Three interfaces are presented: that between the biological and social sciences, between nutrition education and health education, and between academia and the practical field. Considers the significance of these interfaces for inclusion in the curriculum for nutrition educators. (DS)

The Underwater Education and Research Program at Temple University is a multidisciplinary marine studies program which encompasses the School of Medicine and the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and Engineering Technology. The program has two purposes: it is involved in many research studies, and its…

Five curriculum designs appropriate for general education programs that have evolved in American secondary schools and colleges are identified: distribution requirements, required courses, correlated courses, combined courses, the integrative seminar, and core curriculum. The advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the multidisciplinary nature of energy-related problems and suggests that teaching about energy brings classrooms closer to the real world. Provides examples of energy-related subjects for grade levels and content areas. (KC)

The ethics involved in a man's teaching of women's studies and the value of involving males in women's studies are discussed. A continued absence of male students in women's studies classes, it is suggested, will undermine the effort of women's studies teachers to secure a place in the academic world. (MLW)

Describes two NEH sponsored workshops for the development of foreign language and literature programs which took place at the San Francisco and Houston MLA meetings in 1979 and 1980. Resulting efforts to strengthen foreign language programs as essential components of humanistic education are illustrated by reports from 1979 workshop participants.…

The marriage between the method, theory, and content of traditional architectural education and the social sciences is discussed. It is suggested that the architecture student, the profession, and the social scientists need to work cooperatively in the teaching of architecture in the context of the design studio. (MLW)

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)

Legal education, though seemingly healthy, is defined by too narrow a conception of the lawyer's role, and would benefit from integration with the social sciences in the university. (Available from: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1285 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14209, $3.50) (MSE)

An investigation into the discrepancy between the educational experiences of the exceptional student and the current preparation programs available to special educators led to an experimental model that serves as a comprehensive undergraduate special education program for competencies in behavior disorders, mental retardation, and specific…

Presented are two visual aids, the Lesson Plan Tree and the Interdisciplinary Planning Wheel, which can serve as a framework and reference for student and teacher cooperative planning of an interdisciplinary studies unit. Both planning aids are illustrated with sample learning activities on pioneer life in Ohio. (SJL)

The conceptual and practical bases for development of a curriculum in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences that would prepare students for the primary care responsibilities of podiatric medical practice are presented, and specific instructional resources are suggested. (MSE)

The nation's oldest college is reforming its general education program to meet the challenge of the 1980s. What it does and how well it works may have profound consequences, not only for higher education, but for the high school curriculum as well. (Author)

The need to expand graduate programs in veterinary medical education is described and suggestions are offered for developing curricula. It is noted that the comparative training in species approach of veterinary schools provides a basis for launching expanded graduate programs. (LBH)

Reports on a survey to determine the need for industrial arts programs to focus instruction on the interface between technological developments and their impact on the natural environment. (Editor)