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Peer reviewedMurphy, Maureen; Singer, Alan; Miletta, Maureen McCann; Singer, Judith Y. – Social Education, 2000
Introduces the lessons offered in this issue of "Middle Level Learning" that are based on the materials prepared for the New York State Great Irish Famine curriculum guide in honor of the 150th anniversary of the worst year (1847) of the Great Irish Famine. (CMK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Homeless People
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – Social Education, 1992
Discusses efforts in New York City and New York State to revise and expand the social studies curriculum to reflect a multicultural outlook. Argues that the study of history must respect the integrity of the past and not teach myth as history. Includes ideas on promoting democratic values, teaching social history, and teaching imaginatively. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLupinskie-Huvane, Lorraine; Singer, Alan – OAH Magazine of History, 2001
Presents information adapted from the introduction to "The Great Depression and the New Deal on Long Island: A Local History Curriculum Guide." Finds that even though people in Long Island, New York, were active participants in New Deal programs, there was still anti-Roosevelt opposition during the 1932 and 1936 presidential elections.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elections, Political Attitudes, Political Issues
Peer reviewedWyman, Richard M., Jr.; Young, Katherine A.; Sliger, Bruce; Kafi, Patricia; Singer, Alan; Lamme, Linda Leonard – Social Education, 1998
Presents five brief articles related to middle-level learning. The articles are, "Using Children's Diaries to Teach the Oregon Trail"; "Living the Geography of Joseph and Temperance Brown"; "The ABCs of Small Grant Acquisition for Social Studies"; "Isomo Loruko: The Yoruba Naming Ceremony"; and "Child…
Descriptors: African Culture, Child Labor, Childrens Literature, Constructivism (Learning)
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – OAH Magazine of History, 1997
Provides a succinct introduction to the history and classroom use of labor folk songs. Presents the lyrics to "John Henry,""Miner's Lifeguard," and "Talking Union," along with some background on each song. Includes a bibliography of books, articles, song collections, labor resources, organizations, and periodicals.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Ballads, Collective Bargaining, Instructional Materials
