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Neeson, Eileen; And Others – 1987
This curriculum guide presents materials for teaching about Central America and emphasizes the concepts of environment, culture, interdependence, and citizenship. The guide is designed to integrate the study of geographic, economic, historic, political, and social features of Central American nations. The major theme of the document deals with how…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Charts, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Gartner, Karen; And Others – 1978
Junior high or middle school student activities in mathematics are provided for three entry level occupations in each of fifteen career clusters. The fifteen cluster titles including one of the three occupations for each cluster with an example of a student activity follow: (1) Agri-business and Natural Resources (cropdusting pilot, reading an…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Building Trades, Business, Career Awareness
Saint Louis Public Schools, MO. – 1973
The guide consists of a course outline of urban studies for ninth grade students. The course goals are to help students a) become familiar with and adjust to their school and community environment; b) appreciate the unique contributions of all ethnic groups to world cultures; c) understand the values inherent in a democratic society; d) function…
Descriptors: Career Education, Citizen Role, Curriculum Guides, Economics
Archer, Angus, Ed. – 1976
This report of the Seventh Special Session at the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) presents an account of the Forum on World Economic Order. Its purpose is to gain public awareness of the issues debated. The core of this report is the unique exchange of over 50 opinions which provide a compendium of ideas and judgments in the…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Economic Climate, Economic Development
Egger, Rudolf – 2000
The applications of biographical concepts in educational settings were examined through a case study of one researcher's use of the biographical narrative interview to examine the connection between subjective and structural conditions and coping strategies in individual lives and to inform adult education practitioners. The biographical approach…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Biographical Inventories, Case Studies
Westphal, Leanne – 1999
In this lesson, students work in teams, role-playing a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in rural Africa. Teams focus on four goals: (1) grow more food; (2) develop water resources; (3) improve health services; and (4) protect the environment. Each student team is assigned to one of five regions in Africa. Teams…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agriculture, Area Studies, Community Health Services
Ford, Phyllis – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1988
Analyzes characteristics of outdoor leaders. Lists outdoor program types. Suggests course content, areas of competency, and 38 personal leadership traits for prospective leaders. Describes human resources, natural resources, and cultural awareness as parts of the "holistic domain" of the outdoor leader. Intended for training purposes. Includes…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Cultural Awareness, Decision Making
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Rugg, Dean S. – Journal of Geography, 1991
Presents a project making an introductory class in cultural geography more relevant. Describes how students select and evaluate three articles about geography and write about them. Suggests that students are better able to appreciate and retain a geographical perspective in a comparative world context by applying concepts of their choice to real…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Cultural Context, Ecology, Environment
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Tossavainen, Kerttu; Turunen, Hannele; Jakonen, Sirkka; Vertio, Harri – Children & Society, 2004
The purpose of the study was to describe school nurses' (N=24) and teachers' (N=25) opinions of how the health-related goals in their counselling and instruction were attained and to find out the possible differences between the two groups in the Finnish European Network of Health Promoting Schools. The data were collected by a questionnaire and…
Descriptors: First Aid, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Behavior, School Nurses
Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government, New York, NY. – 1992
This report addresses the research and development (R&D) organizations and the decision-making processes that the Federal Government needs to enable it to work toward national and global environmental objectives. It is essential that these programs be well organized, adequately funded, and closely linked with the policy-making process. The…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Curriculum Framework and Instructional Materials Unit. – 1982
The purpose of this document is to provide reasonable, systematic standards for evaluation of instructional materials upon which evaluators may base their judgments, so that the results of the evaluation process will be as nearly consistent and therefore, as equitable, as possible. The guidelines are based on the social content requirements of the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Altruism, Disabilities, Ecology
Brennan, Matthew J.; And Others – 1982
Energy activities and lesson plans for grades 6, 7, and 8 (grouped into seven units representing seven major conceptual schemes) are provided in this teachers' guide, with a unit at each grade level for each conceptual scheme. Conceptual schemes addressed include: (1) energy is the ability to do work; (2) energy comes from the sun; (3) energy can…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Ecology, Elementary School Science, Energy
Kelsey, Ryan – 2001
This paper presents the results of three years of development and evaluation of a CD-ROM/Web hybrid simulation known as Brownfield Action for an introductory environmental science course at an independent college for women in the northeastern United States. Brownfield Action is a simulation that provides a learning environment for developing the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Peel Board of Education, Mississauga (Ontario). – 1996
This book promotes an integrated curriculum to assist students in grades 6-9 in seeing the links between different subject areas and in a larger context, the direct relevance of what they are learning in school to their needs later in life. The book uses a problem-solving approach that is "technological" in nature: the book provides…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Construction Materials, Curriculum Enrichment, Design
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Caldwell, Lynton K. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1996
Maintains that in the future the state will have to move beyond the politics of particular advantage (individual and group rights) to politics serving the general advantage (environmental concerns, economic development). Argues that current politics are dangerously outmoded in everything from their theoretical assumptions to data collecting. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Ecology, Economic Development, Environment
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