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Download full textEhman, Lee H.; Gillespie, Judith A. – 1974
The research reported here is an attempt to explore the attitudes of students in high schools and to take a look at the hidden curriculum and its political dimensions. The analysis is divided into an exploration and categorization of different types of schools, a definition of different kinds of attitudes and behavior on the part of students, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Classification
Gillespie, Judith A.; Patrick, John J. – 1975
This second of three units to the 12th-grade first-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides 20 student activities that examine political resources such as wealth, skills, status, information, and ideas. The activities and readings are divided into six sections which stress the alternative patterns of political resources…
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Course Content, Grade 12
Gillespie, Judith A.; Lazarus, Stuart – 1975
This is the introductory unit to the second semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course which focuses on specific, controversial political issues. The unit uses a comic book format to teach 12th-grade students the fundamental political concepts of system, political-system types, and political experiences which will be used in later…
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Comics (Publications), Course Content
Gillespie, Judith A.; Patrick, John J. – 1975
This first of three units of "Comparing Political Experiences", a first-semester course, provides 18 activities which introduce 12th-grade students to political system concepts that they will work with in-depth in succeeding units. The activities and readings, divided into seven sections, stress the development of political knowledge,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civics, Class Activities, Course Content
Gillespie, Judith A.; Lazarus, Stuart – 1975
This is the third unit to the second-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course which focuses on a specific, controversial, political issue. The unit analyzes the concept of political maintenance by studying the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) between 1918 and 1975 and its fight to secure mine safety standards. A documentary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Course Content, Documentaries
Gillespie, Judith A.; Patrick, John J. – 1975
The third unit to the first-semester course, "Comparing Political Experiences," provides 16 activities to help 12th-grade students acquire in-depth knowledge of various kinds of political activities, such as decision making, leadership, communication, and participation. The activities and readings are divided into six sections which…
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Course Content, Decision Making
Gillespie, Judith A.; Lazarus, Stuart – 1975
Since the first unit of the second-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course is self-instructional, this teaching guide focuses mainly on instructional objectives, mastery tests, and application exercises. The objectives and mastery tests are provided for each of the five lessons in the student materials. Following the completion…
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Course Content, Course Objectives
Gillespie, Judith A.; Lazarus, Stuart – 1975
The fourth unit to the second-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course focuses on a specific, controversial, political issue. Using a documentary approach, this unit analyzes the concept of political change by examining the changes in Riverside, California, as that community confronts the issue of smog. The unit is divided into…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Class Activities, Community Action
Gillespie, Judith A.; Patrick, John J. – 1975
This teacher's guide to unit one of the first-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides teaching instructions to meet the unit objectives. After an introductory review of the general objectives, the guide outlines specific instructional objectives and procedures for each of the 18 activities described in the 12th-grade…
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Course Content, Course Objectives
Gillespie, Judith A.; Patrick, John J. – 1975
This teacher's guide to unit 2 of the 12th-grade first-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides teaching instructions to meet the unit's objectives. After an introductory review of the four main course objectives and 13 specific objectives, the guide outlines instructional objectives and procedures for each of the 18…
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Course Content, Course Objectives
Gillespie, Judith A.; Patrick, John J. – 1975
This teacher's guide to unit three of the first-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides teaching instructions to meet the unit objectives. The guide outlines instructional objectives and procedures for each of the 16 activities described in the 12th-grade student materials. Each instructional procedure is designed to…
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Course Content, Decision Making
Gillespie, Judith A.; Lazarus, Stuart – 1975
Unit two to the second-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course focuses on a specific controversial political issue: court-ordered busing in Boston. A documentary approach represents the core of instruction in this 12th-grade unit. This approach avoids lengthy narratives of a theoretical approach and yet is more in-depth than…
Descriptors: Busing, Case Studies, Class Activities, Concept Teaching
