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Arnette, June Lane – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Contends that no issue has captured more forcefully the attention of the public than the increasing presence of weapons on school campuses. Discusses prevention and intervention strategies that show promise in stemming this national crisis. Includes a chart with both long- and short-term strategies for teachers and administrators. (CFR)
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Rose, William; And Others – International Studies Notes, 1991
Emphasizes the need to present students with conceptual frameworks that will enable them to understand and deal with changes, continuities, uncertainties, and contingencies. Describes a textbook that approaches the future of U.S.-Soviet relations from a framework of four different possible futures. Discusses programs using the text in teaching…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Disarmament, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Krepon, Michael – 1984
One in a series of booklets whose purpose is to stimulate greater and more effective understanding of world affairs among Americans, this five-chapter report is geared to the nonexpert wanting to know more about the complex topics of verification and compliance with arms control agreements. "Basic Concepts of Verification" examines the…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Foreign Policy, Government Role, Instructional Materials
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1985
The conference-based report is designed to help secondary school educators with the difficult and important task of deciding how and what to teach about nuclear arms and national security. The booklet intends to build a rationale and to develop a context or framework to assist in selecting approaches, teaching strategies, and appropriate materials…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Disarmament, International Relations
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Kauffman, George B. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985
Part I (SE 537 587) briefly reviewed the scientific discoveries underlying the atomic bomb and its technological development. This part examines the implications of these events for science education. Areas considered include the nuclear arms race, nuclear winter, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and others. (DH)
Descriptors: College Science, Disarmament, Higher Education, Nuclear Energy
Lawlor, John M., Jr. – 2000
In August 1945, the United States unleashed an atomic weapon against the Japanese at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and brought an end to World War II. These bombs killed in two ways -- by the blast's magnitude and resulting firestorm, and by nuclear fallout. After the Soviet Union exploded its first atom bomb in 1949, the Cold War waged between the two…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Fallout Shelters, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Vossekuil, Bryan; Fein, Robert A.; Reddy, Marisa; Borum, Randy; Modzeleski, William – 2002
This publication results from on ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education. Its goals are to determine whether it could have been known that incidents of targeted violence at schools were being planned and whether anything could have been done to prevent them from occurring. Results from the Secret…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications
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Bender, William N.; McLaughlin, Phillip J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1997
This article provides specific guidelines to help teachers: (1) prevent violence and/or weapons violations, (2) manage nonthreatening weapons violations, (3) manage a hostage situation, and (4) manage an explosive situation. Also included is a list of administrative responsibilities during a hostage crisis. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Crime
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Siler, Carl R. – International Journal of Social Education, 1990
Using content analysis, presents a study of 14 U.S. history textbooks. Analyzes textbook treatment of the Declaration of Independence, the atomic bomb, and the Holocaust. Examines nontextual materials. Finds errors of omission, boring writing styles, and a basic similarity between the textbooks. (RW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, High Schools, History Textbooks, Nuclear Weapons
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Lumberg, Melissa; And Others – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Asserts that state legislatures and school administrators often increase penalties as a response to rising school violence. Presents a secondary school lesson of a new state law designed to keep weapons out of schools. Includes a student handout, a background reading, instructional procedures, and a suggested extension activity. (CFR)
Descriptors: Administrators, Antisocial Behavior, Case Studies, Citizen Participation
Shanebrook, J. Richard – 1989
This is the syllabus of a course that explores the technology of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy for electric power generation, and considers some problems of nuclear weapons proliferation and technical alternatives. It provides a course description, a course outline, a list of required readings, and information on the films shown in the…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Nuclear Energy
Canter, Andrea, Ed. – Communique, 1999
During a crisis, parents can do a great deal to help their child deal with grief and anxiety. This special issue provides information and promising practices that might be helpful in dealing with various crisis situations. Provides the following articles: (1) "Children Killing Children" (Kevin Dwyer); (2) "Disaster: Helping Children…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Coping
D'Addario, Alice – 1988
The "Participation in Government" course is intended to be a culminating activity for social studies students in New York State high schools. Designed to have students apply prior knowledge in the determination of positions regarding vital public issues, the course is particularly crucial for non-regents students, for it will, in many…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Freedom of Speech
Center for Defense Information, Washington, DC. – 1994
This program explores the dangers of landmines as "weapons of mass destruction in slow motion." These hidden killers have been called the "perfect soldier"--never sleeping and never missing--yet kill thousands of people each year, many innocent civilians. The study guide offers questions to use before viewing the video,…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Freedom, Higher Education, Information Policy
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Shanebrook, J. Richard – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1988
Described is a unit of study on nuclear weapons from a course on nuclear technology. Provided are the elements of first strike attack designed for invoking students' interest and an explanation of each. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
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