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Fazey, Anne; Rabbett, Peter – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1981
Social studies in the 1980s must shift from a focus on citizenship and career education to an emphasis on conceptual knowledge, skills, and active learning. Student investigations of the urban environment would be an effective means of achieving this transition. (DC)
Descriptors: Career Education, Citizenship Education, Concept Teaching, Environmental Education
Download full textWestern Curriculum Project on Canada Studies, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1971
This is a progress report of a project in the process of developing an interdisciplinary secondary school curriculum on the Canadian urban environment. The primary goal is to encourage constructive involvement in urban life and community decision-making, and develop a personal and social competence that will engender a greater commitment to the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Ecology
Western Curriculum Project on Canada Studies, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1971
The Powell River Project proposes in this progress report to design a curriculum with the Canadian urban environment as a major focus promoting cognitive and affective learnings that are verifiably appropriate using a team of primary teachers as designers. Activities and experiences will be selected which lead the child to learn his role in…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Western Curriculum Project on Canada Studies, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1971
The broad area selected by the Calgary Project was the development of a curriculum on urban aesthetics. During their work in 1970-71, they concluded that the best way to develop visual awareness was through the conceptual development of the visual components or the images and elements of design in terms of human values of urban areas. The modular…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Howard County Board of Education, Clarksville, MD. – 1970
The course theme of this grade 3 social studies curriculum guide is Man and His Institutions. With a background of family and community study in grades 1 and 2, the purpose at this level is to analyze more institutions created by man to meet the growing complexities of society. Specific institutions selected for study are: 1) Government as an…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Communications, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1971
This curriculum guide describes a course on urban studies for high school seniors. A major aim is to help students understand the nature of cities and towns. Themes are intended to stimulate inquiry into urban problems and present opportunities for concept formation and problem solving by encouraging direct experience with the environment. It is…
Descriptors: Community Study, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides, Environmental Education
Cvijanovic, Serge; Spero, Galila – 1976
The environmental education unit is intended for use by elementary school classroom teachers as they develop and implement programs to help students become visually aware of street environments. The teacher's guide is presented in two major sections. Section I consists primarily of reading and observing exercises. Lessons are entitled "What…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Architectural Education, Building Design, Concept Formation
