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Peer reviewedSpinner, Charles M. – Social Studies, 1980
Describes high school social studies student projects involving a study of local cemeteries. Projects include charting life expectancies, creating slide shows of community grave sites, and collecting tombstone rubbings. (KC)
Descriptors: Community Study, Secondary Education, Social Structure, Social Studies
Peer reviewedDeveaux, Philip F.; Normand, Ronald – Social Studies, 1974
The objectives, activities and evaluation design or a model program for teaching local economics and culture within a student centered curriculum are described. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Study, Cultural Awareness, Economics Education
Peer reviewedVan Leuvan, Daniel L. – Social Studies, 1971
Descriptors: Community Study, History Instruction, Induction, Local History
Peer reviewedSitton, Thad – Social Studies, 1979
Describes a local history project in which high school students located valuable historic photographs on the local community and reproduced them on 35mm slides. An historic photo archive consisting of the slides accompanied by documentary materials was created. Procedures for creating and suggestions for using a photo archive are included. (KC)
Descriptors: Community Study, Historiography, History Instruction, Journalism Education
