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Download full textKilar, Jeremy W. – 1977
This paper describes a course in urban history offered at Delta College in Michigan. A variety of techniques are utilized in teaching the course--lecture is relied on to acquaint students with the historian's role in the study of urban history, a field trip to an inner city is planned, short field assignments are used to acquaint students with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Field Experience Programs, History Instruction
McIntosh, R. Gordon, Ed.; And Others – 1970
This volume attempts first to take stock of the process of urbanization in Alberta and second to identify areas in which research may be required to guide urban development policies in the years ahead. Contents include the following papers: "An Economic Perspective," Eric J. Hanson; "A Goegraphic Perspective," Dennis B. Johnson…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Development, Economic Factors, Geography
Berger, Michael L. – 1973
The field of urban geography has as its prime foci the study and teaching of the spatial relationships that exist among the various structures, areas, and inhabitants within cities. The idea of a single-structure city, a building where people can live, work, and be entertained with a climatically-controlled environment is no longer a utopian…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction
Western Curriculum Project on Canada Studies, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1971
This is a progress report of a project in the process of developing an interdisciplinary secondary school curriculum on the Canadian urban environment. The primary goal is to encourage constructive involvement in urban life and community decision-making, and develop a personal and social competence that will engender a greater commitment to the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Ecology
Faulkner, Brenda F. – 1972
This general social studies course for grades 7-9 is an introduction to urban life: its history, the attraction of the city, its growth, advantages and problems. The condition of cities in America today is examined for the purpose of understanding the causes of their present condition and the steps that can be taken to save them. The goal of the…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Behavioral Objectives, Change Agents, Curriculum Guides
Bryn Mawr Coll., PA. – 1972
The long term aims of the Growth and Structure of Cities major at Bryn Mawr College are to introduce into the curriculum an interdisciplinary program which builds on existing strengths within the college and which offers students the opportunity to study the changing character of the contemporary urban environment in an historical, aesthetic, and…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Architectural Character, Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1971
This curriculum guide describes a course on urban studies for high school seniors. A major aim is to help students understand the nature of cities and towns. Themes are intended to stimulate inquiry into urban problems and present opportunities for concept formation and problem solving by encouraging direct experience with the environment. It is…
Descriptors: Community Study, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides, Environmental Education
