As the terms "multidisciplinary" and "interdisciplinary" are frequently used in general systems literature without a clear determination of their meanings, the author seeks to show a logical and epistemological interpretation of their meanings in the context of an organismic model for curriculum design. Logical and…

Developing teachers for multicultural education is an essential assignment for teacher education and school administration today so that educators might help their students learn to live in a multicultural society. In an earlier view, public schools were considered the "great equalizers" among America's social institutions. The assumption was that…

This monograph examines the nature of alienation in mass society and mass culture. Conceptually based on the "Gemeinschaft-Gesellschaft" paradigm of sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies, discussion traces the concept of alienation as it appears in the philosophies of Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and others. Dwight Macdonald's "A Theory of Mass…

An understanding of the forces affecting higher education can contribute to a perspective on the problems and issues facing colleges and universities. The forces are of two kinds: expansive and restrictive. Their basic drives are toward either growth or constraint. One of the major forces has been a generalized desire for more education for…

In the speech communication classroom, values clarification activities can be used as motivational techniques and as methods for teaching interpersonal communication skills. Learning to use communication skills can be a values-clarifying process in itself and can occur in speech areas viewed as primarily cognitive: argumentation, persuasion,…

Twenty-nine essays in the fields of economics, mathematics, and philosophy are presented in this semiannual report on undergraduate teaching. The articles are researched and written by education journalists, and intended for use by educators in all disciplines. Among the topics included are teaching methods (case-study approach, self-paced…

Many educational leaders are now realizing that the extension of the open space from the elementary level to that of the secondary has proceeded without sufficient understanding of the educational, sociological, and physiological changes that are required for the open space high school to function. Research findings are cited and a bibliography is…

This study is an historical survey of philosophical concepts, movements, studies, reports, and practices selected as being significant for an understanding of the efforts to increase the quality of teacher education and the establishment of what has been designated as competency/performance based teacher education (CBTE) programs. Part one…

Part 1 of this paper deals with the major philosophies of elementary industrial arts. Five philosophy groupings are identified: Industrial Arts (1) as a means of developing habits, attitudes, problem solving abilities, and interests, (2) as a means to meet developmental needs of children, (3) as a program for involving students in making objects…

The purpose of evaluating the orientation program at the University of Texas at Austin was to provide information which would aid the orientation unit in the Office of the Dean of Students in establishing new programs and revising programs already in existence. In the summer of 1974, a total of 4,550 students participated in the survey, which…

The individualized approach described here is seen as significant in its avoidance of the conflict between social work education for social change, for service to individuals, or for development of general skills. Interns were involved in all educational decisions and graduated prepared for various careers. (Editor/JT)

The author reviews several government reports and other publications for their definitions of core curriculum and comments on particular problems of middle school curriculum: balance and articulation. (SJL)

A critique of the Arts, Americans, and Education Panel report, "Coming to Our Senses," for its study methods, its national policy recommendations, and its rhetorical styling. (SJL)

In a speech delivered at a conference on "Education and Working Life," the author discusses the importance of a vocational education policy which allows for work opportunities irrespective of formal educational qualifications, and corrects the bias toward general education in the hierarchy of social values. (KC)

The author identifies assumptions which, though not firmly validated by research, are suggested as bases for effective assessment and instruction of learning disabled adolescents. (PHR)