The trend toward incorporating traditional social sciences materials into foreign language coursework, in order to increase enrollment, is explained and discussed. Controversy centers on trading aesthetic appreciations of foreign literature for course content on social and cultural issues. (MSE)

This report analyzes assumptions and conclusions presented in state reports related to increasing efficient use of college facilities through extended hours of instruction and year-round operation. Data were obtained through questionnaires mailed to every California community college district and through studies on these subjects. One chapter…

Results of a study in which four instructional methods (involving different amounts of preparation and guidance in reading short stories) were used with 48 seventh-grade students demohstrate that it is possible to simultaneously prepare able and less able readers for discussion of the same story. Reading attitudes were also assessed in the study.…

The proper use of objective ratings in faculty evaluation can be diagnostic, motivational, and remedial. Faculty effectiveness should improve if valid factors, properly weighted, are used periodically to evaluate teachers through objective ratings. (LBH)

Describes an environmental health science technology curriculum designed to provide technicians in the areas of air, water and wastewater analyses, treatment plant operators, public health enforcement officers, and pollution inspectors. (GS)

Describes a seminar which was used to generate interest in science teaching as a career. The seminar (taught one week for a semester) includes lectures, discussions, and various types of activities. (JN)

Describes an undergraduate physics course for nonscience majors which combines physics with science fiction films. Includes course format, sample module on the concept of momentum, and an appendix with a listing of science fiction films used in this course. (DS)

A method of utilizing a basic audio-tape format within a supervised self-instructional learning center was developed to provide students with the individualized approach to learning in courses with large student enrollments. (DF)

Contract grading is seen as a way to enable instructors to assign written work and respond to it helpfully so that their students will learn from the experience. Experiences with contract grading in a sophomore literature class are described. (MLW)

Discusses the importance of developing bioethics programs for undergraduate students. Two aspects are considered: (1) current areas of concern and sources of bibliographic information; and (2) problems encountered in undergraduate projects. A list of references is provided. (HM)

Describes a demonstration in which gaseous ammonia and hydrochloric acid are used to illustrate rates of diffusion (Graham's Law). Simple equipment needed for the demonstration include a long tube, rubber stoppes, and cotton. Two related demonstrations are also explained. (DH)

Summarizes research on inquiry and investigative strategies for teaching laboratory science. Concludes that meaningful laboratory instruction is distinguished by: student engagement in science inquiry processes, student manipulation of experimental materials, and the experiential teaching of specific scientific concepts. (RT)

TESTOR is a computer-assisted testing system that provides student evaluation while simultaneously managing all records associated with a program of individualized instruction. Use of TESTOR in a general biology program, at the University of Missouri, is described. (JN)

Describes the Academic Excellence Workshops program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, as a potential model for an academic support system specifically designed for underrepresented students in math-based disciplines. (PR)

In the midst of the economic recession of the early 1980's, two major facilities in Galesburg, Illinois, were closed down: a large private company and a state mental health facility which employed 15% of the local residents. The economic and social impact of these closures created a crisis for the town, its inhabitants, and service workers. In…