This is a teacher's guide to a one semester seminar course for high school students. Much of the course is based on research papers presented by students. The themes of the course are stated as: "The Role of Science in Technological Development as Related to Cultural and Social Development," and "The Role and Influence of Science in Literature,…

This document describes a new curriculum and educational program at the Austin College. The program, Individual Development: Encounter with the Arts and Sciences (IDEAS), focuses on the individual development of each student. Emphasis is placed on Austin's movement toward reform, the planning effort to implement the new curriculum, curriculum and…

Striving for an environmentally-oriented curriculum in junior high school art, this resource booklet for teachers offers numerous suggestions for incorporating environmental learnings into the arts curriculum. Ideas presented are examples of how learning in art can be directed in ways that lead to increased awareness and perception of the…

In 1969, Hiram College implemented an integrated curriculum emphasizing interdisciplinary studies along with increased student freedom and responsibility. Factors contributing to the successful implementation of the curriculum, evaluative description of the curriculum and its goals, and the impact of the curriculum on Hiram students are discussed.…

The communications component of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University is discussed in three phases. Part one offers an evaluative synthesis of Speech 102. Part two deals primarily with the speech component of the module and part three briefly discusses the modular attempts at integration. Related documents are HE…

Based on a state requirement that all elementary and secondary schools provide instruction in the wise use of natural resources and protection of the environment, the California State Department of Education has developed this guide to assist local educational agencies in translating legislative mandates into action. It offers a structure and…

In an interesting and creative two-part workshop, New York City elementary school home economics teachers learn to create teaching modules tailored to the needs of their inner-city students and to their own teaching styles. All the modules used children's literature as a basic resource. (Author)

Provides a list of 25 books in the areas of science history, physics-and-society issues, physics and politics, and the social responsibility of physics. The authors feel that the materials cited would be most useful for potential teachers of physics-and-society courses. (CP)

Theoretical considerations which could resolve the conflict between fine arts and general education curriculums are examined. An analysis of one practical application of these ideas, conducted at Alternate College of SUNY at Brockport, is presented, and a program of total curriculum integration is proposed. (JMD)

Encourages the integration of science into other subject areas and into current events as a means to increase the emphasis upon science in the elementary school curriculum. (CP)

Interdepartmental and interdisciplinary trends in social science education and research are projected for the coming decades. The five social sciences are envisioned as maintaining separate curricula through sharing many of the same concerns. (GC)

Provides a conceptual framework on which to base studies of the earth's aquatic environment. (See related document SE 520 332.) (CP)

Describes an interdisciplinary humanities curriculum developed by a consortium of three community colleges. The curriculum consists of a general core course based on the classical humanistic studies of history, philosophy, and the fine arts and three "optional" courses designed to appeal to special interest students. (DC)