The director of curriculum development at Maharishi International University describes background and design of the program based on the Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI) as a unifying theoretical structure and on transcendental meditation (TM) for expanding awareness and utilizing videotape technology in its core curriculum courses. (JT)

The energy crisis is a topic with which teachers can incorporate economic, social, and political concepts into the social studies curriculum. Describes energy education materials prepared by the National Science Teachers Association which emphasize background information for teachers, knowledge and skill development for students, and use of local…

Liaison between departments and disciplines has been achieved at the University of Minnesota, where the teaching of the basics of psychiatry relating to medical practice has been the responsibility of the faculty of the Department of Medicine. Benefits to staff and residents are discussed. (LBH)

Described are the design, adaptation and evaluation of a special, four year program in laboratory science, art, and music for elementary school blind children. (Author/GW)

Discusses the importance of integrating geography instruction across the curriculum so that geographic skills and knowledge are not relegated to one course. Examines process of linking geography with music, mathematics, science, language arts, and physical education to increase geographic knowledge. Offers additional ideas for integration in an…

Various approaches to developing and implementing economics curricula are explored, including positive and normative economics, teacher-developed informal curriculum, district-developed formal curriculum, "outside" curriculum, the infusion approach, or as a separate course. It is suggested that a "blend" of the alternatives may optimize the…

Presents a critique of existing methodology used in curriculum updates in academic institutions, suggesting that an integrated approach is more realistic and meaningful to study and to bridging the gap between academic curriculum and industry's needs. Specifically recommends that curriculum-related and job-related data be analyzed simultaneously.…

Six guidelines (based on research findings) are presented for use at local and provincial levels in planning or evaluating multicultural programs in schools. Teachers can rate their own schools by looking at the staff, facilities, and curriculum and by answering the questions presented here. (SED)

Multicultural education can be infused into the existing curriculum to help students become less ethnocentric and more cosmopolitan. Multicultural lessons dealing with numerals, abacus, calendars, and money exchange that were implemented successfully into a mathematics unit are discussed. (DF)

Describes how adjunct courses can encourage students to see writing as a process of discovery and creation. (CRH)

The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) is committed to a reform process which involves, among others, the curricular axis. The work described in this paper is part of the activities specially concerned with the studies of engineering. Seventy-five professionals were invited to discuss new possible patterns for the perspective of the professional…

The war in Vietnam created a new curriculum on peace education. The new courses, known also as Peace Studies, take an interdisciplinary approach combining sociology, history, philosophy, morality, economics, futuristics, and political science. (DS)

Suggests changes for science curricula which will improve the understanding...of the scientific language in which the ideas of science and technology are expressed," including increasing the students' facility with numbers, and in the future, an interdisciplinary course demonstrating the approach of physical, biological and behavioral scientists,…

In September, 1971, an environmental elective pilot program was introduced in Lincoln High School, Yonkers, New York. This was a blueprint for future environmental responsibilities for heterogeneous groups of juniors and seniors. The multi-discipline, one semester elective included the disciplines of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and…

Aesthetic education should be the strongest countervailing force against the superficiality of so much of people's experience. (Author)