This issue of the SSEC newsletter focuses upon descriptions of new curriculum materials, announcements of interesting research efforts, and progress reports on SSEC projects. Included in this issue are: (1) summary of proceedings at the SSEC Annual Invitation Conference; (2) description of the Biomedical Interdisciplinary Curriculum Project in…

The computer-centered, interdisciplinary learning environment called Soloworks at the University of Pittsburgh is described and placed in the perspective of continuing curriclulm change. The organization of the hardware into computer lab, dynamics lab, synthesis lab, modeling/simulation lab and logical design lab is explained. Teaching/learning…

This book-length study justifies, describes, and gives an initial evaluation of the general education model developed at Los Medanos College (California). The opening chapter presents a detailed philosophic argument in favor of general education as a principle, and in support of the innovative aspects of the Los Medanos model. The argument is for…

This behavioral science-based framework for a social studies curriculum stresses an interdisciplinary inquiry approach to the scientific study of human behavior. It is based on a model developed by the Michigan Social Science Education Project and published by Science Research Associates. The concepts of social psychology are used to integrate the…

The development of a population studies program is described. Questions indicating the content of the program are listed; these relate to human population, human needs, the environment, and problems raised by the interrelationships of these factors. Preparation of materials was undertaken by curriculum specialists in natural sciences and social…

Focusing on the interaction between population growth and the quality of man's environment, suggestions are made for an interdisciplinary approach to teaching concepts and appropriate analytic tools and attitudes for solving related problems. An outline of a kindergarten through twelfth grade plan for teaching nutrition is given as an example.…

The goals of population education are to help children understand, and act in accordance with, the impact of population characteristics on an international, national, and individual plane. It has been only within the last ten years that countries have paid systematic attention to the development of educational programs. The specific form of these…

A major concern of educators in Illinois and elsewhere is that students be given the opportunity to master the basic skills of reading, communication, computation, and problem solving. It is important for school districts to recognize this concern on a local level by including in the program plan for their districts student goals which mention…

This guide was created to meet a goal of creating environmental awareness through the use of the arts and developing a viable curriculum that could be used for teacher inservice training or classroom teacher guidance. Information is provided on how teachers can assess their situation, start action about environmental concerns, and use visuals in…

This brief paper discusses in some detail several recent studies of electrical-electronics curricula at the junior college level and presents a 22-item bibliography of studies in this area. Comments based on the findings of the studies include: (1) A method of instruction, particulary applicable to the field of electronics education, seems to be…

Interdisciplinary functioning in the graduate education of mental health professionals is the focus of this paper. A step-by-step approach to curriculum development through the use of an interdisciplinary model is provided. The reader is guided through the steps of identification of philosophy, methodologies of instruction, program goals, content…

This guide to the city resources of Charlotte, North Carolina, is also useful as a model guide for other communities. Listed for each of the 145 subjects from "accounting" to "zoning" are community business men and women, organizations, institutions, and individual citizens willing to provide real-life illustrations of subjects often only read…

Suggestive rather than prescriptive, this k-12 social studies guide is broad in scope and serves as a basis to aid teachers in selecting and determining content. The major portion of the work provides helpful information for the teacher in social studies curriculum design and planning that includes: questions teachers can ask themselves to…

This discussion paper is written in the belief that the intra-curricular implications of social service have to be considered for integration into the secondary school curriculum. The community as a whole can add another dimension to the methods by which schools work towards the objective of social growth. Through the experience of community…

Consortium teacher associates interviewed individuals and groups involved in the production of social studies curriculum materials. Three basic trends were hypothesized and tested: 1) a pronounced movement away from materials based on single discipline structures and cognitive content, and toward multi- and cross disciplinary studies with emphasis…