Reviews the positive effects of participating in a faculty seminar on writing across the curriculum. Notes that writing must extend into subject area courses but that the curriculum must also be brought into writing courses. (JT)

Describes an interdisciplinary unit in the history and literature of the United States that focuses on ethnic pluralism. Writing assignments combine research and critical analysis, using literary works and historical texts. Topics include the question of individual and moral responsibility, American Indians, slavery, Judaism, and the South. (DF)

Describes a secondary English unit on the rural heritage of the United States that sharpens knowledge and skills in the humanities, including English, art, music, and history. Rural music, magazines and literature, historical materials and biographies, and field trips are suggested. A bibliography of materials is included. (DF)

Describes a number of thematic units that integrate work in various disciplines, including language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. Among the topics of the suggested units are time, survival of the fittest, nature, Mexico, the history of the West, animals, and bridges. (DF)

Provides a brief analysis of the rationale, organization, and procedures that Baruch College uses in its interdisciplinary program in Business and Public Communication. (RL)

The dilemma of providing for continued development of new academic programs in the context of severe budgetary constraints is examined. Two curricular planning strategies that provide for academic growth with minimum resource proliferation are detailed--development of umbrella academic programs and creation of curricular aggregates. (AF)

Different opinions as to what "economic education" means and negative public opinion toward business are discussed with relation to appropriate delivery systems for secondary economic education. Stating that we have a nation of economic illiterates, the authors examine economic instruction on the job and integrating economic education into other…

Stresses importance of mixed background of interdisciplinary education and experience in preparation of human resources development specialists. Recommends continuing professional growth strategies: involvement in obtaining feedback; cotraining; learning opportunities; asking colleagues (about success/failure experiences); professional…

Activities which can be used to integrate the teaching of reading with science instruction are presented. These activities are designed to develop encoding and short-term memory skills. (Author/SA)

Reviewed are some of the reasons for adopting a new model for national development, departing from the conventional type based on gross domestic product. (BT)

Analyzes the relationship of educational philosophy at any given period of history to educational research. Presents examples of discipline classification schemes by internationally renowned philosophers from different eras and countries. (Author/DB)

NEXA is a team-taught interdisciplinary, inter-school curriculum devoted to reuniting the sciences and the humanities. The development of the program and the curriculum itself are discussed, including the findings of a formal site-team evaluation. (Author/MLW)

An interdisciplinary program is described that provides a humanistically-oriented education for preprofessional students, particularly those in the health sciences. The program offers new and diverse courses for the humanities student and was instrumental in the establishment of a Center for Science and Culture. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the possible contribution of linguistics to the legal field, and cautions about the limitations of this contribution. (AM)

A renaissance that will strengthen the relationship between law and literature is foreseen and it is suggested that by devoting renewed attention to literature, lawyers can hasten the development of this renaissance. A three-point proposal to aid law schools in this undertaking is offered. (Author/JMD)