To give students who will not go on to college (a majority in author's school) interest in improving verbal and reading ability, as well as communication skills they will need, English courses have been redesigned. Emphasis is on communications technology and practical applications, with team-teaching and interdisciplinary activities. (PD)

Anthropology and Sociology are the core disciplines in a unit using cumulative concept teaching approach. (SE)

Cites the necessity of involving students in their own career decisions and shows how to accomplish articulation based on this philosophy. (SB)

Description of three years' experience with an interdisciplinary, field experience course, Man & Society," instituted at the Phillips Academy in 1970. It involved comparative societal study with a nine-week working and living experience in Boston and Mexico, a combination of student, teacher, and joint leadership, group discussion, and joint…

Without new goals and novel strategies, black history will become another fleeting fad. The author offers a rationale and illustrates how black history can be taught as an integral part of a modern social studies curriculum which is spiral, conceptual, and interdisciplinary, and emphasizes decision-making and social action skills. (Author/VW)

Outlines the advantages of such programs for non-rural youth, one being increased awareness of ecology in their home environment. (DB)

Describes cooperative efforts of teachers, counselor, school social worker, psychologist, nurse, attendance officer and principal to identify and work with children and families of children whose behaviors indicate they are potential dropouts. Three-step approach includes (a) practical recommendations, (b) implementation responsibilities, and (c)…

Condensed from "The Center Forum, a publication of the Center for Urban Education, III (March 1, 1969), 1,4-5.

Discusses educational offerings in polymers within the Chemical Engineering Department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, including research programs, undergraduate and graduate courses offered, and sources of support for research projects. (Author/JN)

Ideas for incorporating five essential writing skills, identified by the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills, into elementary social studies courses are presented. These include spelling, organizing ideas in writing, a knowledge of standard punctuation and capitalization, ability to control sentence structure, and use of legible handwriting for…