The Creative Studies Project is an interdisciplinary effort to conduct research into the nature and nurture of creative behavior, and to translate the findings into educational programs. (Authors)

teachers and children alike learn a reverence for life in this hands-on approach to the study of oceanography and marine ecology. (WY)

Distinctions between natural ecosystems and human ecosystems are misleading. Natural and social sciences can be integrated through the concept of a "human-use ecosystem," in which social scientists analyze the community, household, and individual, and natural scientists analyze the land. Includes a case study of St. Kitts. (KC)

The "Olympic Heritage" year in California provides an excellent opportunity to motivate students to examine their heritage from ancient Greece and to advance cross-curricular coordination. The very successful 1981-82 "Shakespeare Year" program can be used as a model. A proposed Olympic project is described. (RM)

Describes the development of the doctoral program in composition at Michigan's Wayne State University. Includes a description of core courses, interdisciplinary coursework, and opportunities for gaining practical teaching experience. (HTH)

Discusses the preparation of English education graduates in general and of those at the University of Washington in particular. (AEA)

Presented are ideas for eight environmental and conservation education programs, many of which span grade levels and skill areas. For each program described, there is a person listed to contact for additional information. (KC)

The development and implementation of a physical education program adapted to the needs of severely physically disabled students attending the University of Arizona (Tucson) is described. (TA)

Describes LaGuardia Community College's American Social History Project. Focuses on four aspects of the program: a multi-media curriculum based on the recollections and writings of the "unsung heroes" and ordinary people who shaped U.S. history; a thematically integrated cluster of four courses; a pedagogy of collaborative learning; and…

Describes the Los Angeles Theatre Center's educational outreach project, "Theatre as a Learning Tool." Discusses the program, its effect on high school students, and the process of providing study guides for the teachers. (PRA)

Considers the benefits for kindergarten through college teachers of a two-week interdisciplinary institute called the "Truckee River Community Project." Outlines the objectives and methods of this project, which focused on an intensive study of the Truckee River of the High Sierras in Nevada. Argues for the value of the personal…

Presents a case study of how a group of theatre artists and educators (the Lakeview Education and Arts Partnership) used the arts to motivate and engage students in four public schools in Chicago, Illinois. Describes how teachers and artists infused the arts into academics. (RS)

Describes the All Species Project, an interdisciplinary program that attempts to build a sense of community and understanding of the natural world by integrating ideas from art, science, anthropology, counseling, theater, and any other area deemed applicable. (MDH)

To improve students' critical-thinking skills, an interdisciplinary team of educators collaborated with a specialist. The result: a new model for infusing thinking-skills instruction. This paper describes the change process, the CRTA model's evolution, derivation of its acronym, and early qualitative results. (Contains 31 references.) (MLH)

Over the last 10 to 15 years, a variety of efforts to transform American high schools have gained both public and private support. Significant among these are initiatives to implement Small Learning Communities (SLCs), part of a larger school reform and restructuring effort designed to address a variety of goals, including "downsizing large…