Career and business education should include instruction in economic awareness, with cooperating teachers from other disciplines offering courses or conducting workshops in economic concepts. The author suggests class activities and a cooperative economic awareness and occupational knowledge guidance program for business students. (MF)

Suggests that the origins of words, which have faded over time through technological advancement, should be studied with an interdisciplinary approach. Samples of words are listed with their former and present meanings. (SA)

The nation's oldest college is reforming its general education program to meet the challenge of the 1980s. What it does and how well it works may have profound consequences, not only for higher education, but for the high school curriculum as well. (Author)

Describes the services provided by the Family Stress Consultation Team, an Illinois community-based consultation group which has an experimental, multidisciplinary approach to the handling of child abuse and neglect cases. (CM)

Describes the development and content of an interdisciplinary unit for gifted students on hurricanes. Includes activities, games, and resources. (MA)

The School of New Resources is described as a liberal arts program that helps adults enrich their lives by building on their life experiences within a formal learning environment. Core courses culminate in a seminar to integrate or synthesize the educational process and reinforce the humanistic thrust of the program. (Author/MLW)

Two common trends are beginning to change writing courses. They are a growing emphasis upon the persuasive nature of prose, and an accelerating interest in the study and analysis of moral values. Hopefully the concern for values will help guide and direct the persuasive powers of writing. (JMD)

The author discusses the role of the teacher in integrating reading as communication in the social studies. Suggestions for directing a reading lesson and a discussion about reading skills that most relate to social studies are provided. (JR)

The data presented on the first three years of the implementation of a middle school provide evidence that the middle school concept does improve the learning climate for adolescents and provides a more positive climate for staff and community as well. (For availability, see EA 507 405.) (Author/IRT)

A course on the psychology of the aged which emphasizes a humanistic approach and field trips to institutions housing the aged is described. Six frequently encountered factors which inhibit student learning are: negative feelings towards the aged, fear of aging, social conditioning, limited acquaintance with the aged, guilt, and teacher attitude.…

Merits and criticisms are included in this description of a program at Wayne State University (in Detroit, Michigan), consisting of a competency based, interdisciplinary intern seminar which combines vocational arts education and educational philosophy into a single set of educational objectives. (SH)

Covers current educational development in the Netherlands from the favorable influence exerted on the learning process by certain substances used in experiments at the Netherlands Central Organization for Applied Scientific Research to a plan urging the study of women be a part of every degree course. (RK)

The need to expand graduate programs in veterinary medical education is described and suggestions are offered for developing curricula. It is noted that the comparative training in species approach of veterinary schools provides a basis for launching expanded graduate programs. (LBH)

The new language program at Loyola University of Chicago is interdisciplinary, with a linguist giving lectures relating a specific language to the study of language itself. Goals emphasize reading as a key to culture. Options include courses in linguistics, literature, or oral and written expression. (CHK)

General objectives of interdisciplinary education are examined and some possible pitfalls of multidisciplinary courses suggested. Guidelines for improvement are offered. (LBH)