This is a teacher's guide to a one semester seminar course for high school students. Much of the course is based on research papers presented by students. The themes of the course are stated as: "The Role of Science in Technological Development as Related to Cultural and Social Development," and "The Role and Influence of Science in Literature,…

Author noted several very important nonepistemological factors which seemed to be particularly relevant to the success or failure of interdisciplinary inquiry, considered the epistemological and methodological constraints on interdisciplinary work, and expanded on the notion of interpretive knowledge as a universally necessary condition for…

An authority on career education proposes a relation between this area and the social studies' thrusts of inquiry training and values education. He defines a new role for social studies in building a multidisciplinary approach to understanding an individual's economic role and social problems in general. (KM)

Management of natural resources requires value analysis and social science information as well as technical knowledge. Analyzes concepts contributed by different disciplines and builds a multidisciplinary conceptual framework for decision making. (EB)

A secondary education curriculum model is proposed that provides for individualized programs, including both academic study and direct student involvement in efforts to solve contemporary social problems. (JK)

Technology, Society, and You is a six-week interdisciplinary unit in the ninth-grade English curriculum in a West Virginia junior high school. The focus is on the interaction between technology and the individual, the opportunities and problems associated with its use, and the role that humans can play in influencing its direction. (SK)

Controversy exists concerning interdisciplinary research, especially when it is related to national needs and societal problems. The role of central university administration is examined, along with how it might shape the future course and direction of research efforts. (Author/MLW)

Presents opinions regarding the development of integrated science curricula that provide an interaction between scientific education and social problems. Discusses philosophy regarding the relationship between education and the socioeconomic development in modern countries. (CS)

All disciplines are potentially useful for fuller interpretation of reality. Interdisciplinary instruction should emphasize cooperation, rather than conflict, among disciplines. Topics can include objects and processes (a horse or a river), events (the fall of Rome or migration), and issues (alcohol, crime, sports, or self and society). (DF)

Several years ago, after a career of teaching biochemistry and introductory biology, the author decided to offer a course for biology majors on biological explanations of social phenomena (Biosocial Problems in Contemporary America). His goal in examining these topics was to help students develop critical-thinking skills that would allow them to…

A CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO PROVIDE 30 PARTICIPATING SCHOLARS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS IN RELATION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF BIENNIAL CONFERENCES, IT POOLED INTERDISCIPLINARY RESOURCES FOR REAPPRAISAL OF THE MOST RECENT FINDINGS, AND PROVIDED THE ATMOSPHERE FOR AN…

Presented are three articles on environmental education representing the views of four authorities from the fields of geography, sociology, biology, and conservation. The first article stresses the need for successful management of the global environment and global environmental education. The second article details the social effects of…

To bring together the legislation, social conditions directly preceding passage of the legislation, and the implications for the development of the field of home economics education, data were obtained and examined from the "United States Statutes at Large on Public Laws," the "House Miscellaneous Reports," the "Senate Miscellaneous Reports," and…

Although innumerable interdepartmental institutes, centers, and laboratories have been established on US campuses since World II, they have been largely ineffective and unproductive. There are 3 distinct types: (1) the crossdisciplinary centers, in which researchers with problems in one discipline seek new methodologies, solutions or problems from…

It is increasingly demanded that our academic institutions, having been the primary source of the material structuring our civilization, also be the vehicle for finding solutions for its ills. Society is pressuring the university to establish multidisciplinary programs as the most suitable mechanism for meeting these demands. This will require…