Suggestions are provided for teaching a unit on bees to first-grade students. In addition to science content, students learn valuable citizenship and academic skills while engaged in such activities as honey-tasting, visiting an apiary (bee farm), and writing poetry. (Author/JN)

This article briefly reviews the status of global education in Western Europe and points to new developments and trends. Interdisciplinary curriculum efforts in Scotland, West Germany, and Sweden are cited, along with national curriculum plans in the Scandinavian countries and teacher education programs in Great Britain. (PP)

Suggests thinking of "tracks" as clues and using them as the focus of outdoor activities in the urban environment. Provides 24 examples of possible track activities, including: seeds on the ground (track of a nearby tree), litter (track of a litterbug), and peeling paint (track of weathering forces). (JN)

Wisconsin is developing an energy-related education program as an adjunct to environmental education, a program that stresses the infusion of energy concepts in different K-12 disciplines. The seven steps in the infusion process are described. (RM)

This article reviews current research in sports management and calls for researchers to devote attention to problems that sports managers currently encounter. Four areas of future study are recommended, and specific topics are suggested in each area. (Authors/PP)

Course outlines and timelines for a junior high school elective, "Youth and the Law," and a senior high school elective, "Criminal and Civil Law," are provided. A sample brochure about a supplementary television series for the junior high course is also included. (SR)

Here's a simple, effective, school-based nutrition program from Oakham Center Elementary School, plus activities, a play, a quiz, a worksheet, and a resource list. (Editor/SJL)

Presents a model showing how symptoms differ from other adaptive behaviors by their low productivity. Symptom's paradoxical dual norm structure result from communication patterns and indirect strategies which control the environment. Suggests if such structures are to be removed promptly, different but equally stable dual norm structures are…

Traces, through an autobiographical format, the development of a model for teaching urban studies in the primary grades which addresses eight different features including cognitive development, first hand experience, key concepts, and multidisciplinarity. Provides concrete examples of how the model may be used in practice. (DC)

The quality and assessment of experiential learning and the effectiveness of its integration with formal didactic instruction are considered central factors in curriculum design and the planning of graduate programs. Nine dimensions of change in graduate and professional learning are discussed. (MLW)

Discusses the science of nutrition, including: (1) nutrition as a branch of science and social science; (2) nutrition instruction in schools; (3) careers in nutrition; (4) training nutritionists; and (5) current issues in nutrition research. (JN)

Three interfaces are presented: that between the biological and social sciences, between nutrition education and health education, and between academia and the practical field. Considers the significance of these interfaces for inclusion in the curriculum for nutrition educators. (DS)

The Underwater Education and Research Program at Temple University is a multidisciplinary marine studies program which encompasses the School of Medicine and the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and Engineering Technology. The program has two purposes: it is involved in many research studies, and its…

Recommended activities include: (1) etymology exercises for elementary school students; (2) a search for information about Alexander the Great; (3) monthly inspections of the school yard to observe environmental changes; and (4) an art history unit on Cro-Magnon cave drawings. An interdisciplinary unit on transportation is included. (PP)

Suggests that a general liberal education is a basis for developing more capable, far-seeing, and wiser leaders in business and elsewhere. (AEA)