Today, interdisciplinary education is a hot topic. Gaining an insight into the nature of interdisciplinary education may help when making design decisions for interdisciplinary education. In this study, we argue that, derived from interdisciplinary research, the choice of problem, the level of interaction between different disciplines and…

This article illustrates the infusion of self-determination approaches (e.g., futures planning) within a schoolwide context. Unfortunately, some students are not explicitly instructed by school staff to address their plans for the future. This may be a result of school professionals' feelings of inadequacy to address skill sets outside of…

This article presents an overview of a community-based teaching and learning project linking sustainability, working family housing, neighborhood social capital, and urban design research and development. The article foregrounds principles and protocols that can be used to measure community effectiveness and it highlights a basis for further…

Universities are uniquely positioned to lead society toward sustainability and their collaborations with community organizations are essential to this transition. The Biodiesel Program at Loyola University at Chicago Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy provides a case study of course-based service learning projects facilitating…

High-quality out-of-school-time (OST) programs have a positive effect on youth development, but many cities have found it difficult to address the challenges of expanding and improving the quality of programs offered to underserved and high-need students. In response, The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase…

Our urban-located land grant institution has long been committed to engaged research, teaching, and service. This paper describes efforts to articulate and implement a strategic urban land grant vision that places urban/metropolitan engagement at the center of our institution's "urban age" future. We describe intentional and broad-based efforts in…

High-quality out-of-school-time (OST) programs have a positive effect on youth development, but many cities have found it difficult to address the challenges of expanding and improving the quality of programs offered to underserved and high-need students. In response, The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase…

A state bureau of environmental education has developed a master plan, and state funds are allocated to school systems or individual teachers for the development of "exemplary programs or instruction materials." (Author/MLF)

A prototype, environmental education program, utilizing interchangeable modular packets of written, audio, and visual aids, is explained. Allowing for adaptations, its value is two-fold: it deals with a specific community and with the larger ramifications of our environmental situation, quality of life, and global values. (BL)

Describes the Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Studies at Macquarie University. The two year program was started in 1973. (RH)

Describes program in East Orange, New Jersey, in which city planners are attempting to invite residents to discover the learning resources in the people, places and processes encountered daily. Includes a program for the entire public school system and another for high school vocational students. (SH)

Reviews progress made in the past decade to reduce levels of air pollutants in New York. Described are current monitoring and control efforts conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (WB)

This report traces the evolution of a medical school from its beginnings as a private college affiliation, through its transformation into a state supported College of Medicine and Dentistry, to its emergence in Newark as the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, N.J. Medical School. The school has survived the Newark riots, political…