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Daniels, R. Steven; Clarke-Daniels, Carolyn L. – Political Science Teacher, 1990
Points out that future citizens can learn from the lessons of war. Notes that selecting material for teaching controversial issues provides dilemmas. Describes structure, history, and content of a class on the Vietnam War. Includes course syllabus and describes use of multimedia and the inclusion of returned veterans as an expanded resources…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Instructional Design
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Leppard, Lynden J. – Social Education, 1993
Asserts that preparing students to be rational decision makers in a democracy and productive participants in the economy are major goals of education. Argues social studies education must provide opportunities for analysis and decision making related to current major issues. Identifies the National Issues Forum in the Classroom program as an…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Course Content, Critical Thinking
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Bennett, Paul W. – History Teacher, 1990
The senior author of a textbook presenting U.S. and Canadian history in a comparative framework criticizes U.S. history textbooks for their interpretations of Native Americans and for their mystifying tendencies. Explains how "Canada: A North American Nation" presents a more detached perspective and offers a second opinion on some of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content), History Instruction
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Stevenson, David Lee; Baker, David P. – Sociology of Education, 1991
Compares the relationship between local or national control over curricular issues and the content of mathematics instruction in 15 national educational systems. Finds in systems with national control, teachers are more likely to teach the same curriculum and the amount of the mathematics curriculum actually taught is unrelated to student or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Course Content, Educational Research
Schmandt, Henry J.; Wendel, George D. – Political Science Teacher, 1990
Reports a survey that indicates approximately half of U.S. political science departments offer an introductory course in urban politics and that enrollments have remained steady, although the course's popularity has declined since the 1970s. Discusses textbooks used and course objectives, revealing a shift from a reformist orientation to…
Descriptors: City Government, College Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives
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Holmes, Colette; And Others – Research Strategies, 1993
Describes an expository writing course designed to teach students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York) how to analyze the language and culture of professional literature. The roles of writing instructors and librarians are explained for an assignment that involves comparing 2 issues of the same journal--current and 20-years-old. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Albrecht, Lisa – MultiCultural Review, 1993
This semiannotated bibliography, developed for an honors program at the University if Minnesota on "Women and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," lists regularly and irregularly appearing periodicals focusing on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict (8 sources) and books addressing the conflict (46 sources). The course syllabus and outline are…
Descriptors: Activism, Annotated Bibliographies, Arabs, Books
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Brady, H. Robert – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Reviews the origins and development of social studies. Maintains the concept of social studies was derived from the progressive period and based on a vision of a republic built on participatory citizenship. Asserts that social studies is an interpretative, ever-changing process that defies reduction to a single academic discipline. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values
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Karnok, Keith J.; And Others – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 1993
A survey of 32 land-grant institutions was conducted to determine format, topical content, and teaching methods of introductory turfgrass management courses of 4-year turfgrass management programs in the United States. Required courses included a basic soils class and a course in biology or botany, usually transmitted by the lecture method. (MDH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Biological Sciences, Biology
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Bar-Gal, Yoram – Journal of Geography, 1993
Reviews geography instruction in Israel (Palestine) during past century beginning with end of Ottoman Empire to 1993 and concentrating on period since beginning of Israeli nation in 1949. Contends local and regional geography was emphasized rather than universal and systematic geography. Concludes geography is viewed as important part of national…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational History
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Bockenhauer, Mark H. – Journal of Geography, 1993
Contends that the National Geographic Society's Teaching Geography Project is an inservice teacher education success story. Describes the origins, objectives, and development of the project. Summarizes the impact of the project and contends that its success is the result of the workshop format and guided practice in instructional strategies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
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Haaga, David A. F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a procedure in which students read and evaluate each other's term papers. Contends that students improve their own writing and provide constructive, substantive feedback to their peers. Finds that the student reviews showed higher reliability than professional peer reviews of journal manuscripts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Graduate Students, Graduate Study
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Elliott, Lisa B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Describes the use of debate in teaching a college level course on the psychology of women. Contends that the technique encouraged critical thinking, active learning, and cooperation. Provides suggestions for replicating the process in other courses. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design
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Keutzer, Carolin S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Describes the use of the board game, Jeopardy, in a college level abnormal psychology course. Finds increased student interaction and improved application of information. Reports generally favorable student evaluation of the technique. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design
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McKiernan, Derek – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Traces educational reform related to history education in Great Britain since the first Margaret Thatcher administration. Outlines the work of the History Working Group and two competing approaches to the study of history. Describes how conservative forces rejected pluralistic history in favor of traditional nationalist-based history. (CFR)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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