The United Nations International School developed a conservation curriculum involving all disciplines and all levels of education, K-12. The purpose of the program is discussed, and its design, scope, and structure are examined. (RM)

Harold Herber's self-paced, self-teaching book, "Teaching Reading in the Content Area," can be used by social studies teachers to develop lessons that help students read, write, and think. A sample U.S. history lesson which uses techniques from Herber's book to help students learn about the Declaration of Independence is presented. (RM)

Sixty priority informational areas identified by the editors of the Journal of Marine Education as suitable for K-12 marine instruction are presented. These areas have been grouped into seventeen major curriculum clusters, related on a conceptual basis, that can provide a full year's study. (BT)

Many schools are under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan M. Drake and Rebecca C. Burns address this issue by offering strategies for synchronizing standards across the disciplines. At the heart of the…

This book considers the current reform movement in science education and points out problems with the education of early adolescents who are caught in the middle. The first six chapters cover the need for a science curriculum addressing the personal, social, developmental, and emotional needs of middle school students. Chapter 7 presents a…

This monograph contains a case study of a controversial curricular innovation in Malta: the introduction of a subject called Systems of Knowledge at the postsecondary education level. The first part of the case study provides a historical interpretation of how Systems of Knowledge came into existence. The second part of the case study presents a…

Service-learning projects combine community service with student learning in a practical way that enhances academic knowledge and improves community environments and fellowship. This compilation is designed to show the service-learning process in action. The collection presents outstanding examples of successful service-learning projects as…

This draft, generated by the conference, "Implications of Life-Long Education for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Oriented Toward International Education," (Federal Republic of Germany) proposes associated schools as action centers where learning and experience are tied to social reality and from which curriculum experimentation can be…

Discusses the nature and structure of an interdisciplinary course with emphasis on the problem of how the nervous system receives, processes, and transmits information. Included is a description of the course teaching to junior and senior physics and biology majors. (CC)

Discusses the nature of science and technology and provides a number of examples to illustrate the impact that science and politics have had on each other. Advocates the need for the development of courses which integrate science, politics, and social change. (JR)

Outlines a laboratory course entitled Inorganic Chemistry for Biological Sciences'' which is designed primarily for juniors in biochemistry, physiology, and soil sciences. Inclusion of relevant environmental topics is indicated. (CC)

Describes a one month intensive course, offered at Westminster College, entitled Science and Literature: A Study in Values.'' The interdisciplinary course is an attempt to break down the barriers of specialization, and to focus on the reactions of students, scientists, and humanists to Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection. (JR)

Results of a survey on the Classics curriculum in colleges conducted by the Committee on the State of the Classics of the American Philological Association between August 1970 and March 1971. (RS)

Describes for members of physics departments in higher education what kind of background in physics they may expect of students who have done the Nuffield physical science course, rather than a senior level course in college prep" physics. (Author/TS)