Social justice is a critical component of many of the helping disciplines. Similar goals govern these different disciplines, which are reflected in the scholarship of their professional training. However, the crossover in scholarship is limited. This review of social justice andragogy literature from various fields in the United States creates a…

This systematic review reports the state-of-the-art and evidence supporting interprofessional problem-based learning (iPBL) as a developmental tool for interprofessional competences. A targeted search strategy deployed across seven electronic databases identified 32 studies which met inclusion criteria following independent double review. All…

This bibliometric study used citation analysis to uncover citing characteristics in the burgeoning academic field of emergency management. Of the 281 degree programs listed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency nationwide, those at community colleges accounted for 17% of the total. Using the interdisciplinary database of Academic Search…

The article examines the conditions that have led to emphasis on the training needed by pediatricians to effectively serve young handicapped children. Three national training programs are discussed to illustrate efforts in this area. Future directions and future problems regarding the physician-educator relationship are also considered. Journal…

Presents an evaluation pf a training model that introduces graduate students from the professions of clinical psychology, education, physical therapy, and social work to interdisciplinary practice. Results indicate that, when compared with a control group, students who participated in the training model exhibited significant differences in…

In working to integrate liberal and professional education in the undergraduate curriculum, the various faculties must begin to have systematic conversations with each other to discover their common ground and the potential for working together. (MSE)

In the future, colleges should educate students broadly, so that they will be knowledgeable and flexible enough to live in a society that will demand adaptability. Interdisciplinary and integrated curricula, rather than narrow specialized studies, are needed to prepare such students. (PP)

This article reviews the literature on interdisciplinary approaches to training infant specialists and discusses the challenges of implementing such programs. The Interdisciplinary Infant Intervention Program at Temple University (Pennsylvania) is described as an example of how these challenges can be met. Challenges identified include…

Suggests that modern child welfare services require frequent collaboration among different disciplines. Individuals in the field may benefit from a graduate program that presents an integrated approach and leads to a Master of Arts degree in child welfare. One such program at Saint Joseph College (Connecticut) is described. (Author/BB)

Deplores the lack of adequate training programs for archivists and documents efforts made by both history and library professional associations and schools to provide such training. It is recommended that the curriculum emphasize systematic appraisal of materials and indexing languages and thesaurus construction rather than cataloging. Thirty…

An ecological perspective on social work practice underscores the need for a dual or holistic focus on people and environments. Concepts and principles regarding the dynamic environment are developing in organizational theory, social network theory, environmental psychology, and social work and can be applied to social work education. (MSE)

Discusses research from a variety of disciplines that focuses on professional education and the implications of such research on the formal preparation of professionals in higher education. Presents a three-level model of professional preparation that emphasizes the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, performance in simulated or…

The agendas of the social work profession's accrediting group and the society served by the profession call for revitalizing the linkage between social work and the liberal arts. Accreditation requirements and their implementation, social work's mission as control of dependency, and outcomes as an organizing principle are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The challenge for engineering education is to capture, from the beginning of the freshman year, the student's interest in liberal learning and then to accomplish four aims of general education. The aims include: language (reading, writing, and speaking skills), ethics, context, and adaptability. (Author/MLW)

Liberal learning and professional training both can be enhanced if humanities and nursing faculties will join in creating a larger vision of education. (Author/MLW)