Single copies of this report are available from the Secretary-Treasurer, Eugene Savaiano, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67208. Bulk copies are available at cost. (DS)

An Iowa school district has a successful program to develop basic reading skills of junior high school students with reading difficulties. (MF)

The use of group discussions, somewhat structured at first, to help youngsters know themselves and one another, is described by a school nurse and principal who helped establish such a program in a Denver school. (CJ)

Describes the Michigan State Trainers of Teachers of Teachers Project (TTT)--a project in which representatives of university, public school, and community work closely together for the good of the student. Stresses the clinic team approach and its values, particularly in terms of active involvement and intergroup cooperation. (JS)

Strategies for using trees in classroom instruction are provided. Includes: (1) activities (such as tree identification, mapping, measuring tree height/width); (2) list of asthetic, architectural, engineering, climate, and wildlife functions of trees; (3) tree discussion questions; and (4) references. (JN)

Examined ways in which students viewed a particular human biology degree course which involves five subject areas (anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, physiology, psychology). Also assessed their reaction to studying subjects from other disciplines which form an integral part of their degree course. (Author/JN)

The current state of research involving dental schools is examined, and institutional and administrative factors fostering an interdisciplinary approach to health science research are outlined and discussed, including communication, participation, financial support, and management. Cooperation is seen as a growing necessity. (MSE)

The important contribution of economic analysis in the legal classroom is not as a set of rules to solve legal problems, but as a way to provide a different perspective on underlying social arrangements with which the law is concerned. (MSE)

Summarizes 19 literature sources identifying road-killed vertebrates and frequency of kill by numbers. Examples of how these animals can be incorporated into curricula (integrating biology, society, people, and values) are given, followed by an illustrated example of how a road-killed raccoon's skull demonstrated a human/wildlife interaction prior…

Research shows that writing can be used across the curriculum to help students come to grips with their understanding (or lack of understanding) of information presented in each day's lessons. Teachers of all subjects and at all grade levels should be trained to understand the writing process and its importance for learning. (PP)

Suggestions for creating faculty development opportunities include: individual initiatives through professional sources, interdisciplinary efforts, development of new skills, mentoring, and consulting; and administrative efforts such as inservice programs, sabbaticals, brainstorming sessions, and investigating new teaching markets. (MSE)

A disciplined understanding of human values is seen as an essential complement to the biomedical and psychosocial components of clinical training in medical education. A biopsycho-ethical model for medical education is presented. By combining interdisciplinary seminars with clinical experience, both the rigor and relevance of value analysis are…

A program is described that integrates specialty training with clinical interdisciplinary aspects of health care by directly involving pharmacy and other health care professional students in an ongoing team model of health care delivery. It increased knowledge of and positive attitudes toward interdisciplinary teams, sensitivity to patients, and…

Because of its exciting use of rhythm and its variety, African music is an excellent musical culture for study. Seventh and eighth grade students, with no prior musical training, learned to play African instruments and dance the Adowa, a traditional dance of the Ashanti people of Ghana. (RM)