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Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Offers a partial listing of citations in the ERIC database on the history of drug use in the United States. Includes items concerning regional needs assessment, alcoholic students, and drug abuse. Suggests articles on efforts and legislation toward drug control, the status of drug education, and the controversies of drug testing. (DK)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drinking, Drug Education, Drug Legislation
Download full textSchlene, Vickie J. – 1991
It is important to reaffirm the teaching of recent United States history in secondary schools. Diane Ravitch and Chester E. Finn state: "If we think it important that they (17-year-old students of 1986) understand the three decades between the Second World War and their own sixth birthdays (in 1975), we cannot expect this instructional job to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, History Instruction, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education
Terdy, Dennis; Spener, David – 1990
This document focuses on the requirements of the immigrant amnesty process, which were established by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. Sections focus on the following questions: (1) How can eligible legalized aliens (ELA) fulfill the IRCA educational requirements? (2) What issues are considered in designing and offering an…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, English (Second Language), Immigrants
Leming, Robert S.; And Others – 1987
The 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution offers an excellent opportunity for encouraging renewed study of the principles and foundations of constitutional government. This resource packet provides a listing of current materials and resources to aid teachers in planning lesson units. The listings include: (1) professional…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Civics, Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – History Teacher, 1992
Lists some of the documents and journal articles on history education reform in the ERIC database. Includes items on the teaching of history, curriculum development, textbooks, student achievement, and constraints of teaching methods. Gives a brief summary of each work listed. (DK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Democracy, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Provides a partial listing of documents and journal articles in the ERIC database on the status of U.S. history instruction and history education reform. Includes items concerning curriculum guidelines and development, the study of democracy, teaching methods, and history versus social studies. (DK)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Educational Change
Erickson, Mary, Ed.; Clark, Gilbert, Ed. – 1992
Written by teachers from the United States and Canada, these lesson plans focus on integrating the teaching of history and art history. Seventeen lesson plans cover the topics of (1) Slavery, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and His Family--Grades: Elementary; (2) Chinese Landscape Painting--Grades: Elementary; (3) Regionalism: American Art of the Great…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Cultural Education, Cultural Influences
Hoge, John D. – 1994
This ERIC Digest discusses the National History Standards and their implementation in elementary education. The National Standards, along with recent research on history learning, have influenced curriculum guides, textbook revisions, and new instructional materials in various formats. This digest summarizes research on children's ability to learn…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Boulder, CO. – 1982
Women in the United States, past and present, is the focus of this annotated bibliography. The following kinds and amounts of materials are cited: (1) 13 citations from "Resources in Education" (RIE); (2) 7 citations from "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE); (3) 28 commercially available "Student and Teacher…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Parisi, Lynn – 1986
This overview of nationwide bicentennial efforts with particular relevance for elementary and secondary educators deals with three apsects of the commemoration. First discussed is the programming that national organizations, such as the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, Project '87, The American Bar Association (ABA), and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
Sensenbaugh, Roger – 1989
This book of lesson plans, compiled from resources in the ERIC database, focuses on writing activities for junior high and high school social studies classes. The book begins with an introductory essay by John J. Patrick and then provides lessons on world history, United States history, general topics, and newspapers, as well as, a user's guide,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Geography, Lesson Plans, Secondary Education
Avery, Patricia G. – 2001
Political tolerance is the willingness to extend basic rights and civil liberties to persons and groups whose viewpoints differ from one's own. It is a central tenet of a liberal democracy. The individual rights and freedoms that U.S. citizens value encourage a wide array of ideas and beliefs, some of which may offend segments of the population.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Rights, Consciousness Raising
Patrick, John J. – 2002
Great ideas about law, government, and the rights of individuals, embedded in U.S. founding documents, are the connective cords by which national unity and civic identity have been maintained in the United States from the 1770s until today. To be a citizen is to understand and have a reasonable commitment to the ideas in the founding documents.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Core Curriculum, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education
Patrick, John J. – 1997
This ERIC Digest outlines the methods employed and the results obtained from the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in U.S. history. NAEP surveys collect information about students' knowledge of core subjects of the school curriculum. This particular survey was administered to a national sample of students in grades 4, 8, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Patrick, John J. – 2002
Since its inception by the United States Congress in 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has collected information about what U.S. students know and can achieve in core subjects of the school curriculum. The U.S. history NAEP assessments were conducted in 1986, 1988, 1994, and 2001. This digest discusses: (1) the framework…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 12, Grade 4
