This article describes the interdisciplinary Bicentennial program K-12 of the Springfield School District in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. A Publication of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, the journal is available from Ritter Hall, Fourth Floor, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122. (Author/RM)

Describes an interdisciplinary college course involving the use of films, slides and readings from fields such as history, psychology, science, and literature, while at the same time taking full advantage of the historical similarities between a unique pairing of historical moments: Weimar Germany and America of the sixties. (Author)

The beneficial role of aesthetic education in developing personality and in inculcating cultural values is described. (DE)

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Mathematical applications are involved in many activities which are included in career awareness programs in elementary schools. (SD)

Defines terms, discusses the scope and content of educational history and its relation to history, the social sciences, and the humanities. Related fields such as educational philosophy, educational sociology, and comparative education are discussed. Concludes that the study of educational history is fundamental to an understanding of the…

Art history teaching has traditionally emphasized stylistic analysis of Western art. We need to broaden our definition of what art is and why it is integral to cultural life. The sociologist and the anthropologist can contribute to our knowledge of how social factors affect art. (Author/SJL)

Suggests a variety of class activities using word banks. (MKM)

The competing stresses and interests that are reflected in school budgets can be used to introduce various objectives within the social sciences curriculum. The author demonstrates the wide applicability of the budget to social studies concepts with some suggestions. (Author/RK)

Increasingly, music teachers are being asked to join forces with their fellow teachers to devise interdisciplinary approaches to learning. Presented are suggestions for using music to teach basic listening and language skills at the preschool and early elementary levels. (Author/RK)

Describes the use of Forrester systems language as a framework for unifying an undergraduate interdisciplinary environmental science course. (MA)

Describes a sixth grade student's experience in resident outdoor education. Includes costs, preparatory activities, daily schedule, and evaluation of the four-night program. (MA)

An interdisciplinary laboratory course is described in which the experimental methodology of physics is applied to problems of potential research interest to the nonphysicist. Special attention is given to those practical considerations which determine the structure and content of such a course with particular emphasis on the unique pedagogical…

Contends that a university history of psychology course demonstrates its close link with other disciplines and its approach to understanding human thought and action. Suggests methods such as lectures, anecdotes, slides, oral interviews, and field trips to accomplish objectives. (KC)

This study of 84 interdisciplinary research projects does not support the argument that institutes increase cross-disciplinary collaboration and the management of interdisciplinary research. (Author/IRT)