This interdisciplinary environmental education resource guide is designed for use in the inservice preparation of teachers in environmental education. The guide is developed around nine components: (1) perceptual awareness, (2) conceptual awareness, (3) the phenomena of the natural environment, (4) the phenomena of the man-made environment, (5)…

A review of the literature of intercultural communication comprises this document. The author deals with both communication (the process) and communications (the channels) of the various disciplinary approaches across and within national and cultural boundaries. The essay introduces the major books in intercultural communication, emphasizing…

This review of current attitudes and procedures in the study of philology in graduate schools reveals problems contributing to a weakening of programs in classics and medieval studies. Departmental rivalry and compartmentalization of subject matter among philology, history, and social studies are severely criticized and serve as the stimulus for…

The 20-25 participants of Pilot C of Phase II of the Social Service Aide Project, a program of exemplary education for the career development of paraprofessionals in social and/or human services, were selected to attend an 8-week seminar at Central YMCA College, Chicago, which stressed an interdisciplinary approach to introductory college-level…

The British Journal (triannual) is written for secondary level teachers of current international affairs. Typical format consists of a teaching topic with several analytical articles followed by others explaining how best to teach the concepts. Other regular sections include a four month summary of international events, articles on educational…

Thirty-three participants with experience in 15 countries concerned themselves with the following issues: (1) the role of education in achieving economic-social-political development, (2) types of skills, knowledge, and personality traits needed in different occupational roles, (3) the allocation of functions of occupational education among…

Volume II of a two-part series related to family finance education provides materials for study and discussion in the 1968 workshop. In Part I, members of the advisory council present their viewpoints concerning an interdisciplinary approach to education in family finance. Part II presents basic and current information related to principal areas…

An evaluation of an inner-city reading program which involved industry, university consultants, and the administrators and teachers of a large New Jersey high school led to several recommendations: (1) that schools and their faculties genuinely desire to participate in such a reading program, that school systems demonstrate their interest by…

This compilation consists of a series of articles on selected aspects of reading problems. In her preface, the compiler insists upon the educational value of examining several perspectives on the same problem; thus, this book contains discussion by linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, economists, and specialists in certain…

The Resource Recovery Education Program contains a variety of ideas, approaches, and learning aids for teaching about solid waste disposal at the secondary level. The program kit consists of a teacher's guide which provides an overview; separate teacher's guides for social studies, science, and industrial arts; a student booklet of readings; and a…

The National Humanities Faculty working papers in this document represent reports of faculty participation in humanities projects around the country and emphasize program content that might be useful to teachers developing their own humanities programs. Arleigh D. Richardson's report is a description of the program he visited and is written by the…

This document is part of an interdisciplinary career education program for seventh level students. Two major occupational clusters, environmental control occupations and agribusiness and national resources occupations are covered. Each of the 12 modules presented is self-contained, and integrates career information and education with various…

This unit on population is one in a series of three prepared for use in classrooms in North Carolina. An interdisciplinary approach encompassing mathematics, science, and social studies is utilized in these environmental units. The material is designed for middle grades and above. Many activities are open-ended. The depth to which students become…

Population dynamics, broadly defined, can be effectively taught in an interdisciplinary fashion. This course for junior and senior undergraduates is taught by an anthropologist, biologist, demographer, economist, and geographer. It is 75 percent lecture, 25 percent panel discussion with film presentations and has been used successfully as an NSF…

The purpose of this case study was to examine the origin and development of the Center for the Humanities at Arizona State University in Tempe. An attempt was made to explicate why and how the interdisciplinary humanities program began at Arizona State University, to describe the expansion of and changes in the program as it evolved into the…