One of the questions being asked in schools is the extent to which Geography can be considered a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subject. While such a question might be driven by those strategic opportunists seeking to elevate the status of the subject within the school's curriculum, or as a means of leveraging an increase…

Ideal for faculty and administrators looking to blend business education and the liberal arts, this toolkit combines exemplary syllabi from 26 leading institutions with step-by-step strategies to advocate successfully for curricular innovation. Conceived with comprehensiveness in mind, these resources cover both inspiration and implementation for…

This paper uses the reflections of a recent workshop on biology and the humanities subject areas to consider the potential for designing a first year interdisciplinary module that brings together teachers and learners in the Biosciences with their counterparts in English and History. It considers three building blocks of module design: aims and…

Background: It has been claimed that thematic or integrated approaches to curriculum delivery offer a range of advantages over subject-based modes of delivery including improved pupil motivation. Purpose: This study put claims regarding pupil motivation to the test, using the achievement goals framework. This contemporary approach to understanding…

It was the purpose of this study to examine and attempt to describe the humanities and/or interdisciplinary programs and courses which were offered in educational institutions from 1968-1972. The particular concern was the role of music in such courses. Information was derived from course syllabi, personal evaluations, reading lists, and/or…

Developed with contributions from administrators, faculty, and students in four model college sites, as well as faculty from community colleges across the nation, employers of associate degree graduates, and a task force of two-year college educational specialists, this report emphasizes the role of the humanities in improving community college…

Project H.E.L.P. (Humanities Education Liaison Program) was initiated in 1976 to identify materials and programs in humanities and arts and to study various teaching methods. Investigation involved personal observations of the author, observations of area and state arts and humanities coordinators, and reports and observations by numerous teachers…

Essay on the relationship between the social sciences and humanities, and its implications for social studies education. (SE)

This report describes the development and proposed content of a new interdisciplinary course called "Science and Society," which will be offered at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) for the first time in fall 1976. This course will deal with the role which science and technology have played in the events which have shaped the…

Some cautionary notes about interdisciplinary programs are offered. (JH)

Presents some instances of the implications of chemistry which illustrate both its scientific and humanistic nature. Indicates that chemistry can be used as a bridge to span the artificially created chasm between Snow's two cultures and thus to demonstrate the fundamental unity of all knowledge. (CC)

Paper read at the 1971 ADFL Summer Seminar for Chairmen, June 21-25, at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. (DS)

Paper read at the 1971 ADFL (Association of Departments of Foreign Languages) Summer Seminar for Chairmen, June 21-25 at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. (DS)