Discussed is the value of marine education and its place in the enhancement of the curriculum. Marine education is characterized by an interdisciplinary activity-oriented program in which the students are encouraged to read, write, do acts and crafts, sing, cook, and think about marine education issues. (Author/DS)

Discusses the translator's need for help from structural linguistics and the inadequacy of the response of linguistics to so-called translation problems. Two German-French syntax problems are given as examples and a solution is offered from a translator's point of view. (AMH)

The origins, development, and structure of a social planning program offered jointly by the School of Social Work and the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are described. The exchange has proven useful for both faculty and students in each department. (Author/MLW)

As the profession of podiatric medicine becomes more closely identified with the delivery of primary care, it is suggested that it is essential for practicing podiatrists and students to have more educational opportunities in the field of holistic health care, psychiatry, and the behavioral sciences. (Author/MLW)

Described is a Kernel Design, used in the multiunit Discovery School in Mansfield, Ohio, to improve a general weakness in the areas of measurement and the use of monetary skills. Kernel Design is so named because it conveys the gist or core of an idea. (Author/TG)

Teachers need a liberal arts background to understand what they are teaching and why they are teaching it. (Author/JD)

The history of Communism is effectively taught by the extensive use of new audiovisual and interdisciplinary tools. Inclusion of material from many disciplines besides history is necessary if the complicated and highly emotional political issues are to be handled in a thoughtful, objective presentation. (MLW)

There is a need for a multiprofession approach to human services undergraduate programs. Because most human service workers in entry level positions function as "teachers," teacher education programs should participate in interdisciplinary approaches and cooperate in developing the best possible curriculum and faculty. (CJ)

Traces the development of environmental education in the United Kingdom from the early 1900s to the present. Educational and organizational efforts described include urban studies, field studies centers, school curricula, national associations, and teacher education. High quality programs now exist at all levels of education. (WB)

The intellectual and scholarly activities of history and philosophy and the study of civilization and culture are seen as essential to the development of the human spirit. Training dentists without providing them with this background is to "run the risk of creating technicians unable to make creative judgments." (MLW)

A model is offered for the development of an undergraduate humanities program with an integrated curriculum that critically examines the international heritage of the U.S., and also addresses current needs. A rationale for the program, a program format based on interdisciplinary learning units, expected outcomes, and assessment criteria are…

A student-initiated course on death and dying, offered at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, features a small group format, multidisciplinary representation, and student leadership. Course objectives, course content, teaching methods, course design, and student and faculty assessment of the course are discussed. (JMD)

Presents a model designed to integrate curricula of a content course with a study skills course. Describes logistics and methods used to implement the model in the Department of Biology at Metropolitan State College, Colorado. Presents program results based on pre- and post-instruction tests. (DR)

Points out the increasing awareness of the need for an interdisciplinary approach to science and the humanities. Outlines the necessary steps to establish a team-taught English course for engineering students and its utilization in educational development. (SMB)

The development of a multidisciplinary teacher training program for regular and special educators at the University of Utah is described. Responses from faculty members concerning the ideal and actual role descriptions of administrators, counselors, psychologists, secondary teachers, elementary teachers, and special education teachers are listed.…