Social workers must be part of an interdisciplinary approach to hospital services, particularly ambulatory services. Getting results is the only way social work can maintain its place in the health care system. (JAC)

The interdisciplinary seminar curriculum for postgraduate physicians entering a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program emphasizes independent research and an epidemiologic paradigm of analysis with a format that facilitates collegial learning among fellows and faculty in the diverse areas of biometrics, social, and management sciences.…

An undergraduate course is developed yearly by a faculty member and upper-class undergraduates. An interdisciplinary approach is taken to study wilderness and human values. Various guest lecturers and discussion leaders address broad interdisciplinary topics. (RE)

Presented are objectives for a continuing education program designed to meet the needs of foster parents. The author suggests that university programs that use an interdisciplinary approach and capitalize on university-community resources can design successful parenting programs for foster parents. (KC)

Family counseling in Norway began with programs sponsored by the Lutheran church. It is now recognized as an important part of child and adult psychiatry in both in-patient and out-patient clinics. Little research on family therapy has been published. (JAC)

Three proposals are seen as helping the university restore itself: (1) interdisciplinary teaching of academic and professional curricula; (2) the merging of teaching and research responsibilities with administrative responsibilities; and (3) the consolidation of applied research and clinical field services into a single experiential mode of…

Describes an approach to teaching urban studies, in which students are required to complete an environmental impact study. Examines the social, economic, and environmental issues that this approach uncovers, and reports the outcomes of its application in an urban studies class at the University of Akron. (JP)

Discusses a publication on the technical adequacy of tests used in simulated decison making. Suggests the use of poor diagnostic instruments can incorrectly influence a multidisciplinary team making student placement decisions. Authors respond to Wright's criticism. (JAC)

Current efforts in sex education tend to focus on adolescent females rather than adolescent males. Parents, schools, community agencies, and religious institutions must be responsive to the adolescent male's need for knowledge about himself as a developing sexual person. (Author)

Two ongoing projects illustrate alternative delivery systems for translating educational theory into action. The curriculum classification system focuses on organizing the learning environment for personalizing and individualizing instruction. The second system explores the relation of thinking skills to academic performance and stresses the…

A framework for the evaluation of proposals for the development of human services programs considering student needs and other educational factors is presented. Five program variables and five environmental variables are examined in a sample matrix. Suggestions for practical use of the matrix are also offered. (Author/CJ)

Conflicts between basic research and applied science segments of pharmacy are discussed, with special attention to traditional goals of teaching, research, and service and to improving relationships between these branches of the profession. Techniques already tried, such as peer review of grant proposals, and faculty nontenure "service track," are…

Based upon a survey of leading environmental educators in Europe, the author's report what should be and what is occurring in the preservice environmental education of European teachers. Also presented is an instructional model for preservice teacher education in this field. (Author/WB)

Analyzes the relationship between science education and environmental education, paying particular attention to (1) conceptual problems between the two fields, (2) difficulties of including an action component in science education, and (3) problems associated with the use of attitudinal rather than behavioral goals. (Author/WB)

Described is an interdisciplinary science course in speleology. Topics include geology, biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics associated with speleology. The general outline of the course and a reference source list is included. (DS)