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Kreidler, William J. – 1990
Designed for educators of children in kindergarten through grade six, this resource guide provides activities related to the concepts of peace and conflict. The activities are not, for the most part, sequenced and can be used singly to introduce concepts or to supplement other lessons. The activities also can be grouped into a unit of study, and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Conflict
Bergen, Timothy J., Jr. – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1991
Urges exposure of college students to different philosophies and world views. Describes the reasoning, preparation, and experience of having a Marxist representative speak to a class on comparative education. Insists that the teacher cannot present an adversary's arguments as a believer would. Argues that exposure to other views produces critical…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking
Download full textValentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills: Innovative Teaching Materials for Georgia's Teachers of Adults, 1998
This document, which was developed to assist individuals working in publicly sponsored literacy programs in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies designed to help teachers help students of adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English as a second language understand complex social…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Peer reviewedWashington, Doris – Social Studies Review, 1994
Discusses issues related to the underrepresentation of minority teachers in social studies education. Suggests that many minority college students choose occupations other than teaching. Recommends that secondary history teachers develop student involvement in history through historical research and controversial issues. (CFR)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedHahn, Carole L.; Tocci, Cynthia M. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1990
Administered questionnaires to 1,459 secondary social studies students in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands to examine age, gender, and country differences in adolescents' perceptions of classroom climate. Studied relationships between political attitudes and perceived classroom climate and between the use of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Environment, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cross Cultural Studies
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Education, Career, and Community Program. – 2000
These guides are part of a toolkit designed to help young people make connections between the jobs they now hold, the classes they are taking, and the goals they may have for the near and distant future. The guides contain a variety of materials and activities appropriate for all skill levels. The activities in the student guide are grounded in…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Citations (References), Controversial Issues (Course Content)
