The industrial model has penetrated every avenue of American existence; even education is compartmentalized in the United States for the purposes of management and immediate efficiency. One initial step that has been taken toward creative and constructive change in education is the institution of cross-disciplinary humanities courses. English…

In spite of the recognition accorded three-quarters of a century ago to the importance of the advanced study of reading, there still remain far too many individuals and institutions for whom reading, reading acquisition, and reading instruction are not yet established as areas of study worthy of the most serious, scholarly attention. The case for…

Suggestions for successfully incorporating art masterpieces into a World History course are provided, plus references and descriptions of some famous art pieces and their relation to history. (JR)

In the rural school the tasks of polytechnical labor education are determined by the objective demands of scientific and technical progress in agricultural production, by its content, and by the nature of the labor of leading workers. (Author)

Analytical view of a major interdisciplinary experimental program. (Editor)

Reviews findings of 1930 and 1956 surveys of the extent to which behavioral sciences had been integrated into law school curricula and reports and interprets results of a similar 1973 questionnaire survey that revealed acceptance in principle of behavioral sciences as a suitable subject for study but showed few hours devoted to it in the…

Justifies and describes a course offered at Stanford Law School in 1972 listing course objectives and outlining content which included focus on art looting, government and the arts, artist's rights in the work of art, consumer protection, and taxation. (JT)

Describes an open-ended interdisciplinary activity in which students construct a model of an island and then investigate real-life problems and other student selected island projects. Emphasis placed on problem solving. (BR)

Describes a freshwater pond study in detail which was done as the biology segment of an interdisciplinary study conference at the Old Railway Pond at National Park. (BR)

A report on a two-year teaching experience at the University of Paris' Department of Expression and Communication Sciences and Techniques (DESTEC), a multidisciplinary center for the study of language in its communicative function. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Describes a positive approach toward open-admissions policy taken by a new department in Interdisciplinary Science. The program is built on the strengths of its students and focuses on scientific problems of current importance that can be used to sharpen the student's analytical abilities and develop basic skills and concepts. (Author/EB)

Describes a way of teaching science designed to stimulate interest among non-science majors to help make science a more meaningful subject to them. Attention is focused on the study of a particular type of air pollution and on the use of the discipline of art to examine the effects of this pollution. (EB)

Describes two exercises which use data of sporting events (running) in conjunction with biological factors as exercises in interpreting data. (BR)