Described are impressions of Soviet approaches to educating the mentally handicapped by three American special educators who participated in an official 1972 State Department mission to investigate Soviet programs for handicapped children. (MC)

A description is provided of activities for a junior high school science and social studies unit on teaching the scientific method and interrelationships between the scientist and the social scientist. (Author/KM)

Describes a course that offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the problems posed by, and the solutions potential in, the science and technology of affluence. The purpose of the course is to seek an accommodation of science and law so as to achieve, through the use of legal norms and processes, both a taming of technology and a maximizing of…

Describes existing interdisciplinary programs in college language offerings throughout the country. (RL)

Describes an experimental language program for students of architecture in its fifth year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (RL)

Describes interdisciplinary team teaching of an environmental studies course at Dickinson College which involves a physicist, a philosopher, an anthropologist, a theologian, and 15 community members. Physical scientist's roles and students' responses to the course are discussed. (CC)

Discusses the relationship among biological organisms, social organization, and machines (BIOSOMA) and the need of redefining liberal education. Indicates that engineering curricula should contribute to the definition and prepare for a wider spectrum of careers than just engineering. (CC)

Suggest inclusion of social sciences courses in engineering curricula to provide technically trained persons with requisite skills in public service. (CC)

Summarizes the history of concepts concerning the molecular nature of polymers, involving the carbon chain theory, graphic formula, polycondensation, colloidal properties, polypeptide hypothesis, secondary aggregation, and Watson-Crick model. Indicates that macromolecular science should be accommodated within the discipline of molecular science…

Discusses the use of interdisciplary courses for the integration of art education and the how and why of such usage. Also presents teacher opinions on this approach to learning. (RK)