NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1,006 to 1,020 of 1,059 results Save | Export
Northampton Public Schools, MA. – 1968
The creation of an 8th-grade American history course and the training of teachers for the course are the goals of this project. Primarily a course in national history, it uses local (Northampton, Mass.) events and people as a key to understanding the larger national picture. The course objectives were to enable students to analyze, interpret, and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Community Study, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Inc., Kansas City, MO. – 1972
Innovative Social Studies: Urban Elementary Schools, known as ISSUES, is a social studies program actively pursuing the profound social problems of our times by daily student involvement with solutions as part of the curriculum. Upper elementary and junior high students increase their understanding in active participation in community problem…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Community Study, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education
Alchin, Don D., Jr. – 1971
Seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students examine the many ethnic groups that make up Dade County in this elective social studies course. It focuses on the Cuban, Black, Jewish and White Anglo Saxon groups and their interaction. Following the course it is hoped that the students will be more able to empathize with others through greater…
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, Blacks, Community Study
King, Edith W. – 1971
This book is designed to enhance a teacher's awareness of the possibilities that exist for teaching a broader and more worldly elementary curriculum. It is intended for use in pre-service training, especially social science methodology courses and in-service workshops, as well as for the professional growth of experienced personnel. Two basic…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This is a resource guide for one of a series of units prepared for grade 3 on the theme Communities Around the World. Objectives of this study of a South Pacific island community are explained relating to concepts of: 1) culture, 2) social organization, 3) social processes, 4) language and communication, 5) diveristy, 6) location, 7)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This unit resource guide is one of a series prepared for grade 2 on the theme Families Around the World. For this study of the Israeli Kibbutz background material is presented for teacher describing: 1) site, 2) social structure including major values and family structure, 3) the functions of the family, and 4) the Kibbutz as a family. Objectives…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Schools Council, London (England). – 1970
The purpose of this information booklet is to look closely at the organization of the educational experiences of two fourth-year forms in two English urban secondary schools who studied some features of their immediate environment. The first 6 week field project, Houses and Flats: A Planned Enquiry into the Local Area, involved 34 low ability boys…
Descriptors: Community Study, Comparative Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Environmental Education
Ferlanti, Erna – 1972
This document was written to inform the low income white community about the financial problems schools are having and to elicit their reactions to suggested alternative ways by which schools could be financed. The document cites examples of school budget crises throughout the nation, presents a breakdown of present sources of school revenue,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Study, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Ferlanti, Erna – 1972
This document was written to inform middle income blacks about the financial problems schools are having and to elicit their reactions to suggested alternative ways by which schools could be financed. The document cites examples of school budget crises throughout the nation, presents a breakdown of present sources of school revenue, discusses how…
Descriptors: Accountability, Blacks, Community Study, Court Litigation
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
Chicago Board of Education, IL. – 1971
This ethnic studies unit for secondary grades offers students an opportunity to become familiar with a metropolis and its components as they relate to the ethnic and racial composition of its populous. The aim is for students to gain an understanding of the various contributions made by the composite ethnic groups to a city; to be aware of the…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Housing, Community Resources, Community Study
DeVita, James A.; And Others – 1976
A history of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, from 1655 to 1970 is presented. Written as an historiography exercise by students at Chelmsford High School, the study is intended to acquaint residents and students of Chelmsford with the town's past and its relationship with surrounding communities and the United States. Chapter one, "A Colonial…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Community, Community Attitudes, Community Change
Braden, Nancy – 1981
In this award winning project for incorporating economics study into the curriculum, a fifth grade class studied economic interdependence as it applied to their community (Barling, Arkansas). Class readings of several books dealing with the development of an economic community preceded the students' creation of a mini-Barling with elected…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Awards, Banking, Budgets
Montgomery County Board of Education, Rockville, MD. – 1983
A revision of the 1979 publication, this document presents the educational objectives and course descriptions of the social studies program for grades K-8 of the Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Maryland. The document begins by outlining the social studies themes and units for each grade level, by describing the program and its…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Citizenship Education, Community Study, Course Descriptions
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Stevens, Susan MacCulloch – 1973
Information gathered via a 3-year first-hand experience with life on the Passamaquoddy Indian Reservations (Canadian-Maine border) is presented. Subject headings and representative sub-headings include: cultural and historical setting (population characteristics, physical setting, and State and Federal relationships); social institutions through…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Role, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  61  |  62  |  63  |  64  |  65  |  66  |  67  |  68  |  69  |  70  |  71