Focuses on geography in secondary education, offering reasons why geography is becoming more popular in schools. Provides four activities that integrate science and social studies through geography. Includes topics such as ecological disasters, monsoons, the ozone layer, and global warming. (CMK)

Report on a study of nationalistic education in secondary schools in Hong Kong. Findings show that civic educators were strongly eclectic in education for cosmopolitan, civic, and cultural nationalism and moderately eclectic in education for anticolonial nationalism but rejected education for totalitarian nationalism. (Contains 5 tables and 57…

Recognizing that the public good is a key concept for children now and in the future, educators call for discussion and investigation of public issues and student involvement in them. Cites programs in New York and Minnesota. Lists sources of classroom social studies materials. (MLF)

This article suggests several lessons, exercises, and class projects that utilize the Iran-Contra affair as a theme. Designed to aid the development of abilities necessary for civic virtue, the activities focus on fact gathering, validating claims, reflecting on the source of opinions, and learning to ask questions. (IAH)

Discusses the issue of citizenship attitude in the Caribbean. Suggests that attention needs to be paid to the problems of development and the relationship between the industrialized and nonindustrialized world. Advocates an increased knowledge base as a means of changing attitudes. Recommends a number of approaches to education. (KO)

Describes a classroom exercise designed to heighten student interest in and understanding of political labels. Presents a survey to help students place themselves on the political spectrum. Suggests that discussion following such a survey will help students understand peoples' reactions to change. (DK)

Offers a rationale for social studies and home economics teachers to collaborate to promote global awareness and citizenship. Identifies principles common to the two disciplines. Explains how teachers of the two subjects can work together to explore various aspects of a given issue. Includes a sample lesson plan. (SG)

Traces the history of the debate over the status of social studies as a discipline. Discusses the events in the battle between a federated curriculum based on history and a fusionist curriculum. Urges that the debate be ended on the grounds that social studies is not, and never has been, a discipline. (DK)

Presents results of a survey of high school seniors exploring what instructional activities they preferred as a means of learning citizenship education. Explains that the eight citizenship education activities used were derived from eight citizenship teaching approaches. Reports that students preferred activities based on current events,…

To nurture the spirit, young people have to participate in activities that help them make meaningful connections. They must be guided in real-life situations to develop a moral code and sense of civic pride. Service learning is a spiritual, esteem-enhancing affair that often blurs lines between giver and receiver. Compassion is learned by hands-on…

Recognizing the increasingly racially and ethnically diverse politically disengaged population along with the central role of schools in preparing democratic citizens, this study investigated how 3 skilled secondary social studies teachers taught about and for multicultural democracy to prepare students for active and effective citizenship through…

The authors believe that in order to fully develop as an individual and an effective member of a democratic society, one must be able to intelligently evaluate a wide range of conflicting and controversial viewpoints. And it is on this crucial point that our educational system has, no doubt unintentionally, failed a large number of citizens. This…

Contends that there is an almost universal demand for the reform of the postsecondary curriculum in England and Wales. Explores the relationships among postmodernism, self-actualization, and empowerment. Presents a holistic empowerment model and relates it to current issues regarding curriculum reform. (CFR)

Intended to accompany the film "Mister Chief Justice," this study guide introduces the life of John Marshall and early U.S. history through a fictional account of a dinner party at the home of the chief justice in March, 1801. The guide presents the historical characters who attended the dinner, including John Marshall, Mary Willis…

Prepared by the District of Columbia Street Law Project for its annual city-wide mock trial competition, this instructional handout provides material for a civil case over an automobile accident. After drinking heavily at a party hosted by Sandy Hearst, Dana Ivy ran a stop sign and struck the car of Terry Vickers, causing him to sustain a broken…