Outlines the formal and informal preservice programs for outdoor education offered at eight South Australian colleges. (SL)

The image of the individual and his relationship to society is explored historically in order to provide the teacher with some clarity on the deficiencies and imperfections of existing images. (JH)

A model for matching teaching strategies to student learning styles is intended to take seriously the issue of student needs. A variety of educational arrangements for implementation of matching are considered as well as some issues raised by such implementation. (Author/JH)

By observing the patterns of language that students use, teachers may infer that valuing is taking place. They may then plan, teach, and assess learning according to student performance. (JH)

As school personnel deal with many aspects of sexuality -- its informational, affective, and attitudenal dimensions, strategies of values clarification, moral education, consultation activities, and alternative pupil activities are presented to facilitate understanding of the sexual domain in youth. (Author/JH)

Factors that distinguish the community college student from his counterpart in the four-year institutions are the basis upon which suggestions are made to improve teaching strategies. (JH)

The author examines the reasons for the current interest in local history and discusses the thematic approach as that most favorable for the study of local history. (DE)

The author suggests how the quantitative analysis of data from census records, assessment roles, and newspapers may be integrated into the classroom. Suggestions for obtaining quantitative data are provided. (DE)

The authors describe the development and implementation in British schools of their family history project. The student and his social setting, the childhood of his parents and grandparents, and the methods of the historian are combined for effective course content. (DE)

The author uses a visit to a medieval site by elementary school students as an example of how to approach field trips for development of historical techniques. (DE)

This article describes a study, undertaken by secondary school students, of a suburban housing development in their own municipality. The tasks of data gathering and the forming of hypothesis and conclusions are emphasized. (DE)

The author describes a junior high school interdisciplinary Canadian studies course. Class projects encompassing Indian culture, French-Canadian culture, English-Canadian culture, and regional and ethnic cultures are examined. (DE)

This article provides a brief, select, annotated bibliography of guides and background materials on simulation games. (DE)

Presents the text of a speech given to a conference of physics teachers in which the full spectrum of elementary particles is given, along with their classification. Also includes some teaching materials available on this topic. (PEB)

Presented is a discussion focusing on teaching radioactivity in the schools. The author suggests equipment available and experiments that can be performed. (PEB)