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Prichard, Paul N. – 1969
This paper summarizes the research conducted for a doctoral thesis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in February 1969. It gauges the effect of the complete desegregation of Chapel Hill schools on its fifth, seventh, and ninth grade students. The achievement scores of those students who attended segregated schools during 1965-66…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests
Ramsey, C. A.; Wright, E. N. – 1970
This report identifies some of the relative advantages and disadvantages enjoyed by differing language groups in the Toronto school system. Eight groups of students were selected and studied in an attempt to determine whether cultural differences produce distinct patterns of performance on a variety of measures. The groups selected represent the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Abrams, Grace C.; Schmidt, Fran C. – 1972
Types and techniques of propaganda and its effects on American Life are discussed in this elective social studies course for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students. Since young people today are bombarded with conflicting ideas disseminated through mass media, it becomes imperative that students become more knowledgeable about propaganda and its impact…
Descriptors: American Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides
Freeberg, Norman E.; Rock, Donald A. – 1970
Several indices of factorial consistency were applied to a biographical inventory administered to a longitudinal sample of 2070 students in the 7th, 9th, and 11th grades. Results were compared with those of a prior cross-sectional study at the same grade levels. Comparisons of dimensional change over the three grades, for the cross-sectional and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Biographical Inventories
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1971
The introductory social studies survey course required for grades 7 through 9, part of the Quinmester Program, attempts to help the student develop a cognitive structure in the social sciences generally and in each of seven disciplines. Emphasis is placed on basic skills the social scientist uses to study man and his problems. "Launch…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Behavioral Objectives, Citizenship, Cognitive Processes
Hickerson, Jerry; Wild, Paul H. – 1972
The resource unit in urban studies is designed to be used by suburban social studies classroom teachers in grades 7-9. The unit aims at developing a positive attitude in suburban students toward the central city. Students are introduced to the social dynamics and cultural resources unique in large urban centers. They recognize that solving urban…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Field Trips, Grade 7, Grade 8
Preston, James T.; Clark, W. B.; Glessner, H. H.; Hennessey, D. L. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
This bulletin demonstrates that Berkeley, California's educational problem is and has been that of meeting the varied needs of a population such as may be found in any typical American city. The varied population needs, together with the rapid growth, have brought many difficult problems to Berkeley, just has they have to other cities. Based on…
Descriptors: Instructional Program Divisions, School Counseling, School Organization, Counseling Services

Marsh, Herbert W.; Gouvernet, Paul J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1989
The construct validities of the Self Description Questionnaire I, the Perceived Social Competence Scale, and the Multidimensional Measure of Children's Perceptions of Control were assessed, using 508 seventh through ninth graders in Sydney (Australia). Factor analysis, multitrait-multimethod analyses, and patterns of correlations with additional…
Descriptors: Children, Construct Validity, Correlation, Discriminant Analysis

Eckhardt, Laura; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1994
This study examined cross-sectional correlates of smoking during early and late adolescence to compare patterns of prediction of smoking at both stages. Intention to smoke was the strongest predictor of smoking during both stages, particularly in late adolescence, as well as being the strongest predictor of changes in smoking. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Drug Use
Cheoros, Peter; And Others – 1991
This unit is one of a series that represents specific moments in history from which students focus on the meanings of landmark events. This unit explores Greece's most glorious century, the high point of Athenian culture. Rarely has so much genius been concentrated in one small region over such a short period of time. Students discover in studying…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Democracy, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Robinson-Lewis, G. – 1991
The School Within-a-School Program (SWAS) of the Kansas City (Missouri) Public Schools was established as an intervention/reform program, which became part of the court-ordered desegregation program, for at-risk students in grades 7 and 9. In the last year of evaluation, the group consisted of 678 students. This summative longitudinal evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Enrollment, Grade 7
Boise City Independent School District, ID. – 1974
The career activities guide in social science, part of an Idaho State Department of Vocational Education career exploration series for grades 7, 8, and 9, is designed as supplementary material to enrich the regular curriculum. Any one activity in the guide might be used without involving any other activities. The cross-referenced index indicates…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Careers
Boise City Independent School District, ID. – 1974
The career activities guide in mathematics, part of an Idaho State Department of Vocational Education career exploration series for grades 7, 8, and 9, is designed as supplementary material to enrich the regular curriculum. Any one activity in the guide might be used without involving any other activities. The cross-referenced index indicates…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Careers
Jung, Steven M. – 1970
The present paper reports on results generated by an unconventional application of the testing paradigm. This application was made necessary by the nature of several goals of Project PLAN in the area of student personal and social behavior, self-planning skills for occupational and personal development, etc. Attainment of such goals is very…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Community Problems, Critical Incidents Method
Dawson, George G., Ed. – 1974
Recent studies have revealed an appalling lack of knowledge on the part of our nation's youth about government and economics and the important relationship between the two. This guide offers the teacher of grades 7, 8, and 9 ideas on how to teach economics. Teaching units of any length as well as daily lesson plans can be constructed from the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Civics, Class Activities, Economics