The curriculum change for which these projections were made included eliminating traditional distribution requirements in favor of interdisciplinary programs and increased student electives. The plan allowed study of the staffing needs and anticipated effects upon departmental offerings. (Editor)

This article suggests a reorganization of existing school curricula to include a major place for study of the environment and its problems. A Theoretical environmental model is given which incorporates many existing disciplines into a common body of knowledge. It focuses on environmental concerns through a problem solving approach. (LS)

Presented is the third in a series of addresses given by Professor Matthews of the Nuffield Project to the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Conference in May, 1972. He reviews the changes that have occurred in mathematics education throughout Britain over the last several decades. (JP)

Critically examines the theoretical and practical considerations involved in the setting up of a humanities interdisciplinary curriculum with a strong English component. (RB)

MATERIALS FROM AN EARLIER PROJECT, "A SEMINAR FOR RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ART EDUCATION," WERE PREPARED FOR DISSEMINATION AND EVALUATION IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR ON PROBLEMS IN ART EDUCATION. DISCUSSIONS DEALT WITH PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS, CONTENT, PROBLEMS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING IN ART, AND QUESTIONS…

THE PROCEEDINGS OF TWO RELATED CONFERENCES WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER EDUCATORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND SUBJECT-MATTER SPECIALISTS TO DELIBERATE ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF COGNITIVE STUDIES AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ARE REPORTED. PROFESSOR JEAN PIAGET, (A GREAT SWISS SCIENTIST AND EDUCATOR) SERVED AS CHIEF CONSULTANT AT THE CONFERENCES. THE FIRST PART…

Graduate degree programs in the University of Minnesota Graduate School are set up without formal reference to departments. The graduate faculty having governance of a given major field generally includes scholars in more than one department. The idea of transdisciplinary programs is thus widely accepted. Problems arise, however, when it comes to…

This volume is a collection of position papers, each of which develops an intellectual framework for teaching a particular subject-matter discipline within an environmental context. The subject matter areas included are political science, health education, language or communication arts, art, science, mathematics, and social studies. (DT)

Multidisciplinary thinking is advocated as a necessary approach to curriculum development in the light of the emergence of a global society, the rate of social change, the information explosion, and new theories about reality. (GW)

The curriculum field must regain its lost synoptic functions and clarify the distortions created by an overweening and uncritical acceptance of scientific approaches. It should not undertake more and more discrete functions but, through synopsis, bring together conflicting points of view and promote balance. (Author)

The article describes elements needed in a curriculum scope and sequence for gifted students, explains a general process for curriculum scope and sequence development, and presents some examples of different curriculum frameworks which incorporate these elements (Author/CB)

The nature of the work for which we educate students is changing. Outlines how schools must help students process knowledge in a rapidly changing world. Schools must incorporate interdisciplinary approaches that teach breadth, values, and a global perspective. (MD)

Describes the Jefferson County Primary Integrated Curriculum program. Developed as an interdisciplinary curriculum, the program allows primary students to work holistically. The article includes Learning Units. (MD)