MANY SHORT ARTICLES DESCRIBING AND EVALUATING WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE FORD FOUNDATION GREAT CITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ARE INCLUDED. SEVERAL SHORT ARTICLES CONCERNING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OF THE STAFF, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND PUPILS INVOLVED SUPPLEMENT THE EVALUATION. THE ARTICLES…

A COLLECTION OF THE MAY 1961 NEWSLETTERS PUBLISHED BY THE FOUR SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE GREAT CITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA DURING THE 1960-61 SCHOOL YEAR ARE PROVIDED. THE SCHOOLS ARE DUNBAR, HARRISON, AND LUDLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND WANAMAKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR "HIGH…

These guidelines for grades K-12 are designed to aid the curriculum planner in writing programs, courses, and units of instruction for aesthetic education in the schools. They provide (1) a foundation for curriculum development, which presents a concept of aesthetic experience and identifies the general goal of aesthetic education, (2) an…

General guidelines are presented in the pamphlet for intercultural, host nation programs designed specifically for USDESEA elementary and certain junior high schools, but applicable to high schools. Emphasis is upon incorporating the host nation's community resources and talents into the school's curriculum, recognizing the unique opportunity for…

A teacher describes the development of and preparation for a "French Day" for secondary school students. The event focused on modern technological development and involved student projects such as videos, writing, computer activities, and reading sessions. (CB)

Part of a project to teach Inupiaq culture and language, the teacher's guide contains 18 lessons about survival. The lessons focus on survival on ice, water, and land; hunting gear; fall and early winter weather; emergency shelters; landmarks; traditional clothing; land and water transportation; first aid; search and rescue; sewing; traditional…

Good German lyric poetry is a union in a higher reality of the inner life with the world of objects. Its use of musical effect, metaphor, and the mysterious and imponderable creates for the trained reader a sense of permanent beauty. The German-speaking, adolescent, secondary-school student is ripe for such an experience, having reached a point in…

Provides commentary upon three texts used at a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar in 1987. Includes a Turner essay, an essay by Wallace Stegner on use of narratives, and a novel by J. M. Coetzee questioning the nature of civilization. Illustrates methods for using literature in the teaching of U.S. history. (KO)

This booklet presents a variety of materials concerning the first part of Tony Kushner's play "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes." After a brief introduction to the play, the booklet presents a description of the principal characters in the play, a profile of the playwright, information on funding of the play, an…

This publication was prepared as part of the Chinese Bilingual Pilot Program, funded under Title VII of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. The units described in this document provide a series of study trips around Chinatown in San Francisco, California and the surrounding areas. Through these units children will become familiar with…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a publication concerned with the recent developments in agricultural education resulting from the application of socialist principles in the UAR. The preface discusses the present conditions of vocational education and the essential role it can play in the development of…

Suggests an alternative approach for a popular culture course--an exploration of the culture of the students' parents, or "unpopular" culture. Possible activities for a unit include: interviews (on entertainment preferences, for example), observations (dress codes for social gatherings, parental food and drink habits, etc.), or an attic…

Examines the content and instructional approach typically used in the American studies component of the British primary school curriculum. Concludes that this rapidly expanding element of British social studies programs provides a useful first step in helping British children develop a more global perspective. (RKM)

THIS PUBLICATION IS A TEACHING GUIDE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR INTEGRATING CAREFULLY SELECTED AUDIOVISUAL ITEMS INTO EXISTING NINTH-GRADE CURRICULUMS IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS. IT IS ONE OF FIVE GUIDES PREPARED FOR USE IN PROJECT CUE, AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND ENRICHMENT IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF HIGH…

The Head Start Program, established in the summer of 1971 in District 15 in Brooklyn, is a pre-school program for children of economically disadvantaged families. Its two main goals are: (1) to prepare children with no prior school experience for entry into kindergarten and first grade and (2) to involve parents in the education of their children…