Includes a description of an American studies course for grade eleven and a world history/English program for grade nine. (DD)

Describes a course offered in an engineering college to make students conscious of environmental considerations. The format includes lecture, student projects and critiques or term papers. A reference list is included. (PS)

Report on Bowling Green University's Little College course called The Making and Manipulation of Images. (HS)

Describes a course which traces the development of American technology and its impact on society. Lists required and recommended books, course requirements, and nine course topics. (DC)

A four-quarter sequence of courses to assess environmental impact, to provide students with knowledge of environmental law, a strong interdisciplinary base, and an understanding of the processes of planning and policy formation, is described. (BT)

Describes three graduate and undergraduate pilot courses in technical writing directed toward students in environmental design, engineering, and business. (HOD)

Outlines the structure and approach of a high school course in theater history. Includes suggestions of plays for scene work, ideas for interdisciplinary lesson plans from selected periods, and a list of books for additional reading. (SR)

As universities move towards more vocationally oriented courses, students expect pedagogic practices that make closer ties to potential workplaces. The pedagogical approach of authentic learning is well suited to this purpose as it proposes an apprenticeship-type model and a model that brings simulated work tasks into the classroom. In the social…

In this article, the author describes the Interdisciplinary Cohort Model of Teacher Preparation at the University of Kentucky. It has been successful in preparing business and marketing teachers in a one-year period, has made educational foundations an integral part of classroom practice, and fostered collaboration between business and marketing…

Describes a futures course which is a part of a large humanities course required of all undergraduates. (PEB)

A medical sociology course is described, and the importance of interdisciplinary teaching in the medical and health sciences is discussed. (Author/PG)

Describes a course incorporating environmental studies in an economics course at the community college level. Includes 10 problems formulated as group projects for the students. (SH)

Discusses the interdisciplinary approach in the College Board's Advanced Placement European History courses, in an attempt to respond to the needs of today's students. (Author/PG)

Describes the University of Missouri at Columbia's specialized economic-analysis course, an offering designed to teach journalism students to understand economic systems and to relate business developments and problems. (KS)

Presents descriptions (syllabi, outlines, goals) of special topics environmental studies courses which approach the discipline from a humanistic perspective. Topic areas of these courses include: wilderness studies; biocultural patterns of population, land use, energy, and war; religion, ethics, and the environment; landscape perception; and…