Describes activities done to help second graders learn about spring using their imaginations, curiosity, and body energies. Includes activities in science, reading, dramatics, and movement. (MA)

The concern for general education as one of several possible responses to the current ills of higher education is discussed. The Federated Learning Communities of Stony Brook, wherein the environment and the content of general education are dovetailed and mutually supportive, is described. (Author/MLW)

Differences in standards for identifying gifted students in the elementary and secondary schools can cause problems. These usually result from an emphasis on interdisciplinary units of study in the elementary grades and tightly structured departmentalized middle/junior high schools. (DB)

The article uses an interdisciplinary approach to reexamine the literary form and merit of a Zuni ritual narrative poem from the midwinter Shalako ceremonies. After describing the poem's cultural context, the article addresses its shape, structure, language, and style. The article includes the English language text of the poem. (SB)

This article explores the factors which account for the weaknesses of the visual arts in the social studies curriculum. Of necessity, it therefore examines social studies teachers and their training. Finally, it suggests what can be done to make aesthetic expression an integral part of instruction in social studies. (Author/SJL)

Social workers must be part of an interdisciplinary approach to hospital services, particularly ambulatory services. Getting results is the only way social work can maintain its place in the health care system. (JAC)

The interdisciplinary seminar curriculum for postgraduate physicians entering a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program emphasizes independent research and an epidemiologic paradigm of analysis with a format that facilitates collegial learning among fellows and faculty in the diverse areas of biometrics, social, and management sciences.…

An undergraduate course is developed yearly by a faculty member and upper-class undergraduates. An interdisciplinary approach is taken to study wilderness and human values. Various guest lecturers and discussion leaders address broad interdisciplinary topics. (RE)

Presented are objectives for a continuing education program designed to meet the needs of foster parents. The author suggests that university programs that use an interdisciplinary approach and capitalize on university-community resources can design successful parenting programs for foster parents. (KC)

Family counseling in Norway began with programs sponsored by the Lutheran church. It is now recognized as an important part of child and adult psychiatry in both in-patient and out-patient clinics. Little research on family therapy has been published. (JAC)

Three proposals are seen as helping the university restore itself: (1) interdisciplinary teaching of academic and professional curricula; (2) the merging of teaching and research responsibilities with administrative responsibilities; and (3) the consolidation of applied research and clinical field services into a single experiential mode of…

Describes an approach to teaching urban studies, in which students are required to complete an environmental impact study. Examines the social, economic, and environmental issues that this approach uncovers, and reports the outcomes of its application in an urban studies class at the University of Akron. (JP)

Discusses a publication on the technical adequacy of tests used in simulated decison making. Suggests the use of poor diagnostic instruments can incorrectly influence a multidisciplinary team making student placement decisions. Authors respond to Wright's criticism. (JAC)

Current efforts in sex education tend to focus on adolescent females rather than adolescent males. Parents, schools, community agencies, and religious institutions must be responsive to the adolescent male's need for knowledge about himself as a developing sexual person. (Author)

Two ongoing projects illustrate alternative delivery systems for translating educational theory into action. The curriculum classification system focuses on organizing the learning environment for personalizing and individualizing instruction. The second system explores the relation of thinking skills to academic performance and stresses the…