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Ward, Thomas B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
One difficulty in teaching service courses such as psychology of adolescence is maintaining the interest of nonmajors without sacrificing course-relevant content. Described is a project that overcomes this problem by requiring students to observe some type of media (e.g., television) and determine the extent to which particular themes occur.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Majors (Students)