The paper outlines the program of services provided by a multidisciplinary professional team for the neurologically disordered child from preschool to young adulthood. Noted among the services offered are the following: an infant stimulation program, preschool prep program, group sensory integration program, special educational assistance, summer…

This paper discribes a comprehensive juvenile delinquency diversion program serving a poverty community in a large urban center, and attempts to evaluate the problems and effects of the program. The target population was primarily minority-group truants, aged 10-15, who had been in trouble with the authorities. The program included recreational…

This paper is a compilation of the presentations of six panelists from Brigham Young University describing an innovative career development program for university students. Unlike years past, when students were strongly urged to select a major course of study immediately upon admission to the University, the new program recognizes that career…

This document contains descriptions of 19 teaching programs which share the common goal of emphasizing human values as an important area of education in the health professions. This listing is the result and expansion of the Institute on Health and Human Values Conference. Three broad areas are outlined which the 19 schools emphasize in their…

This document outlines an interdisciplinary graduate program for unit leaders in the multiunit elementary school. Emphasis is placed on participants; selection criteria; program format; instructional materials; objectives related to curriculum, instruction, assessment and evaluation, staff development, staff leadership, and secondary objectives;…

The proposed program model suggests an approach for broadening the staffing pattern of Family Day Care Units by training a paraprofessional, the Family Day Care Consultant, to help upgrade the quality of care given to children in day care homes. The consultants, selected primarily for their successful experiences as Family Day Care Mothers, will…

This guide is designed to promote environmental awareness by incorporating environmental activities into existing social studies and science curricula. The introduction states the goals, rationale and environmental objectives of the program. The main text is organized into units containing specific environmental concepts accompanied by behavioral…

The main report describes the procedures followed, difficulties encountered, and results obtained by a faculty and student summer task force attempting to design and produce course materials for an introductory college course in man-environment relations, and plan an undergraduate curriculum in environmental studies. Data on changes in…

This report contains the three position papers presented at a conference on interdisciplinary science education as well as edited transcripts of some of the discussion. The position papers state the necessity for such courses, describe a particular college level course for non-science majors, and present a theoretical account of an attempt to…

The activities developed for this project were based on the assumption that science teaching at the junior high school level becomes more meaningful if it is idea-centered and if the ideas selected for study: (1) cut across two or more fields of science, (2) are taught through open-ended laboratory experiences with subject matter introduced as…

The development and implementation of a two-year interdisciplinary course integrating a machine shop and drafting curriculum are described in the report. The purpose of the course is to provide a learning process in industrial drafting featuring identifiable orientation in skills that will enable the student to develop competencies that are…

This article describes the interdisciplinary Bicentennial program K-12 of the Springfield School District in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. A Publication of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, the journal is available from Ritter Hall, Fourth Floor, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122. (Author/RM)

The beneficial role of aesthetic education in developing personality and in inculcating cultural values is described. (DE)

Describes a sixth grade student's experience in resident outdoor education. Includes costs, preparatory activities, daily schedule, and evaluation of the four-night program. (MA)

Two projects have been designed to help gifted students enlarge, enrich, and make more accurate their images of the future. (BD)