identification, research design, and field investigation. The students also received sociopolitical experience by presenting their findings to the city commission. (MR)

Discussion of history instruction, courses, and curricula at the Open University which emphasizes (1) methods and principles and (2) relating history to other academic disciplines. (ND)