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Download full textBoie, Mildred Louise, Comp. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1948
Democracy is more than a creed or a doctrine. It must be a continuing force in the daily thinking, working, and living of all our citizens. American schools and colleges can strengthen democracy by practicing it--by showing concretely the basic advantages it offers to human beings. It is in the homes and in the schools, in home towns and local…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Newspapers, Radio
Peer reviewedBoling, Kimberly B.; Larson, Carol Novillis – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Describes a successful mother/daughter math club started by a third grade teacher which is designed to help participants increase positive feelings about mathematics; further develop problem-solving skills, especially involving construction and spatial visualization tasks; and become familiar with women's contributions to the world of mathematics.…
Descriptors: Clubs, Elementary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Gender Issues
Direct linkGajus-Lankamer, Ewa – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2004
The gymnasium is a new type of school, in the Polish system since 1999. The environmental content at this stage of education is taught mainly in the form of the so-called interdisciplinary educational track. The method of implementing the environmental education track, the involvement of subject teaching in education for the environment and the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Gorn, Cathy, Ed. – 1988
This document is designed to give teachers some ideas for classroom and school History Day activities. Available ERIC resources about National History Day are listed and a five-point plan to establish a school History Day is provided. Successful approaches to implementing History Day, from actual teachers' experiences, are detailed. A step-by-step…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competition, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Stern, David A., Ed. – Kansas Speech Communication Journal, 1977
Five articles deal with concerns of teachers in the field of secondary speech education. The first article reports the responses of 84 speech education graduates to a questionnaire concerning their success in finding teaching jobs and their recommendations for course work for current speech education majors. Other articles discuss ways of helping…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Debate, Degree Requirements, Extracurricular Activities
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1971
The purpose of this pamphlet is twofold: to suggest areas of growing concern to the present and future of higher education and to initiate promising procedures to come to terms with these problems. The format of the document is a question-and-answer guide to be used by college and university administrators. Topics covered include: (1) purposes,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Students, Curriculum Design, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedHenschen, Beth M.; Sidlow, Edward I. – Journal of General Education, 1983
Describes a competition involving political science honors students in which teams from Miami and Purdue universities prepared and delivered papers taking opposing positions on contemporary topics. Reviews the benefits of the project for students and their teachers and suggests ways similar benefits can be achieved using a student cluster approach…
Descriptors: Competition, Extracurricular Activities, Group Activities, High Achievement
Ratnesar, Romesh; And Others – Time, 1999
Explores the often-negative impact homework assignments pose for students already short of time, and for their parents. Includes case vignettes and sidebars on the effects of poverty on homework environments, how technology will affect homework assignments, and treating homework as an opportunity rather than as a threat. (HTH)
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Family Environment, Homework, Outcomes of Education
Bar-Eli, Michael; Blumenstein, Boris – European Physical Education Review, 2004
In this study, the relationship between mental training with biofeedback and performance was investigated. An adapted version of the Wingate five-step approach was used as a mental preparation technique for enhancing the short-running performance among 16-18-year-old adolescent physical education pupils. Participants (n = 79) were randomly…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Education, Physical Activities
Mesner, Linda; Tuttle, George – 1979
A survey of Illinois secondary school speech teachers was conducted in 1970 so that a profile of the secondary school speech teacher could be constructed from the perspective of how teachers view themselves. Replies were received from 55 teachers representing 37% of the sample and 12% of Illinois schools with speech activity programs. Among the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Educational Research, Extracurricular Activities, Instructional Materials
Rudner, Lawrence Michael – 1973
In this study the achievement of eighth grade mathematics students who produced their own visual learning materials on topics in the curriculum was compared with eighth graders who did not have this opportunity. Two groups of eighth grade mathematics students were assumed to be equivalent due to their random selection and their comparable I.Q. and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Educational Research, Extracurricular Activities
PDF pending restorationSchneider, Elsa – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
This bulletin is designed to show some of the ways in which successful teachers work with children in order to establish rapport and to guide them into productive and happy living. This bulletin presents in the main a viewpoint based on the belief that if children live in a friendly school environment rich with experiences and materials that…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Cultural Differences, Teacher Student Relationship
Colvin, Scott R. – 1994
Professional studies courses often focus on mastering a common body of knowledge but ignore student interaction and the development of critical thinking and communication skills. In a cost accounting course at Connecticut's Sacred Heart University offered in fall 1993, various group and individual activities were implemented to incorporate these…
Descriptors: Accounting, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1967
THIS DOCUMENT, PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK BOARD OF EDUCATION, PRESENTS A REVISED COURSE OF STUDIES IN HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR GRADE 5. ONE OF A SERIES DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS, PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12, THIS PRELIMINARY BULLETIN REFLECTS A NEW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM WHICH, EMPLOYING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
Campbell, Heidi – 1973
Because of recent educational trends, reliance on the language club as an instructional supplement is no longer sufficient. This paper discusses the general decline of language clubs and the changing philosophy behind extracurricular activities, such as department-wide festivals, weekend programs, and trips abroad. These activities are suggested…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Extracurricular Activities, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Enrichment
