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Lamy, Steven L. – 1978
The document presents background information and activities for use by secondary school social studies teachers as they incorporate material on ethnic conflict into the curriculum. Ethnic conflicts are interpreted as hostilities which are either solely based upon or accentuated by ethnic differences. Examples are violence in Northern Ireland,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Kailin, Clarence S.; Sylvester, Mary Jean, Ed. – 1974
The chronicle provides an accurate and balanced representation of the history of the black experience in an effort to counteract misinformation presented in most textbooks. American history textbooks used in Wisconsin school districts ignore or distort the cultural experiences and contributions of blacks, often omitting important information,…
Descriptors: African History, Black Power, Blacks, Civil War (United States)
McKenzie, Richard B. – 1979
This book on the economics of education is concerned primarily with how and why the student goes about acquiring whatever human capital he or she wishes and how the institutional setting of the university influences the amount of human capital that the student acquires. The learning process is dealt with, and an economic theory of learning, which…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability
Whitesides, William L., Sr., Ed. – 1998
This book, written by graduate students at the Catholic University (District of Columbia) School of Library and Information Science, examines current priorities, policies, and practices of public libraries. Following an introduction, "Reinventing Libraries: Responding to the Forces of Change" (Lisa Crisman), chapters include: (1) "A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Change, Cultural Context
Adams, Karen L., Ed.; Brink, Daniel T., Ed. – 1990
Essays on the campaign to establish English as the United States' official language include: "Official Languages and Language Planning" (Richard Ruiz); "Una lingua, una patria?: Is Monolingualism Beneficial or Harmful to a Nation's Unity?" (David F. Marshall and Roseann D. Gonzalez); "Canadian Perspectives on Official…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Communication
Garrahy, Dennis J. – 1982
One of a series of social studies units designed to develop the reading and writing skills of low achievers, this student activity book focuses on the theme of political systems and beliefs. The unit can be used for high school classes, individual study in alternative and continuing high schools, and adult education classes. Following an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anthologies, Beliefs, Capitalism
Helburn, Nicholas; Helburn, Suzanne Wiggins – 1978
This paper discusses the history, development, and impact of the curriculum reform movement from 1950 to the present. It explores criticisms and accomplishments, outside influences, and the current possibilities of reform. Beginning with rumblings of dissatisfaction in the early fifties, the movement grew into a full reform of science education…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Curriculum Study Centers
Nathan, Richard P. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a handbook for individuals who have been appointed to positions in United States (U.S.) governments, is a lengthy essay on understanding and fulfilling the responsibilities associated with accepting a position of leadership. The following are among the topics discussed in chapters 1-6: (1) joining the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adjustment (to Environment), Administration, Administrator Attitudes
Download full textCarpenter, Mark, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 2000
Articles in this issue include the following: "Chat in EFL: Communicative Humanistic Acculturation Techniques" (Daniel Evans); "Task Interpretation and Task Effectiveness: A Vygotskian Analysis of a French L2 Classroom Task" (Lindsy Myers); "Envisioning a Standards-Based Methods Course: Preparing Second Language Educators…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences
Huebner, Thom, Ed.; Davis, Kathryn A., Ed. – 1999
This monograph includes a collection of papers that are an outgrowth of a colloquium on socio-political dimensions of language policy and language planning held at the 1997 American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Section 1, "Language Policy/Planning Frameworks," includes: (1) "Sociopolitical Perspectives on Language…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Deaf Interpreting, Diversity (Student), Educational Legislation
Riggins, Stephen Harold, Ed. – 1997
A collection of essays on "the other" in discourse includes: "The Rhetoric of Othering" (Stephen Harold Riggins); "Political Discourse and Racism: Describing Others in Western Parliaments" (Teun A. van Dijk); "'Das Ausland' and Anti-Semitic Discourse: The Discursive Construction of the Other" (Ruth Wodak);…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Advertising, Afrocentrism, Anti Semitism
Metz, Mary Haywood – 1982
Three magnet middle schools which were established as part of a voluntary desegregation plan in a school system in a large, American city are described in this report. The schools are examined as organizations that differed in their innovative educational approaches to bring about desegregation. One school offered a system of open education, in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Administrator Characteristics, Community Attitudes
Robson, Barbara – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in the Soviet Union begins with an overview of patterns of usage of Russian, Ukranian, Uzbek, Belorussian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Armenian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Moldavian (Romanian), Tajik, Turkmen, Kirghiz, Latvian, and Estonian. The stability of these languages is discussed in the context of centralized…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Armed Forces, Armenian, Azerbaijani
Wilke, Arthur S., Ed. – 1979
The paradoxical state of academe's attempt to crowd individuals into institutions of higher education at a time when jobs for them are evaporating has created a conflict within the academic personnel community for non-tenured faculty struggling to survive. Case studies representing actual experiences of some individuals directly involved in the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Access to Education, Career Ladders, Case Studies
Jedamus, Paul, Ed.; Peterson, Marvin W., Ed. – 1980
A guide to the practice of institutional research and planning in American higher education in the 1980s is presented. Attention is directed to the impact of current changes in the external environment on higher education and implications of these changes for institutional research and planning. Topics include national issues crucial to the future…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Budgeting, College Administration, College Planning
