A distant-learning format that provides courses for students who are geographically or financially unable to commute to traditional campuses involves taped lectures, class meetings, and evaluations as well as course texts and study guides. (JMF)

A study is reported that examines the influence of rural or urban backgrounds on physicians and their spouses in their choices of location for practicing medicine. The results indicate that the size of community of origin of both physicians and their spouses seems to be a poor indicator of medical practice location in Arizona and New Mexico. (JMD)

A study of factors influencing medical students in their choice of future practice locations shows that the majority of entering students prefer a small town or mid-size city, and that 70 percent prefer primary care. The factor that best predicts location preference is not specialty, as previous studies indicate, but form of practice organization…

The relationship between the state in which a physician practices and the location of residency training was studied using 467 subjects from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Findings suggest that additional residencies filled by medical graduates from the same state might increase the retention rate of medical practitioners.…

The Medical School of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, includes a required six-week rural rotation for medical students during the fourth year of their five-year program. Results of an opinion survey show that 63.4 percent are willing to work in rural areas. Implications for change in medical schools are discussed. (LBH)

Offers suggestions about what to teach within the five themes of geography in California's History-Social Science Framework (1988). States that the use of these themes (location, place, relationships, movement, and regions) along with the 15 basic concepts of geography provide a structure for understanding the substance of geography and its…

Learning place geography is an important part of school geography. Reports on research findings addressing effective ways to teach place geography. Finds that research indicates significant differences between mnemonic and non-mnemonic treatment groups. (CFR)

Compares self-concept scores of 199 pregnant African American adolescents from urban and rural areas. Results showed that self-concept scores of both groups were not as high as scores of a nonpregnant norm group of adolescents. Pregnant adolescents' scores were similar regardless of age or geographic location. (RJM)

Asserts that teaching principles and concepts related to global time is a test of student comprehension and an instructor's teaching ability. Describes how teachers can create an International Date Line Wheel for classroom demonstration purposes. Includes 11 figures illustrating how to make and use the wheel. (CFR)

Presents instructions for a class project to produce a raised relief map. Reports that students will learn to interpret elevations from contour lines, interpret map symbolization, realize that the area represented is a real area, and redefine the meaning of a map scale. Includes a list of materials needed and details of construction. (DK)

Discusses the use of advance organizers in elementary geography instruction. Asserts that maps and globes can be used as advance organizers to improve learning about geographic locations and regions. Provides two classroom activities with accompanying data charts to illustrate the technique. (CFR)

Guidelines for planning for and receiving television news crews on campus are offered. Suggestions focus on initial response to the inquiry, logistical preparations, preparation of individuals on campus, choosing campus images to present, being helpful, ensuring smooth operation during the visit, and offering other interesting stories to the crew…

Four language classroom activities are described, including an exercise using maps and new vocabulary to discuss geographic location; an adaptation of a common board game that encourages classroom communication; an activity to enrich vocabulary and understanding of the historical relationships between words; and a comprehension exercise using a…

Presents a secondary teaching lesson that uses statistical information about colleges and universities offering a degree in geography. Provides a sequenced lesson plan that asks students to develop a map showing the frequency and distribution of geography programs and interpret the findings. (CFR)

Illustrates how graphing calculators can be used to address the knowledge and skills promoted by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and other educational organizations. Focuses on plotting capability and facilitating various types of data and information analysis. (CMK)