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Young, Lawrence A.; Chadwick, Bruce – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1985
A replication of the 1920 Lynd study of everday life in Middletown, a typical America community, is presented. Data reveal that while Middletown did experience rapid change between 1890 and 1920 as the Industrial Revolution swept through middle America, there has been a significantly slower rate of change since then. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Study, Comparative Analysis, Divorce
Download full textCrozier, William L. – 1985
Intended to engage students in a comparative look at local history in two upper Mississippi river towns (Winona, Minnesota and Dubuque, Iowa), this paper describes the computer-assisted component of an upper-level American Studies course. With emphasis on the 19th century, students examine the transition made by the United States from a…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Study, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Henes, Jack K.; Porterfield, Kitty – 1983
Designed for inclusion in an eighth grade course on U.S. history or civics, this unit introduces local students to the history of Alexandria (Virginia) through a study of its buildings and urban growth. By examining factors which have changed the community (technology, transportation, economic influences) as well as the relationship between…
Descriptors: Architecture, Change Strategies, Citizenship Education, Community Development
Muth, John W.; Senesh, Lawrence – 1977
This guide is designed to aid social studies classroom teachers develop and implement programs using the community as a social sciences laboratory. The document describes how to prepare a social profile of the community. Based upon the Colorado System-Based Social Science Project which was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the study…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Role, Community Study
Wilk, Barbara – 1979
The booklet describes a multimedia project which introduces secondary students and interested adults to the ethnic history of Westport and Norwalk, Connecticut, from 1900 to 1979. Objectives of the project were to demonstrate ways to explore the past and relate it to the present, forge links between generations, encourage understanding and respect…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Culture, Attitude Change, Class Activities
Mahar, John L. – 1979
The history of immigration to Norwalk and Westport, Connecticut, from the Revolutionary War period to 1979 is presented. The reading is part of a project to investigate the ethnically varied cultural heritage of the Norwalk-Westport area. It is arranged in two major sections. Section I focuses on Westport--described as an attractive suburban town…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Culture, Blacks, Census Figures
