Results of a survey of cancer education activities in 101 medical schools are discussed, including the needs for multidisciplinary instruction, more exposure of students to patients with common malignancies, and more uniform instruction in fundamental diagnostic procedures. An instructional approach relating educational objectives to departmental…

Because of concern about the preservation of the historic character of Stamford (Connecticut), children in a pilot program at an elementary school learned about neighborhood history, sketched houses, researched houses which had been torn down and drew and constructed replicas of them, and learned about renovation and period interior design. (IS)

Describes a curriculum based on the concepts of culture, nature, and life. Discusses symbols, living earth, interconnectedness, fluctuation, womb of life, life, and nature's callings as they relate to the curriculum. Includes diagrams demonstrating interrelationships between people, culture, and nature. (BC)

Describes an archaeology program identified by the National Science Teachers Association's Search for Excellence in Science Education project as an outstanding science program. Program objectives (including attention to research detail, interpretation, deduction, and interrelationships of different disciplines) and student activities are…

Highlights a four-part slide show focusing on the humanistic legacy of water: (1) water in literature; (2) architecture; (3) religion; and (4) painting. Discusses representative slides in each category and presents a complete list of all slides that comprise the program. (BC)

Discusses the teaching of imaginative writing in the content area at the middle school level and indicates potential applications for such teaching at all levels. Contains extensive writing examples. (FL)

An interdisciplinary social studies/art project involving elementary students in studying the local architecture of Woodbury, Connecticut, and sharing their experiences through murals and bulletin boards is described. How baseboard covering can be used as a block printing material is discussed. A lithography printing technique for use in secondary…

Compared the restrictiveness of special education placements by profession (administrators, school psychologists, and special education teachers) and by type of handicapping condition. Professionals (N=66) assigned placement scores on the basis of three psychological reports. Results indicated that the average placement scores did not differ…

The Greater Detroit Society for the Blind programs strive toward independent living for the blind elderly through a team approach combining referrals, support groups, and personal adjustment; community-based classes; and individualized rehabilitation in extended care facilities. (MC)

A trend in medical curriculum design toward courses organized around organ systems is described and analyzed through national survey data. The courses are also characterized by a multidisciplinary emphasis, larger credit and contact hours, and the goal of interrelating many concepts of the system for an understanding of the system as a whole. (MSE)

To maintain student interest in the humanities, teachers must sacrifice some of the courses that have been standbys for new, innovative courses that take different approaches--for example, combining the study of poetry with the study of religious themes found in certain works. (CRH)

How sport history can be taught through two central themes of U.S. history--racial policy and the development of a bureaucratic, highly organized society--is discussed. (RM)

Surveys research on role of audience in discourse in a series of related disciplines, including cognitive psychology, composition, speech communication, rhetoric, and philosophy. Concludes that writing teachers can achieve a sophisticated, complex understanding of nature and role of audience in written discourse only if they are aware of both…

Compares Joseph Schwab's theory to John Dewey's, examines conceptions of educational and social science research implicit in Schwab's work on the practical, considers his view of teaching and its knowledge base, and discusses the types of inquiry needed to support his designs for the teaching profession and teacher education. (MJL)

A new major at Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning called human studies is described. It is a phenomenologically based curriculum in quality of life and intentional change. The major is individualized and problem-centered. (Author/MLW)