States that works concerning hispanic studies traditionally deal with analyses of the Spanish language or with literary works. Emphasis is made on the need for an interdisciplinary approach. (Text is in Spanish.) (NCR)

This article reports on the status of environmental education. The discipline is defined and its legislative history detailed. Reports of current program content, the role of science and technology, and the needs of environmental education are included. Early experience and life-long learning are considered essential components of environmental…

The author interprets the way worldwide changes have shaped our thinking. He then discusses institutional responses to emerging trends, especially in the social sciences. He examines interdisciplinary collaboration and concludes that more productive efforts will be found in centers and interdepartmental organizations. (GC)

The International Baccalaureate represents a breakthrough for international education at the pre-university level. It is a two-year academic program culminating in external examinations administered by the International Baccalaureate Office in Geneva and it emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach. (Author/LBH)

Because of their interest and expertise in the analysis of drugs in biological fluids, analytical pharmaceutical chemists can contribute significantly to interdisciplinary research and teaching efforts. Suggestions for such efforts are described. (Author/LBH)

Suggests four directions in which college reading programs must go if they are to preserve themselves. (JM)

This project was a two-week ocean education program designed to utilize community resources from a variety of disciplines. Participants not only performed marine science activities, but also became involved in values discussion sessions. Both community and media support were given for this project. (MA)

Two multi-disciplinary simulation games for secondary school students are described. The Power Station Game involves the decision-making process in regard to the type and site of a power station to be built. Economic as well as environmental factors are involved in deciding what to do about a polluting chemical factory in the Amsyn Problem. (CP)

Describes the practical problems encountered by one group of people, in one institution, when different disciplines were combined in the production of a course about the theory of curriculum design. (Author/RK)

"City Street Learning", an extension of Philadelphia inner-city regular reading and mathematics classes for elementary students, turns the school neighborhood into an outdoor classroom. It also combines science and social studies activities, community surveys and interviews, as well as reading and mathematics. (Author/RK)

Efforts at Richmond College, City University of New York, to make economics instruction more interesting, relevant, and attuned to present-day students and more attractive to those majoring in fields other than economics are reported. Focus is also on ways of restructuring economic education on the undergraduate level. (LBH)

Describes a one-year interdisciplinary introductory science course presented at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, for nonscience majors. (SL)

A description of ecosystem science is presented along with some suggestions for its institutionalization and some projections on its future. Also the future of ecosystems and the possible impact of that future on biology and ecology teaching is discussed. (MR)

Discussed are the areas where biology teachers can cooperate with teachers of other disciplines. Specific ways in which biology and English teaching can be combined are given, as well as ways to relate the social sciences to biological concerns. (MA)

This evaluation was designed to investigate the cognitive and affective responses of elementary school students to the interdisciplinary, process oriented curriculum Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES). Results of the study which involved 40 USMES and 40 control classes are provided. (Author/CP)