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Green, Marci; Grosvenor, Ian – Paedagogica Historica, 1997
Maintains that accounts of education policy in post-1945 Great Britain may be distorted by the race and ethnic discourses embedded in both the analytical frameworks that historians employ and the primary source materials with which they work. Criticizes a number of key works from the 1960s to the present. (MJP)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational History, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Barton, Keith C.; Smith, Lynne A. – 1994
This research presents finding from a preliminary study of the use of historical fiction in the middle grades. Focusing on historical fiction related to World War II and the Holocaust, the researchers sought to examine the factors that influenced teachers' decisions to implement historical fiction in their classrooms and students' responses to its…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, European History, Global Approach, Interdisciplinary Approach
Boas, Jacob – 1989
This resource book presents readings that could be used to teach about the Holocaust. The readings are brief and could be appropriate for middle school and high school students. Several photographs accompany the text. The volume has the following chapters: (1) "From War to War" (history of Germany from late 19th Century through the end…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Conflict Resolution, Ethnic Bias, Ethnic Discrimination
Blythe, Sue – 1994
This manual builds on the UNA-USA/Gainsville work to help volunteers prepare to "teach peace" during the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, and to provide educational resources for UN50. The document includes: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Preparing for the Training"; (3) "Workshop 1: Preparing the…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, International Cooperation, International Law, International Organizations
Hakim, Joy – 1995
This textbook explores the years after World War II when the United States became the world's greatest power. It discusses U.S. uneasiness with its postwar role as global policeman, even as the country fought to keep countries across the world from becoming part of the Soviet Union's communist empire. There were battles at home, too, with the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Civil Rights, Intermediate Grades, International Relations
Walker, Tim – 1993
This student booklet and teacher's guide analyze the roots of the conflict resulting in the Yugoslav War in 1991 and examine the impact nationalism is having on European stability. The first section of the student booklet defines nationalism and traces its prominent role in inciting World War I and World War II. The second section describes how…
Descriptors: Communism, Diplomatic History, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Hostrop, Richard W. – 1990
This booklet provides instructions for simulation and role play of historical events in U.S. history from 1925-1964. Included for student research and participation are: the Scopes trial in Tennessee involving supporters of the teaching of evolution in the schools and of creationism; the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan ending World War…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, High Schools, Instructional Materials, Modern History
Meisler, Susan; Wakefield, David – 1991
This unit begins by examining the problem of rural poverty in China in the 1940s. A variety of solutions attempted by the Chinese government between the mid 1940s and the present all aimed at the improvement of peasant living standards in the countryside. Because 80 percent of China's people are peasants, the Chinese Communist party saw the…
Descriptors: Asian History, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Grade 7
Bergeron, Ann A. – 1997
This paper is a basic resource that may be used as an outline for a curricular unit which is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the Dance of India. Interwoven with the factual, historical, and descriptive material are observations, perceptions, and connections based on the author's experience in the Fulbright seminar in India. The…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Culture, Dance
Orf, Thomas M. – 1997
This paper contains a course outline for a teaching and learning unit to examine India's slums from a geographic perspective. Students in a college freshman and sophomore Human Geography class will discuss the problems and prospects of these slums. The unit is divided into three parts: (1) background information examining the slums from a…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Culture, Foreign Countries
Ashley, George – 1997
This paper provides materials for a college level course concerning the peoples of contemporary India. The focus of the paper is on the dalits of India, those people formerly called untouchables, and efforts to improve their status. The outspoken advocate for the untouchable caste was Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956). Born an untouchable,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Culture
Woolman, David C. – 1996
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN), this paper examines the contributions of the UN to the area of South Asia. The paper focuses on regional conditions in South Asia that affect the achievement or denial of basic needs essential for peacebuilding. These needs include equal opportunity, education,…
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Change
Chilcoat, George W. – 1989
Strategies and techniques for teaching history and stimulating secondary school students' awareness of and interest in the past is the focus of this document. Using drama as a tool enhances learning and maintains interest and attention by designing and acting out appropriate settings, historical circumstances, dramatic action, and historical…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, Creativity
Zeigler, Earle F.; And Others – 1979
Competitive sports and games, feats of strength and coordination, and other physical activities throughout recorded time are examined and placed in perspective with physical education and sport as it is known in the field today. Four chapters of this book relate the history of sport and physical education in early societies, the middle ages,…
Descriptors: American History, Ancient History, Anthropology, Athletics
HERX, HARRY; AND OTHERS – 1962
A MODERN WORLD HISTORY COURSE ON ASIA, AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE SOUTH PACIFIC, EUROPE, AND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IS PRESENTED. IT STRESSES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, INDUSTRIAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. THE TIME PERIOD IS FROM THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. GEOGRAPHICAL CONTENT, ESSENTIAL TO AN INTELLIGENT UNDERSTANDING OF…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Course Organization, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Vocabulary