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Cowan, William, Ed. – 1978
This volume contains 22 conference papers concerned with Algonquian languages and culture: (1) "Cheyenne Vowel Devoicing," by W. Leman and R. Rhodes; (2) "An Analysis of Upper Delawaren Land Sales in Northern New Jersey, 1630-1758," by R.S. Grumet; (3) "Ethnology in the Works of Rowland E. Robinson," by G.M. Day; (4)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Anthropological Linguistics
Global Perspectives in Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1986
The purpose of the International Network for Global Education (INGE) is to promote global education within the educational systems of network member countries. Areas of study are listed under the following headings: Peace Studies; East/West Relations; North/South Relations; Human Rights; Global Environment; Human Values; and Cross-cultural Issues.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
AT&T Communications, Inc., New York, NY. – 1994
In January 1994, the Chicago Urban League (Illinois) brought together 11 of Chicago's leading scholars and community leaders for a discussion of the intersection of race and poverty. Nearly 300 people attended the symposium. The tone of the opening panel,"Racial/Ethnic Community Structures and the Making of Public Policy," was set by…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Futures (of Society), Low Income Groups, Policy Formation
True, Marshall, Ed.; And Others – 1983
This document presents materials designed to help teachers in Vermont to teach more effectively about that state and its heritage. The materials stem from a conference at which scholars spoke to Vermont teachers about their work and about how it might be taught. Papers presented at the conference are included, as well as sample lessons and units…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
La Confluencia, Albuquerque, NM. – 1978
Legal, philosophical, legislative, historical, and international aspects of the issue of Indian tribal sovereignty and treaty rights are presented in six articles based on transcripted proceedings of a forum held at San Diego State University April 12-14, 1978. In the introduction, Sam Deloria examines various definitions of tribal sovereignty. In…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Case Studies, Colonialism
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
At the suggestion of the National Committee of One Hundred, the Advisory Council on Americanization to the United States Bureau of Education, the Secretary of the Interior called a conference on Americanization as a War Measure, which was held on April 3, 1918. Among those in attendance were governors, State officers, officials of commercial and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Non English Speaking, Conferences (Gatherings)
Cornelius, Wayne A., Ed.; Montoya, Ricardo Anzaldua, Ed. – 1983
Twelve papers presented during the Fourth Annual Earl Warren Memorial Symposium, which focused on the forces that shaped the pending Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1982 (known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Bill) are given. Included are "The Political Economy of Immigration" (Zolberg), "Of Borders and States: A Skeptical Note on the…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Employer Attitudes, Equal Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1990
The Ibero-American Heritage Curriculum Project is an interdisciplinary curriculum development project designed to integrate the study of Ibero-American heritage and culture into classroom instructional programs, kindergarten through grade 12. The project was initiated by the New York State Education Department and involves the Spanish National…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Contact, Curriculum Development
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1990
The Ibero-American Heritage Curriculum Project is an interdisciplinary curriculum development project designed to integrate the study of Ibero-American heritage and culture into classroom instructional programs, kindergarten through grade 12. The project was initiated by the New York State Education Department and involves the Spanish National…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Contact, Curriculum Development
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. Law School. – 1976
The report presents a collection of articles on constitutional issues from a 1976 social studies conference. It is intended to be used by teachers in planning and implementing curriculum materials on development of the U.S. Constitution. The booklet is divided into eight articles. The first article discusses interpretive problems in the formation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civics, Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis
1982
Two papers and four discussion highlights of a conference examining the impact of President Reagan's New Federalism on citizenship responsibilities are presented. The first of two background papers considers the historical context of citizenship and the New Federalism. Separate sections of the paper outline the notion of "the common…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Cross, Robert D.; Bennett, Clifford T. – 1987
This document reports on a summer institute for 20 secondary school history teachers from the central Virginia public school community. Emphasis at the institute was on the fact that historically, as well as morally, all people are important. This idea is the basis for the "new social history" that tends to start with everyday experience. Because…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Terry, Robert M., Ed. – 1992
Papers from the 1991 joint Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)/ Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) conference are presented. Because the state of North Carolina is in the forefront of state-mandated foreign language education in the elementary schools (FLES), 4 of the 10 articles in this volume address FLES…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Culture, Basic Writing, Competency Based Education
President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties. Washington, DC. – 1980
This review of perspectives on the current status and policy issues of urban America is divided into nine chapters, each of which includes a bibliography. Chapter one presents an overview of the postindustrial demographic and economic changes in the United States and the Federal government's response to these changes. The ongoing transformation of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal State Relationship, Financial Problems
Connecticut Council for the Social Studies. – 1977
The document consists of six papers dealing with major national and international issues in the 20th century. The papers were presented at a 1977 Yale University conference convened for the purpose of providing factual information on important historical issues to high school classroom teachers and encouraging the teachers to develop curriculum…
Descriptors: African History, Agriculture, Asian History, Attitude Change
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