"Achieving Dialog," a model course in one-to-one communication for close relationships, is described and presented as a possible new course for the speech communication curriculum of colleges and universities. Research findings from a comprehensive evaluation of the course are summarized, and the societal need for such a course is…

The paper discusses the transdisciplinary model, an alternative approach for meeting the needs of children in early education programs for the handicapped. A brief review of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to providing services for such children is provided, and the limitations of the two approaches are examined. The…

Reports of methods by which selected high schools have integrated energy education into classrooms are presented. The 12 case studies report what resources the schools have employed and how they have utilized these resources. Also included is information concerning other curriculum materials the teacher may find useful. A number of sources of such…

Examples of energy education programs in selected elementary classrooms and schools and the resources to use to provide energy education are presented. Included are fourteen reports of energy education programs submitted by the teachers who are using them throughout the United States. It also contains an annotated bibliography of the listed…

This paper sets forth the position that there are fundamentals that all people should attempt to master before, during, and after their mandatory educational programs. Three sets of ideas are presented which, in the context of lifelong learning, lead to an environmentally literate 21st Century citizen. The three sets of ideas include: (1) Four…

AN ATTEMPT TO DEFINE THE PROPER ROLE OF THE COLLEGE LIBRARY IN THE ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK WAS MADE ON THE BASIS OF A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON COLLEGE LIBRARIES AND OF REPORTS ON LIBRARY EXPERIMENTS. THIS REPORT ALSO REVIEWED THE CONCEPTS UPON WHICH THE EXPERIMENTS WERE BASED. THE AUTHOR STATED THAT THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES AND EDUCATORS MUST CHANGE IN…

THE UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL WELFARE COURSE AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY IS DESCRIBED. THE MAJOR IS TAKEN WITHIN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES. A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IS AWARDED UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS INTERDISCIPLINARY. IT INVOLVES SOCIAL WELFARE COURSES, PSYCHOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, AND SOCIOLOGY…

COUNSELING RESEARCH SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO DISCOVER IMPROVED WAYS OF HELPING CLIENTS PREVENT OR SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS. THE IMPLICIT ASSUMPTION THAT COUNSELORS ALREADY KNOW HOW TO COUNSEL SHOULD BE QUESTIONED. THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE SHOULD BE CLIENT, NOT COUNSELOR BEHAVIOR. A NARROW OUTLOOK OF COUNSELOR PURPOSES AND METHODS MAY BE DANGEROUS.…

SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAINING PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH DELINQUENTS AND POTENTIAL DELINQUENTS ARE GIVEN. THESE PEOPLE INCLUDED GANG WORKERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, TEACHERS, POLICEMEN, PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION PERSONNEL, AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. THE PROGRAM WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS--SHORT-TERM WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES, UNIVERSITY…

A CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO PROVIDE 30 PARTICIPATING SCHOLARS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS IN RELATION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF BIENNIAL CONFERENCES, IT POOLED INTERDISCIPLINARY RESOURCES FOR REAPPRAISAL OF THE MOST RECENT FINDINGS, AND PROVIDED THE ATMOSPHERE FOR AN…

Questionnaires were mailed to 300 special education teachers of learning disabled and emotionally disturbed students and to 316 pediatricians and psychiatrists to determine the extent of interaction between teachers and physicians in monitoring drug treatment effects. Analysis of teacher data suggested that physician contacts occurred very seldom,…

Presented is the first in a series of four books on energy designed for the junior high school language arts curriculum. Each of the 10 articles included is scored for readability according to the Gunning Fog Index. By referring to these ratings, a teacher can provide students with increasingly more challenging reading material. Among these…

Third in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet discusses the role of an energy conservation curriculum. The pamphlet outlines developing a curriculum, making goal statements, instilling an energy ethic in the minds of students, and effecting an interdisciplinary approach to energy conservation instruction. The…

The manual presents a process model for planning and implementing the Local Level Comprehensive System of Personnel Development as outlined in the Texas Education Agency Policies and Administrative Procedures for the Education of Handicapped Students. Part I provides a table of procedures and activities for the personnel training advisory group,…

The paper describes the competency based, field centered Illinois State University Dean's Grant Project designed to exemplify interdisciplinary efforts among university faculty, parents, school personnel, community agencies and organizations, and other child advocates as well as to upgrade regular teacher education so that all children can be…