Teachers of North Miami Beach High School, Florida, have developed an innovative interdisciplinary approach to war/peace studies. The major objectives of this English/history oriented course are (1) to examine and evaluate traditional and personal values and beliefs concerning war and peace; (2) analyze and react to war literature and to discuss…

This symposium report contains various statements of the theory of change and societal growth and maintenance viewed from the perspectives of major social disciplines. Comparative theories in these areas can provide guidelines for predicting, planning, and carrying out social development programs. The theme of the symposium was the problem of…

In a period of expanding enrollments and shrinking budgets, this article criticizes the curriculum design of college English programs and current teaching practices. The author feels that fragmentation of the curriculum into highly specialized areas of study has prevented the development of new courses in interdisciplinary studies, film criticism,…

The purpose of this curriculum is to guide the child in decision-making in the areas of citizenship and human relations, to develop an understanding of his immediate environment and the larger environment of the world in which he lives, to help the child to adapt to our changing society and its changing demands. We hope to accomplish these goals…

This curriculum guide, in addition to offering a brief rationale and introduction to consumer education, presents specific suggestions for initiating or developing an individual program. There are generally considered to be four possible methods of implementation: 1) the individual teacher; 2) a team approach; 3) an interdisciplinary structure;…

The overall goal of this three week workshop was to improve the teaching of social studies in the integrated school. The specific objectives were: 1) to develop the framework of concepts and to become acquainted with new materials and instructional techniques; 2) to encourage perception of students as both learners and citizens, and to design…

This teachers guide attempts to facilitate the study of the United States through a conceptual approach and multimedia instruction in a spiral curriculum. There are five units: 1) Natural Setting --location, climate, terrain, water, soil, and economic and esthetic value, and conservation; 2) Historial Development --North American Indian cultures,…

Reflecting the increased interest in humanities programs for elementary, middle, and secondary schools, this book provides descriptions of humanities programs developed by 35 schools throughout the country. Although the selection of programs represents a variety of approaches (e.g., some open to only high-ability students, others designed for low…

This booklet was produced to answer Pennsylvania social studies teachers' questions about implementing the statutory curriculum changes of 1968 and 1969. The new state regulations require integrating "major contributions made by Negroes and other racial and ethnic groups" into all courses of United States and Pennsylvania history in…

The guiding principles incorporated into this program are: 1) to develop a kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum in a logical sequence to provide continuity and progression in the program; 2) to have the program enhance the instructional goals of the school system; 3) to link the subject areas that relate most closely to conservation,…

As in other units in this series, this teaching guide is structured on the basis of one major generalization, supporting generalizations, and suggestions of learning activities and materials leading to an understanding of these ideas. For Grade 3, the major generalization is, "Skin color is only one of many obvious physical differences among…

The details, exceptions, and qualifications not specified in a previous article published in the December 1966 Newsletter on the study of foreign culture as an alternative to the required study of literature in advanced levels of foreign language instruction are supplied. For a related document see FL 001 069. (AF)

During the summer of 1968 a special summer program in sociolinguistics ("Language, Society, and the Child") was held at the University of California, Berkeley. This program grew out of the research on "children's language acquisition in a variety of cultures" which has been underway at that institution for four years. Originally it was planned to…

This study, funded under an ESEA Title III grant, evaluates the current practices and problems of interdisciplinary arts and humanities programs in the elementary school. Involved in the study were all Title III Arts and Humanities and PACE programs, selected educators influential in the development of interdisciplinary studies, and selected…

Twenty five articles, grouped as either theory, interprofessional coordination and cooperation, or testing and remediation, consider perception and achievement. Discussions of the following topics are included: why children don't read better, the myth or reality of dyslexia, visual development, developmental testing and training, the role of…