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Riddle, Robin; And Others – 1989
This eight-day unit is designed for use in social studies and science classes at the secondary and community college levels as a general introduction to the technical, organizational, legal, and ethical issues related to war. While this unit is not meant to serve as a complete history of war and warfare, it supplements the discussion of war by…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Community Colleges, Ethical Instruction, European History
Laughlin, Mildred Knight; Kardaleff, Patricia Payne – 1991
Ideas for using children's literature suggest ways to extend and enrich the elementary school social studies curriculum beyond the adopted textbook or scope and sequence developed in a local school district or at the state level. The focus of kindergarten through grade three is the study of family and communities and the acquisition of individual…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Brower, Lynne – 1990
Resource materials for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers are presented in this volume. Eighteen modules, each presented weekly, include personal and social/cultural topics as well as grammar lessons. They cover the following information: personal information; compliments, congratulations, thanking; basic emotions; nationality words;…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Citizenship Education, Civics, Community Colleges
Meder, Marylouise D. – 1990
This report traces the emerging relationships between the school and library systems during the colonial era until the late nineteenth century. It examines the public library's influence on early educational methodologies, describes the beginnings of the cooperative movement between teachers and librarians, and the new interrelationship which…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Muskin, Carol – 1990
Educational reformers have been concerned about an apparent lack of depth in most social studies curricula with the traditional pressure to "cover" vast amounts of content leading to limited student retention of knowledge. Observational studies have analyzed numerous high school social studies classrooms in which teacher-led…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Curiel, Herman – 1987
The English-only movement, which promotes a Constitutional Amendment that would make English the official language of the United States, represents a threat to the Constitutional rights of non-English speaking citizens. This nation's founders--faced with a linguistically and culturally diverse population--did not see a need to mention language…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Melnick, Rob; Ronan, Bernard – 1984
Intended to put both national and global issues into perspective and help students make decisions about their futures, this teacher's edition provides instructional objectives, ideas for discussion and inquiries, test blanks for each section, and answer keys for the 22 activities provided in the accompanying student text. Designed to provide high…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society)
Melnick, Rob; And Others – 1984
Intended to put both national and global issues into perspective and help students make decisions about their futures, this supplementary social science activities text provides students with various approaches for thinking about future resources. The program can be integrated into high school classes focusing on government problems, current…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society)
Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1981
The first volume of a newsletter designed to promote the integration of folksong into the social studies, literature, or humanities classroom, this publication contains the first four issues of the newsletter which together offer a compilation of folksongs from various historical periods and cultures. Material is divided into four parts. Part A,…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Elementary Secondary Education, English Literature, Folk Culture
Campbell, D'Ann – 1984
Secondary and college level curriculum development projects that integrated women's history into American survey courses are described, and conclusions are drawn. The college level projects consisted of lecture outlines and bibliographies written and field tested by teachers and an annotated bibliography and six-week curriculum unit developed by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Females, Higher Education
Chilcoat, George W. – 1983
Activities focusing on three popular culture genres of the late nineteenth century--the muckraker magazine, the dime novel, and melodrama--help secondary students appreciate the ethnic diversity, social problems, and social themes of turn-of-the-century urban America. Material is divided into four sections. Following an introduction, the first…
Descriptors: American Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Smith, James P.; Welch, Finis R. – 1986
This report presents the findings on the long-term economic progress of American blacks. The report consists of seven sections. The first is a general introduction. Section 2 describes major changes in the racial wage gap for males from 1940 to 1980 and identifies the distribution of wage gains among important subgroups in the black population.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Education, Black Employment, Black Family
National Women's History Project, Santa Rosa, CA. – 1985
Part of the National Women's History Project funded to promote the multi-cultural study of women in history, this unit will help kindergarten students learn about the contributions that women have made to U.S. society. The developers believe that equality cannot be achieved until equality is expected and until the contributions of all women are…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Blacks, Cultural Background
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 third of six volumes, presents 17 readings representing many perspectives--from the historical to the sociological--illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Catholics, Colonial History (United States)
A Glance at the Evolution of Native American Education: From Christianization to Self-Determination.
Marshall, John D. – 1985
This paper provides a broad, sweeping glance at the early policies, attitudes, and activities surrounding the education of Native Americans. The Indian education efforts of the colonists--involving civilization, Christianization, and literacy--did little to alter Indian culture and were in most cases abandoned by the mid-1700's. During the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians, Boards of Education