An artist and parent describes the potential for a schoolyard renaturalization to be integrated into arts curriculum and some art activities that have been inspired by planting in a schoolyard. (LZ)

This article addresses the use of spring and fall equinoxes as inspiration for a multidisciplinary miniunit for primary grades on the concepts of equilibrium and balance. (LZ)

This report describes the multidisciplinary, multiagency procedures used throughout Great Britain to respond to child sexual abuse. Strengths and weaknesses of the British Case Conference, used to develop plans for diagnosing and treating child sexual abuse, are discussed. (Author/JDD)

A postgraduate training course in the interdisciplinary project approach for environmental science specialists emphasized the following critical elements: high degree of organization, feedback on actual practice from experts, cyclical working methods, project planning techniques, and product-oriented thinking. (SK)

Discusses the function of concepts in scholarly discourse. Topics include the genesis of Greenwood Press's concept dictionaries; the origins of modern rhetoric; the prescriptive nature of meaning in scholarly discourse; conceptual change, including logical positivism, introspection, and historicism; and interdisciplinary application of concepts.…

Examines relationships between the disciplines of communication and library and information science as reflected in cross-journal citations from 1977 through 1987 in "Journal Citation Reports" for the "Social Sciences Citation Index." Developing convergence in the areas of telecommunication policy and social research on…

Both the United World Colleges and the International Baccalaureate offer exciting educational alternatives for high-ability students. Based on international understanding through educational exchange, the World Colleges are composed of students and faculties from many nations and all races. A Houston Theory of Knowledge project to prepare students…

Describes "collective creation," an instructional technique involving drama that is useful in a wide range of disciplines. Discusses choosing the topic, gathering material, exploration, refining the collective creation, rehearsal and performance, and reflection. (SR)

Describes how the language arts and mathematics can be integrated as students write, solve, and discuss mathematics story problems. Offers suggestions for implementing a problem-writing program in mathematics, and provides four vignettes illustrating such mathematics instruction. (SR)

Introduction to theme issue. Focuses on the need for experiential educators to examine critically the philosophical foundations and assumptions of their field in search of absent realities and hidden contingencies that reproduce culturally oppressive practice. (SV)

Discusses student publications (collections of student essays, commentaries, stories, poems, comments, and journals) from college writing classes--what they are, and where they come from. Pays particular attention to what teachers and students do with them in the classroom and what this says about interdisciplinary teaching. (RS)

Explores different management models for developing interdisciplinary activities and the decisions that facilitate successful establishment and maintenance of environmental education courses and programs in universities. (MDH)

Describes 21 activities for a unit on tall tales intended for use with young children in seven content areas: language arts, social studies, science, math, block activities, creative movement/dramatics, and art. (SR)

Principles of Technology is an interdisciplinary course with a hands-on approach based on Unified Technical Concepts. Adaptable for all levels of students, it provides a means of integrating academic and vocational education. (SK)

Presents model for interdisciplinary discharge planning team, with emphasis on functional status and improved coordination and continuity among providers. Describes design and implementation of such a program at university hospital. Explains how model resulted in more patients being discussed and served, with more emphasis on the functional…