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Peer reviewedManzelli, Paolo; Eaton, John – Environmentalist, 1985
Offers a model of scientific thought based on the multidisciplinary integration of the sciences. Stresses the importance of constructions/deconstructions of meanings, codifications/decodifications of symbols, and structurations/destructurations of conceptual operations in the development of scientific thought and in the modification of human…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Epistemology, Global Approach, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedKrockover, Gerald H. – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
Sources for everyday problems are suggested and examples from newspapers are given. Also included are a sample role-playing situation and six other suggested activities. (MK)
Descriptors: Activities, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedSchwartz, A. Truman – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1988
Discusses some issues that have long been claimed as the exclusive province of the humanities, such as brotherhood and belonging, the sense of beauty, and the meaning of human. Suggests how a knowledge of science can contribute to understanding. (YP)
Descriptors: Humanities, Humanities Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science and Society
Peer reviewedMcCloskey, Donald – Planning for Higher Education, 1994
The movement toward quantitative, "scientific" planning in organizations ignores an element essential to progress: communication within and among disciplines to explore available options. For this reason and because of the growth of technology, it will be important for higher education to expand into the field of communications. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills
The Nature of Science. A Personal View of Science and How It Has Shaped the Way We Think and Behave.
Aicken, Frederick – 1984
Designed to provide a broader and more encompassing approach to science studies, this book contains perspectives on science and its impact on culture. It consists of a series of discrete essays which focus on the interaction of science with religion, philosophy, and lifestyle. Each essay begins with a series of quotations and questions which are…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Philosophy, Science and Society
Goodwin, Robert – SASTA Journal, 1980
Presented are a list of topics and references for a course in which scientific theories and concepts are developed to explain the energy crisis. Using the suggested approach, students gain an understanding of scientific theories and concepts as they relate to current human problems. (DS)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Energy
Peer reviewedMcIntosh, R. Anne; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1994
This paper urges educators of deaf students to make a greater effort to teach science conceptually to foster real understanding and produce scientifically literate students. The state of science education in general, and for deaf students specifically, is reviewed. Recommendations stress process-oriented teaching, cooperative learning, and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Deafness
Download full textBank Street Coll. of Education, New York, NY. – 1989
This book includes 12 units that have been adapted from the television series "Voyage of the Mimi." Each unit includes the episode, an activity, and an expedition. The episodes introduce and accompany each episode of the television series. The activity is an extension of that episode which can be done in the classroom. Mapping skills, foreign…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Archaeology, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences
