The reputed merits of the interdisciplinary curriculum movement are explored in this collection of works by leading educators. Context is laid out in the introduction, "When Theory Meets Practice in the World of School," by Pam Grossman, Sam Wineburg, and Scott Beers. The chapters are as follows: (1) "On Disciplinary Lenses and…

This book is one in a series of Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chemistry (IAC) designed to help students discover that chemistry is a lively science and actively used to pursue solutions to the important problems of today. It is expected for students to see how chemistry takes place continuously all around and to readily understand the daily…

This teacher's guide is designed to provide science teachers with the necessary guidance and suggestions for teaching inorganic chemistry. The material in this book can be integrated with the other modules in a sequence that helps students to see that chemistry is a unified science. Contents include: (1) "Periodicity: A Chemical Calendar"; (2)…

This book is one in a series of Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chemistry (IAC) designed to help students discover that chemistry is a lively science and actively used to pursue solutions to the important problems of today. It is expected for students to see how chemistry takes place continuously all around and to readily understand the daily…

It is well documented that college students arrive poorly prepared to succeed in science and mathematics courses. Reasons for this include: (1) lack of student conceptual understanding in science; (2) inability to think critically; (3) little interest in science; and (4) a lack of self-discipline and study skills. The purpose of this paper is to…

This guide, designed for fourth- through sixth-grade classrooms, contains information teachers will need to teach an educational unit on indoor air quality. It draws on a variety of students' skills, including science, vocabulary, reasoning, math, and basic biology. Each lesson comes with suggested activities that highlight and reinforce what is…

The purpose of this study is to suggest another source of information to be used for evaluating our teacher education programs. (Author)

Author sheds some light on the teaching of ratio in elementary schools. (Author/RK)

Presented an address made to the National Art Education Association on educational developments, particularly teacher competencies. (RK)

A plan for a college educational theatre program to educate and motivate college students who are in danger of becoming dropouts. (CH)

In this article, an appeal is made for the development and acceptance of mathematics curricula that express the humanistic viewpoint. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to provide some account of the sociology of knowledge and to explore the implications for the study of the curriculum of this particular viewpoint. (Author)

Article describes three interrelated factors that appear to be imperative if a match is to exist between curriculum design and research methodology. (Author/RK)

Suggests basic techniques that may be employed by curricular planners in medical education to facilitate various kinds of learning in the training of the comprehensive care physician. (Author/PG)