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Peer reviewedHagborg, Winston J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1989
Using sociometric ratings, both male and female adolescent deaf students (N=144) were found to exhibit a marked peer preference for female students. White students rated same-race students higher than they rated minority students, while minority students showed no significant difference in ratings for White and minority students. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Deafness, High Schools, Minority Group Children
Download full textAmnesty International USA, New York, NY. – 1985
This interdisciplinary unit includes seven lessons that can be adapted to fit individual classrooms and curricular needs. The focus of the lessons is on human rights and human rights abuses. The lessons include: (1) "Who Are the Victims?"; (2) "Coping"; (3) "Torturers"; (4) "A Case for Torture?"; (5) "The Map of Torture"; (6) "The Words To Say…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Due Process
Green, Fiona Lamont – 1982
The guide is designed to help educators integrate the study of aging into the high school curriculum. Objectives are to promote and support the study of aging and the aging process, dispel popular misconceptions surrounding aging, aid educators in establishing programs with, by, and for seniors, and provide a list of helpful resource groups.…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Citizen Participation, Community Services
Peer reviewedSabornie, Edward J.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1988
The assigned and received social status of mildly learning-disabled, mildly behaviorally disordered, and nonhandicapped high school students (n=66) was examined. The samples' social status differed significantly from a larger nonhandicapped population. Cross-categorical comparisons of assigned social status showed no significant differences,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, High Schools
Butterfield, Charlie; McCandless, Marjorie – 1982
Classroom activities are presented to help teachers introduce general controversial issues and specific issues on nuclear power in their high school science, social studies, and English classes. Objectives are to help students understand the various techniques of persuasion; the relationship between bias, persuasion, and fact; how these techniques…
Descriptors: Advertising, Controversial Issues (Course Content), High Schools, Instructional Materials
CUSO Development Education, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1986
This kit provides materials about South Africa for activists and educators and the Canadian public. The materials provide ideas for communicating the information and moving people to action. They include a user's guide with a kit overview and suggestions for its use; an educator's handbook on South Africa, which applies a popular education…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, African Culture, African History
