Education for peace and international cooperation cannot be confined to a single discipline, but should be interdisciplinary and central to the university curriculum. Although UNESCO has begun development of a pedagogy of peace, other international organizations focusing on peace education need coordination to be effective. (MSE)

Education for peace and human rights in Bulgaria is approached through interdisciplinary study and not as a separate discipline in higher education, emphasizing the broad social and cultural growth of the individual student at all levels of the university curriculum. (MSE)

In the future, colleges should educate students broadly, so that they will be knowledgeable and flexible enough to live in a society that will demand adaptability. Interdisciplinary and integrated curricula, rather than narrow specialized studies, are needed to prepare such students. (PP)

The importance of technological literacy in liberal arts education, and approaches to teaching the concepts behind systems analysis and artifacts in engineering, are outlined and discussed. (MSE)

The experience of Iona College in implementing a curriculum integrating technology with science in a liberal arts curriculum is outlined. Development of a curriculum development plan including computer, energy, environmental, and health sequences, problems of integrating the curriculum, and faculty involvement are discussed. (MSE)

The widespread emergence of organized programs of environmental studies in American universities is discussed. Drawing on a national overview, the major problems and opportunities of these academic units and the diversity of their styles and organizational patterns are examined, and speculations about the future of environmental studies are…

It is argued that ethics should be taught in general and subject-specific curricula in Australian universities and that recent developments in Australia give ethics-enhanced priority. Current initiatives and specific administrative and instructional issues are discussed. An interdisciplinary approach to applied ethics instruction is advocated over…

An 11-chapter anthology on the historical, epistemological, methodological, philosophical, and educational issues surrounding the topic of interdisciplinarity is presented. A general perspective on the continuing debate about interdisciplinarity is presented in the first four chapters, followed by six chapters on specific problems and prospects.…

The five topics of an October 1984 international conference on an interdisciplinary approach within universities to environmental issues include: the university and the concept of environmental education, curriculum content, interdisciplinary integration, teaching staff and methods, and continuing education. (MSE)

The Sloan Foundation's New Liberal Arts Program aims to make a fundamental transformation in the liberal arts curriculum, by infusing applied mathematics and technological literacy. The program is examined by the president of Wellesley College in the context of current philosophical and practical constraints in higher education. (MSE)

Colleges and universities must do more to prepare graduates to deal with serious environmental challenges. The decline in environmental quality presents higher education with an opportunity to create a truly interdisciplinary curriculum, revitalize pedagogy, and redesign the campus to reduce cost, lower environmental impact, and help catalyze…

At a time when higher education appears to be diverging from a sense of shared purpose, learning communities offer a way to maintain the balance between striving for oneself and contributing to the common good. They promote cooperation, help students forge interdisciplinary connections, empower students, revitalize the institutional environment,…

International education, its role in the community college curriculum, and international studies efforts of Brevard Community College (BCC) are the subjects of this two-part report. Following introductory material, Part I presents a collection of items which illustrate different aspects of international activities and programs. It begins by…

This paper examines the pace of economic and social change in the Pacific Rim region, discussing the role that universities should play in mediating such change. It addresses five major issues pertaining to the role of universities: (1) the individual university's role in human resource development; (2) the relationship between universities and…