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Calhoun, Betty C. – 1973
This self paced program in American Civics is for the ninth grade student who needs extra assistance, who has experienced learning difficulties in the past, and who definitely plans to enroll in a high school vocational course. The instructional materials written at an elementary reading level consist of six Learning Activity Packages (LAPs)…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Citizenship, Civics, Economics Education
Eulau, Heinz, Ed.; March, James G., Ed. – 1969
This book is one of a series prepared in connection with the Behavioral and Social Sciences Survey (BASS) conducted between 1967 and 1969. Directed toward governmental and educational policy makers, members of Congress and state legislatures, foundation officials, university administrators, and other interested persons, this report identifies and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Citizenship, Financial Support
Feeley, Dorothy M.
The supplementary primary grade social studies units have been developed in order to guide the child in the decision-making areas of citizenship, values, and human relations, and to develop within him a better understanding of his immediate environment and that of the world in which he lives, and to help him to adapt to a changing society and its…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Bibliographies, Black Studies, Chinese Americans
Schindler-Rainman, Eva; Lippitt, Ronald – 1971
This report of the authors' study and reflections about voluntarism and the present and future of volunteer activity is intended to be useful as a resource, stimulus, and guide for those using volunteers; for organizers of "cause movements"; for professors of graduate students in service professions; and for anyone interested in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship, Community Action, Community Involvement
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. – 1971
This handbook is designed to assist teachers and administrators in improving the instructional program by providing practical and specific suggestions for evaluation of instruction in community adult schools. General criteria for evaluation in all subjects are divided into the following categories: I. Classroom Organization and Management; II.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Gibson, William M. – 1971
This guide includes 18 units, special teaching instructions, a brief history of legal assistance, a multimedia resource guide, and a list of democratic principles which are stressed repeatedly in the units. The units employ the case approach to illustrate legal issues for class problem solving. Facts, issues and laws are chosen on the basis of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Citizenship, Civil Liberties
Yohalem, Nicole; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
"Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development: Lessons and Voices from the Field," published by the Forum in partnership with the Urban Libraries Council, captures key challenges and lessons learned from an innovative, four-year initiative sponsored by the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds that awarded six million dollars to nine…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Youth Programs, Public Libraries, Community Involvement
Badway, Norena; Grubb, W. Norton – 1997
This second volume of a sourcebook is a collection of 46 examples of innovative practices colleges and technical institutes are using to impart the seven domains of career preparation described in volume I. A table of contents in chart format provides this information: page, identification (model and description, college), academic level (transfer…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Exploration
Olesen, Henning Salling – 2001
Adult and continuing education are undergoing simultaneous processes of institutionalization (adding schools for adults) and deinstitutionalization (broadening the scope of interventions and focusing on learning processes inside and outside schools). Lifelong learning assumes that learning takes place in all spheres of life, including the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Citizenship Education, Continuing Education
Haughey, Laurie – 1999
This booklet provides step-by-step guidelines for developing a leadership-through-service-learning component for a school athletic team. It is based on a program called LIFE LINE (Leaders in Football and Education) founded in 1996 as a peer leadership group that would increase team unity and success both on and off the field. The guide summarizes…
Descriptors: Athletics, Citizenship Education, Educational Practices, Moral Development
Kezar, Adrianna J. – 1999
Higher education's relationship with and contribution to the public good emerged as a trend in the higher education literature in 1996. Three major themes are represented: the role of higher education, public relations, and collaboration. The literature and research continue to illustrate the valuable role of higher education in the important…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Community Development, Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Alderman, L. R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1928
The instruction of both native and foreign-born persons in the essentials of the English language, numbers, civics, geography, and history is an important task. The United States Bureau of the Census reports that in 1920, nearly 5,000,000 of our population over 10 years of age could not write in any language. The number who need instruction in…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, English

Dobbs, Dennis – Social Studies Review, 1997
Posits character education as an integral element in transforming the mission and purpose of schooling. Discusses the grass-roots and collaborative efforts of educators in organizing information and support networks implementing character education. Maintains that character education is necessary to correct the antisocial messages and gratuitous…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change

Schaeffer, Esther – Social Studies Review, 1997
Describes the cumulation of concern over the last 10 years that brought leading educators and business people together to create an organization that supports comprehensive character education programs. Discusses the work of this organization, the Character Education Partnership. Lists 11 principles for program development and describes model…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Study Centers, Educational Cooperation

Schaps, Eric; Watson, Marilyn; Lewis, Catherine – Social Studies Review, 1997
Reports on the work of the Child Development Project. The project outlined a series of approaches and characteristics shared by successful character development school programs. These include creating a caring community, a social constructivist approach to staff development, use of cooperative learning strategies, autonomy, belonging, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Study Centers, Educational Development