Increased emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to research and graduate education is a common feature of academic strategic plans written since around 2000. This emphasis follows from the coupling of two propositions, one about the characteristics of academic research and the other about the hierarchy within America's higher-education system.…

The fascination with buried treasures and lost civilizations transcends all ages and serves as an effective magnet for drawing students toward the study of archaeology. Connecting students to the past gives them a better understanding of their own present and future. In this article, the author describes how the scientific method of investigation…

Most teachers' classroom experiences likely confirm that "fractions have always represented a considerable challenge for students, even into the middle grades" (Van de Walle 2004, p. 242). Because both movement and music enhance learning and retention of academic content (Jenson 2000), we developed a series of lessons that integrated kinesthetic…

Abduction is a method of reasoning that people use under uncertainty in a context in order to come up with new ideas. The use of abduction in this exploratory study is twofold: (i) abduction is a cross-disciplinary analytic tool that can be used to explain certain key aspects of human-computer interaction in advanced Information Society Technology…

Integrative curriculum design promises much for middle level teachers who wish to develop classroom programmes that will encourage early adolescents to actively engage in their learning (Beane 1990, 1997). Beane's model is highly responsive to the educational and developmental needs of young people. In contrast, multidisciplinary curriculum design…

Elementary students who love good literature are often the same children who dislike completing worksheets filled with numerical problems or who struggle with those troublesome word problems. With the whole-language philosophy and literature-based language arts becoming more prevalent, integrating math and literature is an exciting and logical…

The goal of environmental education is to develop an environmentally literate citizenry, thus environmental education focuses on empowering individuals to deal effectively with positive and negative relationships between people and their environments. In 1993, the Secretaries Advisory Group on Environmental Education (SAGEE) subcommittee on…

Current reforms in science and mathematics education call for the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning. Desired outcomes, knowledge, understanding of learning processes, and current trends in pedagogy generate a framework for an outcome-based theoretical model for science and mathematics integration. The synthesis of this selected…

Article investigated an experimental programme at Boston University, involving the exploration of existing problems in the health field by small, interdisciplinary groups of graduate and professional students. (Author/RK)

A look at utopian literature, 1888-1900, typifies the problems of approaching literature as a vehicle for American studies. The problems, however, do not excuse the greater fault of omitting literature altogether. (JH)

This secondary humanities curriculum is based on four assumptions: humanities are for all students, must be interdisciplinary as well as presented through multimedia, deal with real issues affectively as well as cognitively, involve value judgements and decision making. (JH)

Describes the year of 1973 as a banner year for environmental geology and briefly details the areas where environmental applications originating from earth scientists are occurring. (BR)

This document reports on the 2-year Interagency Child Abuse Network (ICAN) Project which was funded by the Texas Department of Human Services to provide a model through which agencies (police, courts, and others) could develop a team approach to handling child abuse cases. Chapter 1 reviews the background and origin of the project. Chapter 2…

Since 1980, a large increase in the number of undergraduate students majoring in international studies at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) has occurred. This paper describes the historical development and present structure of this University's international studies program and the program's relationship to other academic departments. The advantages…

The paper is intended to help teachers and administrators understand the comprehensive nature of a physical education program for handicapped students. Unanswered questions identified by P.L. 94-142, The Education For All Handicapped Children Act, are noted. It is suggested that special and physical educators must communicate about programmatic…