Auburn University in Alabama shows how curricular innovations can stimulate the personalized, cross-disciplinary teaching and learning that are threatened by the large-size and scholarly compartmentalization of many university campuses. The Mentor-Interdisciplinary Seminar program for freshmen and the Ascent of Man interdisciplinary course for…

The present crisis in the relationship between man and nature is the result of man's incorrect perception of the environment. Both research and education have the task of promoting, through an interdisciplinary approach, a correct perception of the structure, dynamics, and evolution of the environment so that people can manage it properly and…

A University of Louisville (Kentucky) graduate-level preservice program involving counselor-consultants and reading specialists is designed to integrate the skills of both groups into an interdisciplinary, team approach aiding children with academic and/or behavioral disorders. (MJB)

Preliminary data were gathered at the University of Iowa about learning styles and instructional preferences of two groups of family practice physicians: those who attended and those who did not attend a multidisciplinary university-sponsored refresher course. Implications for continuing medical education are discussed. (LBH)

Analyzes the Mexican-American studies interdisciplinary program at the San Jose City College campus. Outlines the major premises, goals, and stages of the program. Includes flowcharts and diagrams. (TP)

Describes the factors which led to the development of the three year Human Sciences Program designed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) staff for the middle grades. Also presents the major learning and instructional characteristics of the Human Sciences modules. (HM)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

The Multi-National Corporate Studies Program at Upsala College integrates foreign language study with international business studies. The program, which culminates in domestic and foreign internships, is described. (SW)

As this course introduces health professional students to the delivery of primary health care in a family setting, emphasis is placed on the principles and procedures of team development and maintenance and on the recognition of group dynamics, interaction, and communication processes in the team and family. (LBH)

The article describes the development of BioMedical Sciences Core at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah for introductory level allied health students. The design of the "Core" curriculum is to integrate the disciplines of physics, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and microbiology as they relate to the human body rather than teaching the traditional…

This article describes a technique for fingerpainting that is similar to one used by law enforcement agencies. A list of easily obtained materials is included, along with related photographs. (MA)

Suggests many possible educational activities for energy education under the following sub-headings: math and science, field trips, energy conservation in the home, language arts, and social studies. (MDR)

Issues and opportunities concerning innovation and curriculum change in developing a graduate program are examined critically, based on an experiment at the University of Hawaii School of Social Work. Focus is on the rationale, role of faculty and students, innovations in class and field teaching, and likely future directions. (Author/LBH)

Experience at Evergreen has shown that it is possible to make interdisciplinary programs work well and to do so at an undergraduate, open-admission, liberal arts state college. About one-third of the students are enrolled in a full-time interdisciplinary program of 40 to 90 students, staffed by two to five faculty members. (Editor/LBH)

Discusses the need for schools of library and information science to ensure that graduates understand and can use computer technologies, and describes a model program in which this goal can be met through cooperative degree programs involving schools of library and information science and other academic departments. (CLB)