A look at utopian literature, 1888-1900, typifies the problems of approaching literature as a vehicle for American studies. The problems, however, do not excuse the greater fault of omitting literature altogether. (JH)

Article described a method by which three teacher interns, preparing to be English teachers, combined their backgrounds and interests in philosophy, history, and communications to formulate a twelfth grade elective course. (Author/RK)

In response to an orienting essay about the scholarship of teaching and learning, scholars from 10 disciplines describe the evolution of a discourse about teaching and learning, the ways in which their discipline's style of discourse influences inquiry into teaching and learning, and the nature and role of intellectual exchange across disciplines…

Discribes interdisciplinary approach to teaching American Culture by a multi-faceted study of a decade that relates the part to the whole and suggests further curricular possibilities. (Author/GB)

A brief description of an interdisciplinary instructional program conducted at Antioch College which combines engineering, art and the social sciences. (AK)

The industrial arts teacher can become involved in interdeperatmental cooperation with the English Department by sharing the students' written reports. (GR)

Emphasizes that the philosophy of psychology (which deals with issues such as the role of theories and the conflict between mechanistic and purposivistic explanations of behavior) is too often emphasized in college-level psychology courses. Presents rationale and suggests methods for teaching such a course. (DB)

Uses an integrated team approach involving students from different disciplines in a cooperative environment to conduct science projects in biology, chemistry, and physics. (YDS)

Discusses a number of Theo van Doesburg's paintings concerning arithmetic composition. (KHR)

Defines semiotics and outlines its implications for teaching language arts. (PRA)