A discussion of the various modes of expression of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and hyperactivity in multiply disabled children is presented. Medical, behavioral, and educational management are discussed. The authors conclude that an integrated, developmental approach utilizing team management produces the most favorable outcome in this group.…

Community Health 360, a required class for community health educators and exercise science majors at University of Nebraska at Omaha, was developed to teach students the interrelatedness of health, music, art, language, history, and environment. The course and its evaluation by students and by peer review is described. (MT)

Dance educators, the authors argue, should assume some responsibility for providing alternative dance-related career opportunities to dance students. With proper career guidance and an interdisciplinary approach, many students could become researchers, writers, critics, physiologists, arts managers, dance production designers, technicians, or…

The author, asserting that all teachers are teachers of gifted students, suggests an interdisciplinary approach to adapting curriculum. (CL)

Since at least the 1950s, political scientists have tended to ignore the possible contributions of political geography to political science because of a move away from considering spatial factors on political structure. Political scientists need to use more information from geography to enhance their understanding of political power and conflict.…

Presents suggestions of what teachers and employees of welfare organizations can do to encourage people's observance of "Be Kind to Animals Week." Includes places to go, people to see, and things to do. (BC)

A field-based training program focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to the education of handicapped students should include a competent field instructor, carefully selected field sites, and coursework that incorporates field experiences. Such a program may produce understandings essential to effective team membership (such as appreciation of…

Describes three selection theories and concepts from other disciplines which are used to explain matters of selection and constitute a diverse array of approaches in rethinking problems of library selection: random selection in statistics, theory of natural selection in biology, and gatekeeper theory in field of communication. Ten sources are…

The Delphi technique was used to examine goals for service delivery for emotionally disturbed, behaviorally disordered, or maladjusted children. Results revealed that a collaborative multidisciplinary approach is feasible and that competent workers in the field can achieve consensus in setting objectives. (The questionnaire is appended).…

The authors stress the role of the multidisciplinary team in vocational rehabilitation, particularly the industrial engineer, in performing job analysis and workplace design to accommodate disabled persons in industry. Steps to effective job adaptation are charted, and methods of job analysis are discussed. (Author/MC)

The article proposes a three-dimensional model for conceptualizing problems in the functioning of interdisciplinary team's for handicapped students: (1) as a developing and changing entity, (2) as a set of subsystems, and (3) as a function unit. Each dimension is described and examples of a team dysfunctions within each dimension are provided.…

A transdisciplinary approach to serving severely handicapped students offers benefits (including increased specialists' consultation time) as well as problems (such as impeded communication due to specialized terminology). Twenty suggestion for implementing a transdisciplinary model are listed, and implications for teacher education briefly…

By studying early African hominids, students can learn about the interactive testing and creative aspects of scientific thinking and sharpen their geographical skills. It is impossible to study this topic without giving prominence to space and time. (RM)

Eric Hoffer's book, "The True Believer," was used in the classroom to help students understand mass movements and the problematic nature of leadership. Suggests a variety of activities to be used in conjunction with the book. (CS)

"If communications research is now in ferment, that ferment can be attributed to its invasion by a broader set of multidisciplinary concerns and particularly to a reunion of the social sciences with the humanities." (Author)