The organization, development, and evaluation of the Project on Elementary School Mathematics and Science are described in detail in this document. Part I covers the five-year history of the project. Discussions concerning the nature of the curriculum materials, the development of the materials, and the publishing and field-testing are presented…

An interdisciplinary approach to teaching English and religion can eliminate some of the educational problems posed by each subject. Part one of this thesis presents a philosophy of education which suggests that confluent and student-centered methods of teaching can best develop creativity and, thus, lead to greater humanization of students. Part…

Assessing and developing programs for children with a learning disability (LD) has been a complex and confusing task often involving professionals from the domains of health, education, and the social services in addition to the parents. The problems have included trying to agree upon a definition of LD, identifying interdisciplinary variations…

Foreign language departments must strike a balance between what students want and what they need, and at the same time pass on to students the aesthetic and humanistic values inherent in the learning of any foreign language. (Author/DB)

The author describes an interdisciplinary approach for development of a modular curriculum. Teachers and counselors cooperated and through the use of personal growth techniques and Gestalt principles helped students to personalize and internalize the curriculum. (SE)

A two-year master's degree program in international business studies was initiated by the College of Business Administration at the University of South Carolina to educate the business manager who will deal with foreign countries. The language component comprises an important part of the program. (SW)

Classroom management considerations should be part of the criteria for planning the content and format of lessons. Teachers must consider not only how a specific activity will influnce language learning but also how that activity will influence general behavior. (CB)

Provides an overview of the interdisciplinary science, student, and value-oriented approach of the Israeli Environmental Education Project (IEEP). Presents the projects learning model which identifies the scope of the studies, student activities, teaching strategies, content, and the four curriculum units. (ML)

Describes the goals and organization of the first in a series of courses that have an interdisciplinary concentration at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Also discusses three of the upper-level courses in the series and highlights the educational goals of this approach. (ML)

Research concerns facing scholars are described including: in science--AIDS, exploding star, Ozone Hole, animal patents, Supernova 1987A, quasars, etc.--and in humanities and social sciences--theology, psychology of health, global environment, cognitive archaeology, classic African civilizations, feminism, etc. (MLW)

The new wave of curricular reform, connections made between disciplines, is described. The focus is on general education with classes that deal with broad themes that link various disciplines. The push to make college pensions more flexible and the changing of retirement plans to make sure they comply with new federal laws are discussed. (MLW)

The University of Toledo developed a course, primarily for its undergraduate business administration students, to hone their awareness of how business practices and approaches are shaped by culture. The course also aims to give students the opportunity to function effectively in the increasingly international environment of business. An outline…

Describes TirLawyn, an academic organization based upon the nursing home concept, designed to provide interdisciplinary settings for health care students and practitioners to learn about and research aging and health care services, and to deliver a continuum of exemplary care to the elderly. (Author/ABB)

How elementary and secondary social studies teachers can use nature--plants, animals, habitats, and environments--to provide students with a global perspective is discussed. An interdisciplinary science, language arts, and social studies unit entitled "Microtrek Scavenger Hunt" for use in grades four through six is presented, and…

"Reversibility" is proposed in place of the term "total habilitation." Reversibility is described in terms of the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention/intervention paradigm. A formula based on the paradigm is presented, together with examples of the process applied to sociocultural retardation and Down Syndrome. (KM)