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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1984
The digest excerpts major points of the report of the Council for Exceptional Children's Ad Hoc Committee to Study and Respond to the 1983 Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The committee also examined the reports of the Education Commission of the States, the Twentieth Century Fund, and the Carnegie Council. General…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Wagner, David L.; Fraleigh, Douglas – 1986
Designed to serve as a framework in which high school debate students, coaches, and judges can evaluate the issues, arguments, and evidence concerning which agricultural policies best serve the United States, this booklet provides guidelines for research on the 1986-87 debate resolutions selected by the National Federation of State High School…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Debate, Federal Government, Government Role
Patrick, John J. – 1987
This ERIC Digest examines (1) treatment of the U.S. Constitution in the curriculum of secondary schools, (2) public opinion and knowledge about the Constitution, and (3) guidelines for improvement of education on the Constitution. Although included in nearly every secondary school curriculum, education on the U.S. Constitution has suffered from…
Descriptors: Civics, Constitutional History, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Drake, Frederick D.; Nelson, Lynn R. – 2002
Although it was not directly named in the U.S. Constitution, federalism is a central principle of U.S. government. It is important for students to learn about federalism to comprehend the U.S. federal system and recognize examples of federalism in other countries. Teaching and learning about federalism is essential to education for citizenship in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Democracy, Federal Government
Harris, James F., Ed.; Metcalf, Fay, Ed. – 1994
Designed as a resource for teachers to help high school students understand the new Germany, six background papers and nine lessons provide information on the difficult transition from the Third Reich to defeat and military occupation, on the establishment of two successor states, and on revolution and reunification. The six background papers…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Economics, European History, Foreign Countries
MacKenzie, John R. – 1984
This paper examines the role of organized labor in the United States in providing training and education for union members. The first section clarifies the purpose of the union as an institution by examining its roles, functions, characteristics, and legal frameworks. Domestic and international competition affecting unions and their relationship…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, College Role, Community Colleges
