Characteristics of the change process are described and the importance of improving understanding of the process of change is indicated. A summary of some relevant literature on the diffusion of innovation draws from studies in rural sociology, cultural anthropology, industry, education, and psychology. In addition, two premodels of change are…

The author recommends the use of a multidisciplinary team approach to language facilitation with mentally handicapped children. The role of the team in developing communication skills in the child is discussed, and a model of communication with three principle components (linguistic aspects, paralinguistic aspects, and interaction management) is…

The paper discusses the role of the Child Life Worker as a member of a multidisciplinary team in the rehabilitation of cancer patients and their families when children are involved. It is noted that the concepts can be applied to any chronic pediatric illness or handicapping condition. (Author/SBH)

The paper describes procedures that may be used by educational teams to obtain and organize formal and informal data regarding children's primary language skills. The procedures are explained to involve attention to linguistic components, linguistic processes, and the referential or conceptual system represented by observable language behavior.…

Discussed is the multidisciplinary team centered approach to educating the learning disabled child. Topics explored include various aspects of learning disability as a symptom complex (especially hyperactivity), the roles of multidisciplinary team members (such as the psychologist and the parents), and four approaches to psychotherapy (including…

Graduate degree programs in the University of Minnesota Graduate School are set up without formal reference to departments. The graduate faculty having governance of a given major field generally includes scholars in more than one department. The idea of transdisciplinary programs is thus widely accepted. Problems arise, however, when it comes to…

Political communication appears to be emerging as a theoretical and methodological academic area of research within both speech-communication and political science. Five complimentary approaches to political science (Machiavellian, iconic, ritualistic, confirmational, and dramatistic) may be viewed as a series of variations which emphasize the…

This National Humanities Faculty working paper is a highly selective collection of readings and references drawn up as a guide for humanities teachers. The list, which is not definitive, is divided into three sections: Indexes, Periodicals, and Faculty Suggestions. The first two sections are annotated. Periodicals are divided into subsections by…

This volume is a collection of position papers, each of which develops an intellectual framework for teaching a particular subject-matter discipline within an environmental context. The subject matter areas included are political science, health education, language or communication arts, art, science, mathematics, and social studies. (DT)

This document deals with the Images component of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. The component was designed to organize, evaluate and utilize an understanding of the world. The program is described in relation to history and time constraints, goals, students, faculty, implementation and assumptions, general…

This paper disputes the notion that an advanced degree is required for all work in the field of psychology and suggests that those with a bachelor's degree in the field are employed in many areas where they use their training, but are not called psychologists. Another effect has been that industry and government offer few jobs to psychology…

This volume is the result of a study, initiated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to report on the main trends of social sciences research, not on the results achieved. Part I contains an examination of the present state and perspectives for development of the disciplines of sociology (Lazarsfeld),…

The curriculum outline for an interdisciplinary approach to drug education in grades K-12 in the State of Alabama is contained in this booklet. Prepared in response to Alabama's Drug Abuse Education Act of 1971, this curriculum outline presents the content appropriate for each grade level--according to the areas of Health and Safety, Science,…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 7. SUBJECT MATTER: Science and Social Studies. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: This guide presents a series of earth sciences units which would have interdisciplinary potential specifically in the area of social studies. Introductory material includes a rationale, evaluation procedures, 44 "key" environmental concepts,…

Inter-disciplinary attitude toward curricular materials and analysis of their relevance to Appalachian needs are introduced. A two-day brainstorming session of expert educators in reading, sociology, adult education, and nutrition exploring relationship between various curricular materials and Appalachian experience is summarized. (NF)