Argues that poststructuralism and communication theory are incompatible, yet because poststructuralism denies the possibility of communication, it depends on communication theory for its very existence. Also argues that these two bodies of theory are competing for meaning and that communication is important ground on which the contest will take…

The evaluation of an integrated cardiovascular health education and government course in a secondary school indicated that cardiovascular health education can be effectively integrated with traditional high school government curricula. Important health promotion concepts can be maintained and enriched with the integrity of the host discipline also…

Presents descriptions (syllabi, outlines, goals) of interdisciplinary environmental studies courses. Topic areas of these courses include: environmental sociology; human ecology (politics, institutions, and the environment); humans and the environment in historical perspective; environmental management; humans, hazards, and disasters; and other…

An eight-step decision-making paradigm appropriate for guiding decisions regarding selection of instructional programming alternatives for visually impaired multiply disabled children is presented. Brief case studies illustrate the application of the paradigm. (Author/DB)

Describes an interdisciplinary, lecture/laboratory course titled "Origins of Life." Includes rationale for the course, course objectives, course outline, list of developed laboratories, and results of course evaluation. (JN)

An interdisciplinary course in American literature presented deaf high schoolers with a comprehensive survey of American literature in a historical context. Skills in research, critical thinking, expresssion of ideas and opinions, and group interaction were emphasized. (CL)

Drawing on Gilligan's work, analyzes the rift between clinical social work practitioners and academicians and researchers in terms of gender. Argues that the female voice has been suppressed by the prevailing male model of knowledge development in the university and the distrust women have in their own voice. (Author/JAC)

Outlines the characteristics of a good middle school. An interdisciplinary team approach provides teachers that meet the needs of sixth-grade students. Provides six strategies for such an approach that have been successful. (MD)

Four articles discuss health education philosophy: (1) "Philosophical Bases for Health Education" (Rash); (2) "Two Problems in Health Education" (Oberteuffer); (3) "The Health Problem in Secondary Schools" (Bradstreet); and (4) "Physical (and?) (or?) Health Education" (Rogers). (CB)

The effectiveness of the multidisciplinary approach was assessed by examining the number of recommended services obtained by 180 children one year after multidisciplinary evaluation. Results indicated that a large percentage of services recommended were obtained, compared with the low probability reported in samples of abused and neglected…

Argues for a multidimensional approach in the study of telecommunications, one that combines critical, historical, and social scientific research and methods. (PD)

The author examines two types of criticism (theoretical and practical) of special education knowledge, reviews the implications of metatheoretical criticism (including the concepts of paradigm and paradigm shift), and asserts that special education knowledge should be paradigmatic and multidisciplinary. (CL)

Folk music is not necessarily old, anonymous, or unwritten. Its most important characteristic is change through the folk process. Folk music is a part of our national heritage that children can usually acquire only in school. It can be used to support a variety of school subjects. (CS)

The report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education concluded with scant information about a need for fine arts in the schools. Outlined is an interdisciplinary course that uses many art forms--literature, opera, and symphonies--to prevent the extinction of music and art education. (RM)

Argues that film and literature courses must get beyond discussions of plot to explorations of narrative perspective and structure, communication techniques, and critical methodologies in order to give students an awareness of the inherent natures, limitations, and possibilities of film and literature. (DMM)