Three regional workshops held by the Alabama Center for Higher Education to sensitize minority professionals to the severely involved population and to encourage participation of minority professionals in the developmental disabilities service system are described. Background information on P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children…

Offers suggestions for an interdisciplinary approach to the promotion of business education courses and for the design of courses which will appeal to business and nonbusiness students. (JOW)

Outlines the structure and approach of a high school course in theater history. Includes suggestions of plays for scene work, ideas for interdisciplinary lesson plans from selected periods, and a list of books for additional reading. (SR)

Describes several teaching exercises combining art and ecology that have been used in advanced ecology courses and may be adaptable to art criticism. Considers the nature of art, the ecological content of art, and the artistic form of ecological models. Contains 40 references. (DDR)

Researchers have described "service learning" as an ideal way to integrate experiential education into coursework while meeting community needs and imbuing students with civic responsibility. They have advocated service learning in business as a method to implement course concepts and increase student understanding of the external environment. In…

This essay focuses on a 4th year course, titled "Search/Research/Resolution," that the author has developed at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), Toronto. First taught in 2002, the course is held over a fourteen week semester each fall, with one three hour class per week. It is offered within the photography area at OCAD in…

In an attempt to recapture the heritage of Long Island's past, a course of study was developed at Queens College titled "The Bicentennial Environments of Long Island". (NQ)

Described is the development of a course that combines subject matter from introductory courses in biology, chemistry, and physics. The syllabus was written by four college science teachers, three of whom taught the course at Portland State College to 32 freshmen and sophomores. To evaluate the course, achievement tests and attitude surveys were…

Presents descriptions (syllabi, outlines, goals) of special topics environmental studies courses which approach the discipline from a humanistic perspective. Topic areas of these courses include: wilderness studies; biocultural patterns of population, land use, energy, and war; religion, ethics, and the environment; landscape perception; and…

Social psychology has separate sociological and psychological approaches that must be bridged in undergraduate courses. One possible course format is to cover a variety of theories, then their substantive applications. Two texts, detailed handouts, and demonstrations, including simulations and field problems, help students to understand and…

Discusses the methods used to develop a secondary level geography unit using James Michener's "Caravans." A list of pertinent suppplementary films is included. (RM)

Describes the development of a graduate interdisciplinary course aimed at helping students learn enough about legal problems in higher education to become alert to potential legal problems and to refer them to counsel. (Author)

Discusses problems encountered in developing and teaching a course on Stuart and Tudor Drama, some of the teaching methods employed, and ideas for improving the effectiveness of the course. (JMF)

An interdisciplinary team-taught course used a life-course approach to human development. Teaching strategies included elder reminiscence, life histories, and case studies. It is designed to prepare various health care professions for future roles on multidisciplinary team. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)