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Middleton, DeWight R. – Urban Anthropology, 1981
Discusses pros and cons of "personal anthropology" as a teaching tool for university students, particularly in a small town. Reviews the social history of "city forming" and "city maintaining" processes in Oswego, NY, and illustrates how beginning undergraduates can study these processes. (CJM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Course Descriptions
Kressler, Joe, Comp. – 1983
Elementary and secondary school teachers interested in developing a local history unit can adapt this fourth grade program created for three school districts in Cortland County, New York. Material is divided into 13 chapters. Chapter 1 charts the New York fourth grade curriculum by concept and content and outlines specific community study…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 4
Howlett, Charles F., Ed. – 1990
The history of Amityville, New York, compiled by 11th and 12th grade advance placement history students, is presented in journal form. Six papers focus on: (1) South Oaks: The Long Island Home; (2) A History of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Amityville; (3) Amityville: A Vacationland; (4) Amityville School System from 1904 to Present;…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, High Schools, Local History, Social Science Research
