The new University of the Arts was created by the merger of the Philadelphia College of Art and the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. An increasing interchange among art disciplines is seen, but each student must also take liberal arts courses. (MLW)

Explores some of the theoretical and practical issues related to interdisciplinary pedagogy and its presumptions of pleasure and decentered power in the classroom and in the curriculum. The paper discusses some of the values and goals of interdisciplinary pedagogy and exposes some of the unspoken assumptions about what intellectual and political…

Presents an integrative approach which combines language arts and school guidance or counseling. Offers examples intended to serve as suggestions to counselors and language arts teachers interested in working together in such an approach. Discusses benefits of a language arts-counseling program. (NB)

This article focuses on the issue of creating a national museum laboratory to provide opportunities to test what is called, "the field of action." Also included is a discussion of creating an interinstitutional computerized retrieval system to provide information about the location of specific research. (Author/SA)

A lack of cooperation between engineering and liberal arts faculty members, along with inadequate student advising, has thwarted efforts to broaden the education of engineering undergraduates. A report by the Association of American Colleges, "Unfinished Design: The Humanities and Social Sciences in Undergraduate Engineering Education,"…

A group of school and college administrators, Alliance of Educators, recommends that there be a focus on liberal arts and science instruction in secondary curricula, technology's impact be acknowledged, special attention be given to needs of Blacks and Hispanics, teachers be given more instructional flexibility, and state tests evaluate critical…

The text of a report released by the American Council of Learned Societies is presented, covering: the contemporary view of the humanities, specialization, ideology and objectivity, method and substance, core curriculum, enrollment, teaching, responsibility, interdisciplinary centers, and recommendations. (MLW)

Despite limited references to guidance and counseling in federal legislation on the handicapped, school counselors are deeply involved in the delivery of appropriate services. An individualized education program (IEP) can include counseling services for both special and regular education placements and provide intervention, as well as support.…

Describes a chemistry course titled Energy and the Planet Earth especially created for art and communication students. The course is built around student projects and reports and media analysis and creation. Lists commercial videotapes used and topics of student-produced videotapes. (JM)