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Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Inc., Indianapolis. – 1994
This handbook assists teachers, administrators, and other members of the educational community in avoiding inappropriate religious activities in the public schools as well as unnecessary interference with legitimate private religious expression by clarifying existing law. Participants in the Task Force on Religion and the Constitution represented…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Law Related Education, Public Schools
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1978
Divided into eight documents, an introduction and guides to the program for levels 1-7 (which corresponds to grades 4-10, respectively), this material makes up the civic education program for schools in the Northwest Territories (Canada). The introductory guide includes a statement of philosophy and goals, an overview of the program,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Syverson, Peter D.; Welch, Stephen R. – 1993
This report presents a summary of the findings of the first 6 years of a survey of graduate enrollment in 588 institutions in the United States. The enrollment survey was mailed each year to the approximately 630 institutions who are members of the Council of Graduate Schools or one of the four regional graduate associations. The tables and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Hardin, Julia P., Ed.; Johnson, Grant – 1991
This document reports the results of a survey of 1,284 K-12 teachers who were asked what kinds of support they needed for teaching law related and citizenship education. The survey results illustrate that the need to devise a clear definition of law related education has never been more critical. Other needs identified by the teachers included…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Burwell, Cathy; Cain, Mary – 1988
This booklet describes the Stark County (Ohio) rationale and efforts to establish a citizenship education and law-related education (LRE) curriculum for grades K-12. Three implementation goals are described and include time lines to: (1) institutionalize LRE (including a summer institute for preparing a citizenship curriculum and selecting…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
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McGroarty, Mary – Issues in Education, 1985
Analyzes the content and images presented in textbooks used to teach English as a second language to adults during two different periods: just after World War I and the present. During the first time period the researchers found that concerns of citizenship were critical; in the present, concerns over consumerism are dominant. Includes a table and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship, Consumer Education, Educational Research
Pettersen, Larry – American School Board Journal, 1991
A school fund-raising drive for a young cancer victim at Twality Junior High School in Tigard, Oregon, became a legal hassle with the involvement of a professional fund-raising organization being investigated for mishandling funds. Advises making a thorough background check before letting anyone take custody of funds raised through the school.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Credentials, Fund Raising, Junior High Schools
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Hammons-Bryner, Sue; Bacallao, Dixie M. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1991
Discusses the Bradley Commission, which voiced concerns about the adequacy of the K-12 social studies curriculum. Suggests that the need for the history-centered curriculum endorsed by the commission is not supported by research. Cites findings contradicting commission claims that history instruction promotes good citizenship. (SG)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Power, F. Clark; Power, Ann Marie R. – Journal of Moral Education, 1992
Contends that the Los Angeles riots illustrated how a pluralistic society can come apart when its members lose faith in its moral character. Argues that teachers and administrators must provide students with experience in democratic problem solving within the school structure. Maintains that the Your Educational Success Program (YES) is an…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Goodlad, John I. – School Administrator, 2004
During the past dozen years, the author has spent hundreds of hours discussing the relationship between education and democracy in seminars with groups of school- and university-based educators. Serving the public good in a democracy means serving the common weal, that of both the individual and the collective. The citizens of a democracy must…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, College School Cooperation
Schrumpf, Fred; And Others – 1991
This program guide for the middle and high school levels contains the student manual which is also published separately. Teachers and administrators are advised on how to implement a peer mediation program, which is designed as an alternative for conflict resolution. The peer mediation approach presented here assumes that conflict is a normal and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict Resolution, Discipline
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1996
This document lists those guides most pertinent to service-learning in the collection at the National Service-Learning Cooperative Clearinghouse (NSLCC). Each citation provides bibliographic information, an indication of the type of guide, a program grade level, and the source or sources where the guide can be obtained. If an abstract was…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Community Services, Public Service
Peterson, Linda Vrooman; Coopersmith, Nancy – 1993
The Montana Social Studies Model Curriculum Guide specifies social studies core curriculum standards that must be completed by all K-12 students in order to meet Montana graduation requirements. The first of six sections, "A Model Curriculum Framework," provides the essence of the model guide with the K-12 model learners goals for the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
McBee, Robin Haskell – 1994
This curriculum guide is designed to assist teachers at all levels in their efforts to infuse law-related education (LRE) into their regular course of instruction. The curriculum goals are (1) to promote good citizenship through an understanding of and active participation in a democratic society; (2) to foster respect, understanding, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1992
The purpose of this guide is to assist curriculum planners in local school districts as they develop and implement their own programs of study. The guide is written for several audiences, including: boards of education; district, school, and departmental administrators; curriculum committees; and classroom teachers. The guide begins with a brief…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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