Faced with accountability pressures and limited resources, education policymakers make difficult choices regarding school curricula. In recent years, studies have documented a decreased emphasis in arts and humanities instruction. One potential way for schools to fill this gap includes partnering with arts and cultural organizations to provide…

Based on the "Guidelines for Energy Education in Social Studies" developed by the National Council for the Social Studies in 1981, this checklist will enable curriculum planners to weigh their ideas and proposals against carefully developed statements of principles and standards. (RM)

Presented is a curriculum in archaeology for grades 6, 7, and 8. The curriculum covers 10,000 years of history common to America and presents material for interdisciplinary presentation. The effectiveness of the curriculum, based on evaluation data, is predicted. Data were collected via a pre- and post-test. Validity, sensitivity, and reliability…

The elementary unit kits, interdisciplinary and self contained learning systems comprised of a variety of learning activities and media which approach a social studies topic through a method of inquiry, are examined. (SM)

The interdisciplinary social studies materials for sequential use in grades nine through twelve and designed to help each student develop into an independent thinker and a responsible citizen are assessed. Most class activities are organized around directed discussion working toward the objectives of inquiry skills, knowledge, values, and…

The core discipline of the evaluated fifth grade course which is applicable to secondary grades is anthropology; however, because man is the subject, the scope of the curriculum is interdisciplinary. The learning process is emphasized with methodology based on comparison and contrast. (SM)

This article evaluates law instruction materials that can be combined in an interdisciplinary way in the hope that secondary students will be thoroughtly familiar with the law and, therefore, resist injustice. By using an inquiry approach into case studies students delve into controversial social problems that exist in urban America. (SM)

Interdisciplinary social studies units for grades k-12 are analyzed. Inquiry is the dominant teaching strategy in the materials but emphasis is also on concept teaching.

Elementary social science materials which introduce children to basic social science methods and, further, give students the opportunity to investigate specific areas in human behavior are described and evaluated. A method termed value inquiry'' helps the student gain a realistic understanding of his social environment. (Author/SM)

Interdisciplinary social science instructional materials for grades one through eight are evaluated in this article. Cognitive and affective teaching strategies are employed in the project. (SM)

The American government course and materials, described and evaluated in this article, have been designed to prepare secondary students to organize data, utilize concepts, and apply analytic skills. (SM)

Describes a project that changed the social studies curriculum by changing the method of teaching. (MB)

Objectives and content of an interdisciplinary social studies-art program for elementary children are discussed. A sample lesson and evaluation activities from a successfully implemented pilot program are provided. (RM)

Examined the effectiveness of the Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) Social Studies and Art Volunteers program at a Baltimore middle school. Data from over 400 students who participated in the interdisciplinary program indicated that the students increased their awareness of art and developed attitudes toward and preferences for…

Since 1992, teachers in the Rosemead (California) school district, an urban district east of downtown Los Angeles, have been implementing "Different Ways of Knowing" (DWoK), an integrated interdisciplinary curriculum and teacher development program created by the Galef Institute of Los Angeles. DWoK has been implemented in the Rosemead school…