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Baum, Willa K. – 1975
A guide to the assembly of local, oral history information for future historical research is provided. Since the relatively new field of oral history is the tape recording of reminiscences about which a narrator can speak from firsthand knowledge, it is necessary for the interviewer to have background knowledge of the subject matter and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Higher Education, Historiography
Download full textMcKinnerney, Beryl Ray – 1974
If a program of community study has not been initiated for the school system, the individual teacher should take the initiative in presenting the idea to the administration and in locating and preparing for the use of community resources in the classroom. There are three principal aspects of the discovery and use of community resources (those…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Study, Educational Media, Elementary Education
Wigginton, Eliot – 1975
The high school journalism teacher who initiated the Foxfire Project discusses the memorable learning experiences and community studies in which students are involved as they develop and publish the Foxfire magazines. The author describes the project objectives and the successfully implemented teaching techniques and learning activities so that…
Descriptors: Community Study, Educational Innovation, Humanistic Education, Individual Development
Wood, Pamela – 1975
This guide, which is based on the Foxfire project (see SO 009 021 for project description), is full of practical suggestions to help secondary school students put together a magazine using stories from their own communities. Contents include the following: choosing a name for the magazine; how to organize staff; story ideas to choose from; sample…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Community Study, Editing, Graphic Arts
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1915
Published in 1915, the document was intended for use by high school civics teachers as they developed programs to help students gain a better understanding of the principles of social, civic, and governmental life. Due to the dated nature of the information, the document could currently be used as a reference in educational history. Prepared by a…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Responsibility, City Government, Civics
DeVita, James A.; And Others – 1976
A history of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, from 1655 to 1970 is presented. Written as an historiography exercise by students at Chelmsford High School, the study is intended to acquaint residents and students of Chelmsford with the town's past and its relationship with surrounding communities and the United States. Chapter one, "A Colonial…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Community, Community Attitudes, Community Change
