Describes how children incorporated the work tasks of a baker into several subject areas which culminated in a bakeshop, recipe booklets, and good cookies. (MM)

Examples of units being implemented in Associated Schools in eight countries focusing on international understanding are described. The units have as a broad goal the development of the relationships between self understanding and acceptance and the understanding of personal, social, economic, and political relationships at all levels of society.…

Describes a Resource Recovery Educational Program Kit,'' a multi-disciplinary, multi-media package aimed at the 7-9 grade level. (Author)

Eighth and ninth graders are sent to a retreat in the Adirondack Mountains for a 5-day environmental trip to learn about nature first-hand. (NQ)

Students taught science concepts by physical education activities achieved higher scores on an objective test of science concepts. (AL)

A review of research involving the utilization of manipulative materials in improving mathematics learning is presented. Subsequent assessment and discussion is included. (JG)

The only real constant in the Montessori method is the materials which are crafted in Europe and involve the tactile sense. Part of a longer special report available from: Grade Teacher Reprints, 23 Leroy Ave., Darien, Conn. 06820. (No. 91291, 75J). (Author/AP)

The educational implications of recent brain research suggest that schools should emphasize activities that balance right and left hemisphere functions in order to encourage students' creativity. Some techniques currently in favor for achieving balance are synectics, multisensory and experiential learning, creative thinking methods, and the…

Traditional and experiential learning are fundamentally different, and this difference has important consequences for the discipline of sociology as it is taught and practiced. Two models for curriculum integration are presented, and the consequences of each are discussed. (Author/RM)

The described curriculum can serve as a model for sociology departments that would like to make modest changes in their master's level programs to train students for careers in applied sociology. (Author/RM)

Through an introduction to some of the literature and personalities of the adventuring tradition, the article explains several common elements of various forms of adventure: degree of difficulty, element of danger, commitment, and understandable stress. It also questions and explains the purpose of adventure experiences. (SB)