Describes a course in which students analyze man-made materials utilizing mineralogical facts and techniques. Discusses course content, teaching methods, and course evaluation. (MA)

A short course in probability and statistics for administrators and managers is described. Topics covered in one of the lecture sessions are discussed. (DT)

Discusses a social studies course called Man: A Course of Study (MACOS). The course takes children into the study of what makes man human, how man got that way--before students embark on higher studies in history, economics, sociology, and other social sciences. (Author/RK)

Describes a fifteen-week elective course for juniors. (DD)

Describes a semester-length course in the management of the behaviorally disordered, based on the use of simulation and roleplaying. Includes evaluation and results. (Author/LS)

Argues that the Marxist bias of a major Open University course constitutes a disservice to its students. (Editor)

A report on the impact of using student-to-student tutoring in freshman economics at Duke University. Positive impacts were seen to be twice as great as having had high school economics or having had high school differential calculus. (Author/AV)

An audio-visual course in Russian culture is given at Northern Illinois University. A collection of 4-5,000 color slides is the basis for the course, with lectures focussed on literature, philosophy, religion, politics, art and crafts. Acquisition, classification, storage and presentation of slides, and organization of lectures are discussed. (CHK)

Describes the topics covered and methods used in a liberal arts astronomy course on photographing the night sky. (MLH)

Discusses the philosophy and operation of a chemistry course that emphasizes the impact of chemical science on society and the education of scientifically literate citizens. (MLH)

Reports on journalism students' content analysis of newspapers for the communication of ideas to mass culture. (KS)

Describes two double-period humanities courses taught in the 10th and the 11th grades (based on the rigorous New York State Regents standards) that interweave literature, history, political philosophy, art, historical documents, and personal experience. Describes the 10th-grade course that includes Western civilization and the 11th-grade course…

Examines the utility of the World Wide Web (WWW) for aiding in the construction of school-based and work-based learning communities. Surveys current offerings on the WWW. Advances proposals for enhancing the architecture of the WWW to facilitate its use for the creation and operation of learning communities. (RS)

Describes methods used to foster critical-thinking skills in an upper-level undergraduate neurobiology course. Discusses some of the limitations of this course. Argues that this approach can improve the educational experience of students and may be of general utility for many other courses in the sciences. (JRH)

Provides an account of the instruction of university-level introductory physics courses using a framework characterized by curiosity-driven inquiry in science and science teaching. Describes the role of the instructor as providing students with the incentive to learn science through their pursuit of personally meaningful questions. Contains 25…