College interdisciplinary programs that focus on student writing are reviewed, and research and criticisms of these programs are briefly addressed. Features of 12 interdisciplinary programs emphasizing writing at the undergraduate level are summarized. The following are among the conclusions offered: (1) a growing number of higher education…

Designed to aid the elementary teacher in presenting energy conservation education as part of the regular classroom instruction, this guide contains activity sheets which are organized into 10-page sections numbered to indicate grade level. For example, first grade materials are on pages 10 to 19, second grade materials are on pages 20 to 29, and…

A survey of university and polytechnics in the United Kingdom revealed that a small proportion of students who take economics courses continue very far with the subject. Included are analysis of non-specialist courses, justification for them, staff and student attitudes, and conclusions regarding re-examination of the content and approach for…

In this paper the authors summarize points raised in a European seminar on mathematics education in the 1980's. Their comments deal with organization and innovation, ordinary children, primary mathematics education, and cooperation among disciplines and among countries. (See SE 513 520 - SE 513 524.) (SD)

This report details the mathematical skills and knowledge necessary for understanding of biological phenomena. Requirements for secondary school and undergraduate courses are listed separately. Provisions for training and retraining are discussed, and recommendations concerning further work of this group are made. (SD)

Suggests several activities with multidisciplinary opportunities that children can perform with the money that they collected for UNICEF. (LS)

With reference to university education, the importance of the education of specialists in fields outside of their specialism is explored. (ND)

An innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate history designed to increase student interest is described. The modular course studies a number of current interest topics from the point of view of history and other academic disciplines. (DE)

Novels by Ole E. Rolvaag and Willa Cather on pioneer immigrants are examined for historical use. (DE)

To provide for curriculum flexibility a block of five courses is available in each department of Pershing College. One example: an in-depth study of a major problem, theory, or person in the discipline. The plan was successful for a small college with limited faculty but diverse, creative, and flexible faculty and student body. (JT)

A reconstruction of colleges and universities to develop valid theory with which to direct the course of social action is proposed: the breakdown of compartmentalization between and within disciplines, casting off the myths of "value neutrality" and science as "descriptive," and the integration of theory and practice. (JT)

A seminar entitled "The Juvenile and the Law" offered by the University of Connecticut Schools of Law and Social Work is described. Designed to foster interprofessional understanding, the class of half law and half social work students is taught by an interdisciplinary team and focuses on research by interdisciplinary student teams. (JT)

Reports on one technical institution which awards a B.S. in science degree when a student can display competencies in selected fields of engineering and a project which interrelates the problems of society with technology. This latter requirement, the interactive qualifying project, and the development of the program from the historian's point of…