Attacking organizational problems of vocational personnel development, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) focused on participatory planning and commonalities among specialty areas of vocational education without identity loss. Through consultants' recommendations, an administrative unit emerged to work on developing course commonalities,…

Through longitudinal studies of 200 children being reared in alternative family styles or in traditional two-parent families, researchers investigated family values and the way they are transmitted through child-rearing practices. (CS)

Definition of the field of media ecology. (CH)

The development of critical ability, or cognitive criticism, is being studied in a two-year Swedish project described in this progress report. Cognitive criticism is valuable in all occupational fields, but especially futurology and technology assessment. This project proposes to make concrete the aims of critical training, and to identify and…

Described is the development and operation of Ithaca (New York) City School District's Comprehensive Support Services Program (CSSP), a diagnostic prescriptive approach to coordinating services for children with learning problems. Listed are program activities (such as providing training opportunities for the total teaching staff) and program…

This booklet on environmental ethics is one of a series on environmental education for grades K-12. In this booklet for high school students, the idea of a personal value system is developed and tested. Five basic behavioral objectives are given, along with a listing of appropriate subject areas. Three activity options are related to each concept.…

This booklet on ecosystems is one in a series on environmental education for grades K-12. The activities explore the structure and dynamic nature of ecosystems, as well as the interactions between humans and ecosystems. Four basic behavioral objectives are listed with activity options and appropriate subject areas. Each activity includes materials…

This book deals principally with the relationships between diet, fitness, and physical work capacity. The extreme nutritional states of obesity and chronic food deprivation are considered, and the effect of supplementation and modification of normal dietaries on work capacity are discussed. Figures and data tables provide information regarding…

To provide for greater integration in the acquisition of psychological and clinical skills in medical education, an experimental interdepartmental course in clinical surgery and psychiatry was offered by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Procedures and content for the successful 8-week course are described and evaluation data…

Discusses the relevance or validity of an interdisciplinary approach to teaching the history of science. Describes a course in the history of medicine acceptable for college credit either as history or biology. References are cited. (EB)

Identifies common areas of interest for the sciences and social studies. Explains effective clarification strategies and methods of focusing on value conflicts. Two such methods, the analytical model and moral reasoning model, are explained and examples of instructional materials provided for each. (GS)

Urges that geology instruction incorporate other disciplines to increase the relevancy of geology. Suggested benefits of this method include an increased retention of geological concepts, a decreased need for student memorization, and an increase in the instructor's awareness and knowledge of geology. (MLH)

A Boston University School of Medicine course in oncology is described which covers basic science correlates, diagnostic approaches, treatment modalities, and psycho-social aspects. Based on five years experience, the course is considered a successful means of correlating basic and clinical information for second- and third-year medical students.…