In addition to a summary of the proceedings of the Callaway Gardens Conference attended by selected science educators, scientists, and psychologists, invited papers by Robert Gagne ("The High School Science Program--A Psychologist's Assessment") and Clifford Swartz ("The High School Science Program--A Scientist's Assessment")…

Advocating reform of the history curriculum, this paper builds upon the "paradigmatic" impact of scientific advancement upon social and cultural, as well as intellectual and scientific, communities. Historians are constructing new paradigms of the discipline structure by stressing theory, methodology, and by relating historical knowledge to…

Prepared for the 1971 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Annual Meeting, this collection of ideas, activities, and unit plans from the Mounds View Environmental Education Project would be useful for junior and senior high school teachers and curriculum planners. Content includes: (1) a senior high course outline and daily lesson plans…

A new faculty development program at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh is dependent on a new calendar year combining a traditional semester system with elements of the four-one-four and modular calendar approaches to allow for faculty research, curriculum development, a faculty college, and university institutes. (JT)

Discusses the need for K-12 energy education models that are interdisciplinary, relevant, value-oriented, and future-oriented. (MA)

Describes an interdisciplinary undergraduate level course which includes aspects of astronomy, biology, biochemistry, geology and physics. A description of the Keller style Personalized System of Instruction is included. (CP)

Describes the curriculum, operation and pilot study of a secondary school course on the study of rocks and minerals. Teacher training procedures and modification of the curriculum for other countries (outside of Israel) are discussed. (CP)

The author considers the possibility of developing a more general applied mathematics which would be based on the ways in which all sciences use mathematics for measuring and describing natural and social phenomena. (Author/MN)

Describes the practical problems encountered by one group of people, in one institution, when different disciplines were combined in the production of a course about the theory of curriculum design. (Author/RK)

Report on the advantages and disadvantages of the interdisciplinary cluster system at Oakton Community College (Illinois) after five years. Reviews effects on students, faculty, administrators, and curriculum. (RT)

Presents results from surveys of health professions alumni (n=320) and hospital administrators (n=80) that revealed a perception of need for multicompetency regardless of hospital size or profession, particularly such combinations as medical technology/radiology technology, nursing/respiratory therapy, and physical therapy/occupational therapy.…

This article reviews the history of self-directed learning for the gifted and describes the Autonomous Learner Model (Betts, 1985) which includes a strong affective component, career development, and guidelines for a process-based scope and sequence. Guidelines are provided for developing independent study programs for gifted learners. (Author/CB)

Compares teachers' perceptions of the school-based curriculum development process during the 2-year development of three new multidisciplinary courses in nine Scottish secondary schools. Suggests reasons for differences in perception including influence of the action research approach. Considers implications for future school based development.…

Provides an explanation of the rationale, developmental processes, and long term objectives associated with a cross-curriculum environmental program for secondary students. Presents a listing of the aims and assessment objectives of the syllabus and includes an outline of the course. (ML)

The divergence of international studies and general education was not inevitable but was a conscious choice on the part of each. The circumstances are different today, and the two can now forge a mutually beneficial alliance. (MSE)