Teachers are responsible for delivering, selecting, and implementing learning activities for their classrooms. They must consider the best approaches to engage their students as well as to meet the school's standards in instruction. Here is a practical how-to book to supplement the social studies curriculum. It places at the teacher's disposal,…

A role-playing activity puts students into the roles of public officials and concerned citizens who decide through a public hearing whether or not to allow the construction of a high-rise apartment in their city. (Author/KM)

The units from Geography in an Urban Age are described and the potential impact of this new approach to geography is emphasized. (JB)

Special issue on Black Dialect: Historical and Descriptive Issues'' edited by William A. Stewart. (RS)

Compares patterns of residential segregation among Mexican Americans, Blacks, and Anglos for 1960 and 1970 and finds that, in spite of a striking similarity in the overall pattern, there have been some important changes. Further, city characteristics found to be good predictors of segregation for 1960 fail to adequately account for the same types…

Briefly reviews the papers in this journal issue, which focuses on the application of a social psychological perspective to the study of urban life. (Author/GC)

Chicago's Metro High curriculum is the city; its learning laboratory is the community; and its lesson is freedom, choice, and responsibility. (Author)

This guide to information sources of international and foreign national documents is comprised of six bibliographies: (1) "Current Sources Helpful in Identifying International Organizations' Documents"; (2) "Finding Sources for International Social Welfare," annotated and divided into United Nations publications and United…

One hundred and thirty-three entries are listed in this general bibliography on transportation, the environment, and land use for transportation. The listings provide the most current information on these topics, dating from 1973 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are commercially published books, reports, and studies. Citations are…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 4 and 5. SUBJECT MATTER: Urban politics and neighborhood planning. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: This teacher's manual is designed to accompany a workbook (SP 007 387) developed for New York public school students. Following introductory material this manual is divided into three sections: curriculum materials for…

This is a simulation game and a part of the environmental education program developed by the Highline Public Schools. The game emphasizes why a city is formed, how it grows, where it develops, and some problems with which it must cope. It is designed to be used with elementary students in the intermediate grades. The materials were tried and…

Presents Part I of a three-part series of units designed to help students understand life in urban areas today. Included in this issue are units on: (1) life in the city, (2) urban history, (3) city government, and (4) the city at night. (JMB)

Analyzes metropolitan characteristics which are hypothesized to be related to the prevalence of six kinds of voluntary organizations in 93 standard metropolitan sampling areas (SMSAs). Concludes that the socioeconomic status level of an SMSA is significantly related only to the prevalence of associations serving high status occupational groups.…

Shopping centres can offer many educational surprises to both students and teachers. A shopping centre study can provide the students with an opportunity to increase their understanding of the role played by these centres in their community. (NQ)

Although American cities have changed and, many feel, declined, they remain important resources for educating. The life and architecture of the cities hold lessons for students from grade school to college. Using the city at hand, the teacher can help to create a new breed of informed, active urban citizens. (KH)