This paper provides examples of how music can be used in geography instruction at the elementary, secondary, or college levels. The occasional use of music can foster imagination and promote greater aesthetic awareness with regard to landscapes and human situations. Many concepts and terms in physical geography can be lined with music. A good…

Integrating reading theory and instructional techniques into the composition classroom helps students improve both their reading and writing skills. Students should be evaluated early by combining diagnostic samples of their reading and writing to determine their ability to recognize organizational relationships and their facility with reading…

This paper overviews the organization, objectives and impact of an experimental interdisciplinary training program at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, for preparing specialists to work with infants and preschool children. (Author/RH)

This guide is intended to provide a logical approach to the improvement of environmental education at the secondary school level. It includes: (1) an introduction; (2) four goals for environmental education; (3) the role of the environmental studies course; (4) where to go with environmental education; (5) a planning and evaluation checklist; and…

Empirical and conceptual issues in the delineation of the construct of assertiveness can be viewed from the perspectives of social, personality, and clinical psychology. Results from a social psychological research program aimed at defining the nature and determinants of assertiveness suggest a need for replication to other subject populations,…

The Reading Improvement Through Art (RITA) project is designed to improve the reading and comprehension abilities of teenagers who are at least two grades below normal reading level. In RITA, reading specialists and art teachers trained in the language experience approach collaborate to implement studio/craft art projects. During this…

THIS REPORT PROVIDES AN ASSESSMENT AND INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERATURE OF THREE APSECTS OF INFORMATION SCIENCE, IN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FORM. THESE ARE--COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSES (PRINCIPALLY LANGUAGE AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL), AND THE LARGE CYBERNETIC SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE HUMAN BRAIN AND CENTRAL…

Designed to aid speech communication educators who want to attract engineers and engineering students to their classes, this paper provides a brief profile of the engineering profession and the engineering professional, proposes courses to meet the needs of these students, and offers some suggestions on how to adapt the speech communication…

A rationale for developing courses and programs at the undergraduate level, in law school, and in continuing legal education that will serve to raise the communication level of the legal profession is proposed. The rationale is presented around five themes: (1) the relationship between communication and law from antiquity to the establishment of…

Highlighted in this collection of five articles on the nation's energy problems are the viewpoints of black people, environmentalists, consumers, and utility executives. Also included is a group of statements to help the reader develop a personal energy policy. Intended for junior high school language arts classes, this is the third in a series of…

The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, an experimental college, has developed an innovative general education program. Teaching approaches and organizational structures of the program have been changed to accommodate the new curriculum. The general education core, called the Interdisciplinary Studies Sequence (IDS), includes courses in…

The 1980s can be a great decade for the fine arts in higher education if students and administrators are offered a well-designed combination of interdisciplinary study and employment opportunities. A statement of goals for the arts should give high priority to maintaining quality, encouraging innovation and flexibility, and using resources…

The relationship between communication theory and media research must be reciprocal. Without some acknowledgement of a commonality with specific aspects of communication theory, media research efforts will continue to stagnate and produce uninterpretable or extremely limited observations. On the other hand, media researchers' commitment to the…

In the concept of writing as learning resides implications for the teaching of composition and reading. Writing's special value as a learning tool lies in the way it can help writers clarify the categories and relationships already in mind as they grapple with new information and ideas. One method that has been used to enable students to use…

The paper describes a secondary level American Studies unit on U.S. foreign policy. The interdisciplinary approach of American studies focuses on the interrelationships of social science, language arts, fine arts, and natural sciences that shape American culture. The four-week unit on foreign policy was taught in a two-hour time block. Students…