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Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1982
The second volume of a newsletter for integrating folk music into elementary and secondary social studies, literature, and humanities courses, this publication contains three issues of the newsletter which together offer a compilation of folksongs from various historical periods and cultures. The first issue of this volume contains miscellaneous…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Civil War (United States), Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Social Studies Development Center. – 1983
Designed to supplement 11th grade U.S. history textbooks, these self-contained activities will help students learn about the Polish American experience. To facilitate usage, the teacher's guide contains a series of charts keying the activities to 10 widely used textbooks. The activities are organized around 5 themes: (1) The Colonial Period: Early…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Colonial History (United States), Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Studies
Ropers, Richard H. – 1988
Contemporary homelessness is the result of increasing social and economic inequality faced by those in American society who are most vulnerable to individual, family, and economic instability. This case study of the homeless population of Los Angeles (California), based on two surveys conducted in 1984, views the homeless as a segment of the…
Descriptors: Activism, Books, Court Litigation, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Cross, Robert D.; Bennett, Clifford T. – 1987
This document reports on a summer institute for 20 secondary school history teachers from the central Virginia public school community. Emphasis at the institute was on the fact that historically, as well as morally, all people are important. This idea is the basis for the "new social history" that tends to start with everyday experience. Because…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Suter, Coral; Croddy, Marshall – 1985
This teacher's guide is part of a curriculum designed for infusion into secondary U.S. history courses to help students explore purposes of American law. In the curriculum students study about legal decision making during the American colonial period, explore methods our legal system uses to establish facts, learn that individual liberty is a…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Labor, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties
Giguere, Madeleine, Ed. – 1981
Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the fourth of six volumes, presents 15 chapters representing many perspectives--from the historical to the sociological--illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Achievement, Athletics, Biculturalism
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 27 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: models for college courses dealing with films and literature and with women in literature; the effects of selected variables on children's and adults' responses to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations
Ramos, June E.; Crevling, Barbara – 1977
The selective bibliography identifies United States history materials for grades 7 through 12. It has been compiled to give teachers a representative sample of texts and supplementary materials, most of which have been published since 1975. Section one contains references to 16 basal curriculum materials. Information is given on title, author,…
Descriptors: American History, American Studies, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids
Almeida, Raymond A.; And Others – 1978
Teaching strategies are suggested to help high school social studies teachers develop and implement a study of Cape Verdean American history. Intended as a guide to accompany "Cape Verdeans in America," (SO 011 060), the teacher's manual offers three categories of teaching methods: (1) ideas to help students read and understand the book,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Concept Teaching, Cultural Education, Educational Objectives
Quintal, Claire – 1977
This manual, intended to accompany the student's text of the same title, contains: (1) a general introduction describing the nature and purpose of the materials; (2) an outline of the components of the package, including the teacher's guide, the student's text, and a slide cassette-tape program; (3) an outline of the general objectives of the…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, American History, Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness
Ross, Cathy; Fernandes, Roger – 1979
One in a series of Native American instructional materials, this booklet introduces elementary students to the tribes of the plains culture area, extending from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River and from Texas to Canada. Written in simple language, the booklet begins with a brief description of the region--its extreme climate and the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Haynes, Melinda K. – 1979
Developed by the Nevada Competency-Based Adult High School Diploma (CBAHSD) Project, this teacher's guide accompanies a student handbook and ten curriculum guides which cover the following subjects: consumer education; environmental education; health; language arts; citizenship; American Government; United States History; mathematics; earth and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Biological Sciences, Citizenship Education
Nevada Univ., Las Vegas. Coll. of Education. – 1979
Developed by the Nevada Competency-Based Adult High School Diploma (CBAHSD) project, this student handbook accompanies a teacher's guide and ten curriculum guides which cover the following subjects: consumer education; environmental education; health; language arts; citizenship; American Government; United States History; mathematics; earth and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Biological Sciences, Citizenship Education
Cohen, Fay G., Ed.; Heuving, Jeanne, Ed. – 1979
Consisting of four scholarly papers which have been edited for easier reading, this book considers the issue of tribal sovereignty from before the white man's arrival on this continent to the present day. The focus of the first paper is primarily cultural; the next three papers deal with the sequence of events. Dr. Fay G. Cohen's paper describes…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education
Snyder, Joyce; Hamm, Russell L. – 1978
The unit provides an historical overview of black Americans' struggle for civil rights and explores current legislation and court decisions about civil rights. Among its objectives are to view the black American struggle for equality in the context of American history, highlight the major civil rights organizations in the black American struggle,…
Descriptors: Black Power, Blacks, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
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