The essential purpose of the five papers compiled in this report is to summarize, analyze, and interpret recent tendencies in educational theory and practice and their implications for "the heart of the educational process," i.e., the curriculum. The papers focus on general strategies or methodologies of instruction, rather than specific subject…

The Five College Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) was appointed in 1968 by the Presidents of the University of Massachusetts and Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges to "review cooperative arrangements among the five institutions, assess their strengths and weaknesses, propose long-range goals for cooperation, and establish…

The conference focused upon two objectives: (1) exploration of the concepts of core curriculum and career mobility, and (2) examination of new avenues of approach to problems of health manpower shortages. Speeches presented in the document are: (1) "Career Mobility in the Allied Health Occupations" by Joseph Kadish, (2) "Paramedical Crazy Quilt"…

The study of language is an interdisciplinary field, since language can be seen to embody characteristics of psychology, linguistics, literature, sociology, anthropology, education, and the sciences. Teachers of language can no longer afford to ignore useful information from any of the underlying disciplines. If language teaching is to be assisted…

Prepared by junior and senior high teachers, the curriculum guide is an interdisciplinary approach by the business education, home economics, and social studies departments to a consumer education course. The initial development of materials was field tested and revised; a second-year field testing of the revised curriculum and a final analysis…

This thesis examined evaluative information concerning the effect a 4-year interdisciplinary humanities program--in which the prevailing teaching technique was oral communication--had on the theories considered important in the educational process. Approximately 300 twelfth grade verbal and math Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of students taught…

The correlated curriculum program (New York City schools) is a four-year career-oriented program designed for the general course student. Students explore careers in business, health, and industry during the first three semesters and receive broad occupational training in careers of their choice for the remaining five semesters. The approach is a…

This collection of teaching units is one of three volumes designed to assist teachers in bringing relevant, interdisciplinary, environmental learning experiences to elementary students. This first volume is aimed at the K-2 level and deals with the immediate environment of the student. Titles of the nine units presented are: Preparing for Seasonal…

This second of three volumes designed to bring relevant, interdisciplinary, environmental learning experiences to elementary students is written for grades 3 and 4 and is concerned with the student's local environment. Titles of the 10 units included in this volume are: The School Lawn; The Vacant Lot; Giants on the Land: Trees in Our Environment;…

The third of this series of three volumes on interdisciplinary environmental learning experiences for elementary students is aimed at grades 5 and 6 and deals with the comunity environment of the student. Titles of the eight units included in this volume are: Probleem Solving; How to Plan a Clean-up Campaign in the Local Community; Scars upon the…

A multi-disciplinary approach to environmental studies for high school students, combining the areas of earth science, social science, and health education, is developed in this guide. Student Action for the Valley Environment (SAVE) is primarily a simulation program concerned with a serious problem of today--the survival of life in the cities. It…

Selected and prepared by classroom teachers, these environmental education exercises were developed to be incorporated into specific subject matter areas, not to provide an additional course or unit. Activities in this teacher's guide for elementary grades 1-3 are directed toward art, science, special education, and those which may cover all…

Selected and prepared by classroom teachers, these environmental education exercises were developed to be incorporated into specific subject matter areas, not to provide an additional course or unit. Activities in this teacher's guide for elementary grades 4-6 are directed toward art, language arts, science, social studies, and special education.…

Selected and prepared by classroom teachers, these environmental education exercises were developed to be incorporated into specific subject matter areas, not to provide an additional course or unit. Activities in this teacher's guide for junior high grades 7-8 are directed toward art, language arts, science, social studies, and special education.…

Selected and prepared by classroom teachers, these environmental education exercises were developed to be incorporated into specific subject matter areas, not to provide an additional course or unit. Activities in the teacher's guide for senior high grades 9-12 are directed toward biology, language arts, science, and social studies. Each of the 34…