Presents the status of the Hungarian and Polish educational system and the new environmental awareness present there. Observations based on visitations to schools and universities are discussed. Comments are given on teaching materials, staff, programs, and research. (SA)

Briefly discusses recent changes in the science of biology and examines the implications of these changes on college curriculum, faculty teaching and research. (MA)

Describes a college utilizing interdisciplinary studies and off-campus learning experiences to unite the classroom and reality and thus acknowledge the social significance of science. (LS)

Presents the results of a survey which examines the structure and organization of first-year biology courses in 68 colleges and universities. (JR)

Discusses the history of human ecology, providing a definition of this area of study. Also discusses human ecosystems as applied ecology and the values and ethics of the human environment. (JN)

Discusses preparation of secondary school biology teachers in China. Topics addressed include admission, orientation of prospective teachers, scheduling, teacher preparation curriculum, and inservice education. (JN)

Environmental education is seen as an interdisciplinary study of the ecology of man, viewed in his totality, in all his dimensions. Biology is not considered the central discipline in this study. (Author/AL)

The purpose of this article is to provide guidance and perspective on the treatment of values and ethics in the classroom in a nondirective, nonauthoritarian way. Discussed are biological advances that have societal consequences, values systems and moral dilemmas, ethical principles, major moral dilemmas, and ethical analysis. (CW)