This curriculum guide introduces the different components of a library science course which provides students with the basic skills to search Asian sources and materials. The first part of the curriculum guide discusses the student objectives of the course, which is designed to provide students with expanded knowledge of searching CD-ROM programs…

Questions whether literature should have a role in first-year composition courses. Argues that this question cannot be discussed without deciding on the objectives for such a course. Claims that first-year composition should eliminate the use of literature and focus on practicing the discourse of the academy. (HB)

Presents some of the findings of a study which describes, analyzes, and interprets the role and function of the California Journalism Articulation Committee. (KS)

Discusses students' obligation to fairly state positions antagonistic to their own (the "toto" principle) when writing argument essays, and suggests ways to help students recognize their obligation. (DD)

Discusses the ways in which color halftones can be used in campus newspapers to attract attention to ads, headlines, and editorial copy. Explains how to change the hue, value, and saturation of a color and the effects the changes should achieve. (AYC)

Discusses new technologies, applications, and computer software programs available for use in the instruction of developmental writing programs. Describes programs that function as multimedia writing "coaches" and model the writing process, collaborative writing tools that stimulate written conversations, and grammar and bibliographic tutors. (SJL)

A discussion of how to teach rhetoric emphasizes the student's need to discover the content of a piece of writing. Thus, what is needed in teaching is a plan which draws attention to the experience first and then to the task of communicating effectively. Such a plan for teaching rhetorical invention is outlined and discussed. The outline consists…

Examines how two groups of computer students reacted to tasks involving different degrees of reflectivity. Results indicate that students found almost all tasks, including the reflective ones, helpful and relevant although the intervention group studied disliked the reflective tasks, especially those at the metacognitive level. (15 references)…

In accordance with a mandate included in the 1990 amendments to the Perkins Act, a national evaluation of Tech-Prep implementation was conducted. The evaluation had two main objectives: to determine how effectively Tech-Prep is being implemented and to identify useful implementation practices and challenges. Data were collected from the following…

Discusses reader-response theory and forces that mitigate against a reading-centered classroom. Asserts that the issues of authority and freedom are crucial but advises against demanding too much at this stage. Focuses on current practice, and suggests beginning with the routines, the "business as usual," of the literature classroom. (PRA)

Extremists, whether formalists of the New Criticism or of the humanist-moralist tradition, are taken to task in this attempt to combine elements of both in a more pluralistic approach to literary criticism. An analysis of a Frost poem, "Stopping by Woods", is attempted as an illustration of a kind of criticism that seeks to clarify the parts of…

This document discusses the curriculum model for the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST). Curriculum development is a vital part in educating adults for employment, especially since adult students have such diverse needs, backgrounds, and interests. Economics, demographics, and technology are all issues that push…

This report describes the methods and findings of a study of the attitudes, values, and habits required for successful employment in technical-level positions. Part I describes the purpose and procedures of the study which sought to determine the feasibility of using the Affective Work Competencies Inventory (AWCI) to measure the affective…

This report is in three sections. The first section, "Design Options for an Integrated Curriculum," includes a short discussion of integration of academic and vocational education, references to some curriculum integration models, and nine examples of local Nebraska efforts in incorporating curriculum integration models. The second and lengthiest…

This report presents an introduction to the center, its objectives, and the individualized services it provides to senior citizens. The impact of the Hawaii State Senior Center on the community is presented in three parts: (1) a discussion of the role of the center in the community; (2) an explanation of the center's involvement in joint planning…