Communications scholars need to become aware of how the field of cultural studies enlarges and enriches the field of the study of culture and communications. Cultural theorists need to become more aware of how the cultural artifacts are mediated by a system of production and reception and pay more attention to communications research. Cultural…

An ongoing research project has been designed to collect and describe crime data reported between 1992 and 1996 by selected historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). The overall goal is to examine crime data reported by gender over 5 years with regard to four categories of violence defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation:…

Traditionally, when an "outside evaluation" concerning a child's problems in school is sought by families, schools anticipate that the results will be reported in the context of an adversarial relationship, and their experiences have often borne out this expectation. A multidisciplinary Learning Evaluation Center (LEC) based within a university…

Three regional workshops held by the Alabama Center for Higher Education to sensitize minority professionals to the severely involved population and to encourage participation of minority professionals in the developmental disabilities service system are described. Background information on P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children…

This discussion paper considers the definitions and objectives of environmental education, and the role of the school subject areas in an interdisciplinary approach. Available from Government Printing Office, P. O. Box 203, North Melbourne 3051, Victoria, Australia. (Author)

The report of the National Academy of Sciences validates the interdisciplinary team approach to the study of ecosystems as well as the use of systems analysis that will aid policy makers in decisions of resource management. (BR)

Recommends that general education be established with science as a basis for man's view of himself and of his future and how these influenced, directly or indirectly, his past values and his present situation. (BR)

Participation of women psychologists on an interdisciplinary teaching team offers an opportunity to serve psychology as well as the women's movement in three areas: psychologists as teachers, clinicians, and role models. (Author/JR)

A study of four leading personnel and management journals revealed that the total influence of the behavioral sciences upon management literature seems to be increasing for management professors, but shows no overall increase among personnel managers. Further implications might be the integrating of more behavioral science concepts into management…

Students and teachers participated in an Arts Week program that was educationally sound and promoted communication among faculty members. (JH)

Presents a declaration for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental education signed by the editors of seven national education journals. (BR)

Music therapy, the systematic application of music and musical activities to elicit specific changes in emotional, physical, or social behavior, can help pediatric cancer patients to decrease their anxiety and cope with hospitalization. Because music is a nonverbal means of expression, it is an especially effective medium for young children who…

The basic concept emphasized in this book is that a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach within a regionalized system of perinatal care is a constant factor improving the quality of pregancy outcomes. This coordinated multidisciplinary approach has had an impact on perinatal care in three important areas: (1) improved and expanded understanding…

Fairleigh Dickinson University developed a University Core Curriculum which it initiated in the 1987-1988 academic year (the pilot program was operational in the fall 1986 semester). The University Core is composed of four 3-credit liberal education courses: "Perspectives on the Individual," which deals with works ranging from Plato's "Crito" to…