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Greeley, Warren; And Others – 1975
This summary covers the experiences of the staff of the Unified Studies Program at Boston State College from September 1973 through August 1975. Included is: (1) the planning phase, (2) team building, (3) staff, (4) administrative support, (5) potential students, (6) compromises, (7) funding, (8) use of the learning contracts, () contract hours,…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Faculty, Financial Support, Higher Education
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Wolman, M. Gordon – Science, 1977
Describes problems encountered in a graduate level interdisciplinary environmental education program conducted at Johns Hopkins University. (SL)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Problems, Educational Programs, Environmental Education
Boston State Coll., MA. – 1975
After a two-week introductory period, participants in the Unified Studies Program at Boston State College will engage in a study of eight important institutions chosen by students at a planning session in November. Each institution will be dealt with for one full week. After the spring vacation, small groups (4 or 5 people) will engage in…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Higher Education
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Binder, Arnold; And Others – Journal of Environmental Education, 1975
Discussed are the theoretical bases of a university social ecology program expressed in biology, sociology, and psychology. It emphasizes man as a biological organism interacting in a cultural-physical environment. Since the program is multidisciplinary and community-oriented the organization is by problem area such as man-environment interactions…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Ecology, Environmental Education, Higher Education
Boston State Coll., MA. – 1974
The Unified Studies Program began at Boston State College in September of 1974. Its model is based on team-teaching, learning contracts, small interdisciplinary seminars, and other open-classroom and unified educational learning/teaching techniques. Boston State College had been compelled to shift its academic assumptions because of financial…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Change, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Greeley, Warren; And Others – 1974
The Evergreen State College seems to be working well as a nontraditional college committed to educational change and innovation. It provides a model for interdisciplinary education, developing basic cognitive skills and drawing all disciplines in probing specific problems. The necessary ingredients for a stimulating learning environment based on…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Innovation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education