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Kimber M. Quinney – History Teacher, 2018
Historians of American foreign relations are continuing to expand the ways in which they approach the Cold War. The range of perspectives has evolved thanks to the influence of emerging fields and new emphases in history. The end of the Cold War revealed the many ways in which the conflict was a protracted global war. But it also brought a renewed…
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, Immigration, Teaching Methods
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Levin, Tamar; Shohamy, Elana – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2008
This article reports findings obtained from a large-scale national study (299 schools; 2761 students) that examined academic achievements of immigrants in Israeli schools. It focused on two distinct groups of immigrant students--those from the former USSR and from Ethiopia, in two subject areas--mathematics and academic language (Hebrew), and in…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
King, Lisa – 1991
This unit is one of a series that represents specific moments in history from which students focus on the meanings of landmark events. The events of 1945 are regarded widely as a turning point in 20th century history, a point when the United States unequivocally took its place as a world power, at a time when Americans had a strong but…
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Soviet Education, 1987
Discusses the rationale for the new Soviet physics curriculum. Explains guidelines for teaching methodology. Details the goals and tasks for students in the Soviet physics curriculum for grades seven through eleven. (RKM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Grade 11
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
This subunit on Russian history is part of a unit on the USSR, one of four resource units for an eleventh grade course on area studies. The objectives for the subunit are listed as to generalizations, skills, and attitudes. There are two outlines provided for this subunit. The first identifies generalizations about culture change which might be…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Communism, Course Content, Cultural Influences
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
This is a subunit to one of four resource units for an eleventh grade course on area studies. This subunit is a teacher's supplement to the unit on the U.S.S.R. A pretest on the Soviet Union, supplementary readings on the Soviet economy, foreign policy, constitution, government, Soviet attitudes toward the United States, and comparative statistics…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
This subunit, consisting of an introduction and geography of the USSR, is part of a unit on the USSR, one of four resource units for an eleventh grade course on area studies. The introduction contains suggested teaching procedures for each part of the USSR unit and objectives for the introduction. The section on geography focuses on developing an…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Area Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
This subunit on totalitarianism in the USSR is part of an eleventh grade course on area studies. Following an introduction with suggested teaching strategies, the objectives for the subunit are listed as to generalizations, skills, and attitudes. A double-page format relates objectives with pertinent content, teaching procedures, and instructional…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Authoritarianism, Course Content, Curriculum Guides