An epidemic of disengagement in American high schools is faced as institutions fail to offer meaningful and relevant ways to connect curriculum with students' emerging life stories. These students do not see how schooling, as it is presently constituted, is important to their own developing identities. One solution to this problem is to organize…

The communities that individuals have created are endlessly diverse. They have followed ancient patterns and have experimented boldly with innovative ideas. This publication and the exhibition it complements present only a few of the many ways that individuals have found to live together. It is divided according to the specific forces behind the…

As a field learning experience, 14 students at College of the Mainland (Texas) examined the structure and components of community leadership in Texas City, Texas. The students were divided into two groups, under the direction of a humanities staff member. The first group, using the reputational study technique, asked community residents to…

Developed by the staff of the Upper Cumberland Reading Project, which was funded by Title III of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, this document focuses on reading instruction. It contains (1) a unit of study on the history and geography of the Upper Cumberlands, on famous Upper Cumberland natives, and on historic but little known places and…

In this course guide to the teaching of urban ecology, six learning activities on the following topics are outlined: (1) city location and growth; (2) an in-depth study of New Orleans; (3) city shape and structure; (4) size and spacing of cities; (5) cities with special functions; (6) local community study. Educational objectives for each activity…

This two-volume resource guide to the major employers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, serves as a model for similar guides that could be replicated. The guidance staff of the local school district visited the firms and surveyed them on five points: (1) a description of the firm and the nature of its work; (2) training, other qualifications, and…

This unit, developed for elementary school use, is designed to introduce the student to the interesting events and people of the past who helped shape the present community of Parkway, Missouri. It can be correlated with other subjects the class may be studying such as Indians, pioneers, Civil War, and Missouri history The unit includes behavioral…

This curriculum guide in marketing and distribution has been designed for children in grades K-6. It is presented much like a cookbook from which recipes (activities) may be extracted and experimented with depending on the tastes (needs) of the children. It is suggested that objectives be reinforced through teacher-developed activities or through…

The Ethnic Heritage Experience, atraining program for educators and other persons who are interested in the development of new curriculum, interpersonal relationships, and increased cultural awareness that may be gained through Ethnic Studies, was developed by the Michigan Ethnic Heritage Studies Center under a Title IX, Ethnic Studies grant, and…

One of the expressed aims of the Teacher Corps project is to encourage community members to develop their own potential for self-development. The present course on Community-Based Education (CBE) has been constructed with this goal in mind. The central issues of the course are presented in modularized format in an attempt to guide the first steps…

The elementary level career education instructional materials are arranged by grade level. Separate sections are devoted to each level and include an overview of the curriculum with objectives, activities, and resources (speakers, on-site visits, audio visuals, books, and kits) for each subject area covered. Emphasizing career awareness, each…

The Drug Impact Index provides a set of indicators designed to determine the extent of the local drug problem in a community. Each indicator includes a technical note on the data sources, a graph showing comparative statistics on that indicator for the Portland area and for the State of Oregon, and brief remarks on the implications of the data.…

This book is written for the student who is considering a career as a teacher or in an education-related occupation. It suggests ways to explore the life of a teacher and to gather first-hand observations of public and private school employment. It examines the job possibilities available in the light of the dwindling demand for teachers. It also…

For use with unit four of the bilingual social science program developed for second graders, these revised supplementary teaching materials and ditto packet are designed to help the teacher carry out learning activities which center on the concept of the child and his neighborhood. A teacher's guide corresponding to this unit gives the timetable…

Included in this booklet are content information, teaching techniques, and ways to study about the home community for geography teachers. The author suggests that the home community should be the base of operations in geographic learning at all geographic levels. The home community, the place where people have common interests, is discussed as a…