Reviews five books for teachers: "Connecting the Curriculum through Interdisciplinary Instruction" (Lounsbury); "Caring for Our Children. National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs"; "Families and Schools in a Pluralistic Society" (Chavkin); "Team Building through Physical Challenges" (Glover…

Describes the history of Richard Blakemore's discovery of magnetotaxic organisms. Discusses possible reasons why the magnetic response in bacteria developed. Proposes research experiments integrating biology and physics in which students investigate problems using cultures of magnetotaxic organisms. (MDH)

Presents a wordfind puzzle game based on multilingualism in Canada. Includes languages of European and Asian derivation only. (CFR)

Examines why the arts, particularly dance, are significant in education and why art forms should be taught with other disciplines. The article provides examples of integrated arts experiences and describes how to begin with the essence of an idea and make connections in the arts and other curriculum areas. (SM)

Describes the set up, organization, structure, and evaluation of an interdisciplinary course on science, technology, and needs of society. (PR)

Describes the new general education program at James Madison University (Virginia) and the process by which it was developed. Indicates that the program is organized by five broad areas of knowledge that are defined by interdisciplinary clusters of learning objectives, which in turn were developed using input from every academic department on…

Describes the collaborative team teaching of an interdisciplinary graduate course for preservice teachers, offering guidelines for faculty wishing to undertake collaborative teaching in higher education: develop the course, establish mutual respect and trust, meet regularly as a team, process the experience, promote commitment, agree on evaluation…

Examines how theoretical and paradigmatic differences among interdisciplinary faculty are reflected in the ongoing work of a school with departments of communication, journalism, and library and information science. Reveals the presence of two groups of faculty whose members coparticipate more cohesively within themselves than between groups; and…

Presents some of the elements which have been typical of music in different contexts and cultures, and describes an approach to musical phenomena that relates them to the intercultural and interdisciplinary dimension of lifelong education. Asserts that music in all its forms can help to form a dynamic, pluralist identity in the European context.…

Excellence in undergraduate education became the first goal of SUNY President Shirley Strum Kenny's broadly-based five-year plan. Its capstone is the report "Reinventing Undergraduate Education." Kenny thinks freshman education can be improved by initiating block scheduling, interdisciplinarity, mentoring, and experiential and…

Discusses how, by taking advantage of naturally occurring events in the classroom and at home, adults can help young children acquire five important scientific processes: observing, comparing, classifying, measuring, and communicating. Stresses the importance of science-related children's literature as a component of the science curriculum, as…

Discusses research developments in business communication in Japan from the early 1900s to present. Describes early interest in business English; the emergence of business communication; business communication as a broad and interdisciplinary research field in Japan; and its impact on teaching. (SR)

Outlines a conceptualization of schools that offer medical, mental-health, and social services, giving special attention to three specific roles that school psychologists can fill in these schools: team member of an interdisciplinary group, coordinator of the group, or university-based consultant. Discusses implications for the training of school…

Highlights the different forms of interdisciplinary teaching methods (integrated, related-arts, and correlated education) in order to provide a historical perspective of interdisciplinary education to art educators. Provides eight guidelines for future interdisciplinary programs in art education. Intends to prepare art educators for the…

Review of a curriculum of linked courses for high-risk freshmen students at the University of Wisconsin finds a learning community approach to interdisciplinary case studies can challenge student assumptions and develop students' higher level thinking skills. A sample case study, related discussion questions, and a related role playing exercise…