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Peer reviewedGinacchio, Frederick L. – Clearing House, 1982
Suggests ways that both individual teachers and schools can reduce the influence of teacher political bias in social studies teaching. (FL)
Descriptors: Bias, Curriculum Development, Politics, Social Studies
Peer reviewedGarner, Arthur E.; Acklen, Leila M. – Clearing House, 1979
Described are several methods which have been used successfully to involve students in curriculum planning. Methods include: the game approach of Bonanza; a simulation game, Marquis; and the committee approach. The conclusion is that curriculum planners cannot afford to deny students the right to help direct their own destiny. (KC)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Games
Peer reviewedWeller, L. David; And Others – Clearing House, 1983
Proposes a data-based method for curriculum development that clearly displays priorities, provides a sound base for making curriculum decisions, and helps in eliminating community misunderstandings regarding those decisions (FL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHarvey, Karen D. – Clearing House, 1981
Presents a planning strategy which a busy social studies teacher may use to create rich resource units that go beyond the single textbook. (SJL)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Curriculum Development, Guidelines, Planning
Peer reviewedDuplaisir, Phyllis; Kraus, Larry L. – Clearing House, 1981
Tips for teachers on where and how to search for state history materials. (SJL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Sources, Research Tools
Peer reviewedGerke, Ray – Clearing House, 1981
The author suggests that student teachers make use of computerized literature retrieval to efficiently gather ideas, teaching strategies, and curriculum materials. Focusing on the ERIC database, he explains how to map out a multifaceted online search strategy and briefly discusses costs and document delivery. (SJL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Educational Resources, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZuersher, Dorothy J. – Clearing House, 1976
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Attitudes, Occupational Aspiration
Peer reviewedLock, Corey R. – Clearing House, 1984
Discusses how one school district involved students in curriculum planning as an outgrowth of a district-wide unit in leisure-time study. (FL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedNorton, Bruce F. – Clearing House, 1980
The author points out the wealth of material available to Social Studies teachers this year in particular, due to the information generated by the 1980 census. (KC)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Constitutional History, Curriculum Development, Federal Courts
Peer reviewedWatts, Doyle – Clearing House, 1979
Competency testing is only one component of competency-based education (CBE); the others are: educational objectives, instructional process, remedial instruction, and program evaluation/reconceptualization. To implement only competency testing may result in disillusionment with the entire concept of CBE, which seeks to improve programs, not fail…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Formative Evaluation
Peer reviewedKniep, Willard M. – Clearing House, 1979
This article considers a rationale for a unit approach to teaching social studies, describes the structure of thematic units, identifies four sources of unit themes, outlines the process of developing a thematic unit, and suggests some resources. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Interdisciplinary Approach
