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Aitken, Lynette – 1992
There are approximately 18 million refugees as well as many millions more who have been uprooted from their homes. This 25-minute video is primarily for 14-18 year olds. It is designed to suit the needs of teachers of history, geography, sociology, integrated humanities, English, and modern studies, but it may also be used in adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Liberties, Current Events, European History
Close Up Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1996
This student text and teacher's guide feature current events and policy issues that are in discussion today. The books offer background on 20 important domestic and foreign policy issues and present arguments from both sides of key issues. The books are divided into three sections. Section 1, "The Federal Government," contains: (1) "The Clinton…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Foreign Policy
Peer reviewedKuper, Leo – Social Education, 1991
Claims denial of genocide has become a routine defense as a result of the United Nations definition of international crimes. Describes grounds for denial by various governments and list arguments they have made to justify genocidal policies. Argues some academics assist in the process of denial by using revisionist strategies. (NL)
Descriptors: Current Events, Genocide, Government Role, Higher Education
Close Up Foundation, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This student text and teacher's guide feature current events and policy issues that are in discussion today. The books offer background on important domestic and foreign policy issues and present arguments from both sides of key issues. The books are divided into three sections. Section 1, "The Federal Government," contains: (1) "The Clinton…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Peer reviewedSabato, George – Social Studies Review, 1991
Explains a method for teaching current events that helps students understand an event's setting, character, vocabulary, and plot. Provides a lesson that approaches the Persian Gulf crisis as a living novel. Uses news stories for information. Includes review questions, suggested activities, and a Middle Eastern parable. (CH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Current Events, Fiction
Close Up Foundation, Alexandria, VA. – 1998
This student text and teacher's guide feature current events and policy issues that are in discussion today. The books offer background on important domestic and foreign policy issues and present arguments from both sides of key issues. The books are divided into three sections. Section 1, "The Federal Government," contains: (1) "The Clinton…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Close Up Foundation, Alexandria, VA. – 1997
This student text and teacher's guide feature current events and policy issues that are in discussion today. The books offer background on important domestic and foreign policy issues and present arguments from both sides of key issues. The books are divided into three sections. Section 1, "The Federal Government," contains: (1) "The Clinton…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedZarnowski, Myra – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1991
Outlines a sixth grade social studies project rewriting portions of outdated textbooks. Suggests steps by which students critically read, evaluate, and rewrite historical accounts of the Soviet Union to reflect recent changes. Explains how the project develops skills in evaluating information and making revisions. Emphasizes the active learning…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Evaluative Thinking
Peer reviewedDavidson, Fiona M. – Journal of Geography, 1997
Describes the somewhat contradictory movements towards political and economic integration and political decentralization in the European Union (EU). Discusses the implications of those trends for the future of the sovereign state, specifically for Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. Maintains that political power is being wrested away from core…
Descriptors: Current Events, Decentralization, Economic Change, Economic Factors
