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Peer reviewedSelwood, H. John – History and Social Science Teacher, 1984
A diagrammatic model that illustrates the nature of urban growth processes and their resultant physical form is presented. The model can be used to describe attributes of urban form in the preindustrial city or to provide a framework for studying contemporary patterns of development. (RM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Physical Geography
Stainton, Richard – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1981
Reported is how junior high school students, prompted by the construction of a local housing authority scheme, produced an information booklet for new residents which covered the history, facilities, and services of the community. Outlined are procedures, activities, problems, and results. (DC)
Descriptors: Community Services, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
Kendrick, Frank J. – Community College Social Science Journal, 1980
Describes an approach to teaching urban studies, in which students are required to complete an environmental impact study. Examines the social, economic, and environmental issues that this approach uncovers, and reports the outcomes of its application in an urban studies class at the University of Akron. (JP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Nelson, Doreen – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1981
Describes an interdisciplinary program which uses simulation to investigate social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of environmental change. Summarizes the underlying process, outlines topics and activities for each of the four phases of the program, and presents one sample activity for each unit. (DC)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Spain, Simon – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1987
Describes the five main urban studies centers in London (England). Recommends that more urban studies centers should be established with secure funding, that urban study centers should act as school and community resources, and that different agencies should join forces to provide funds for a network of urban studies centers. (TW)
Descriptors: Community Education, Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textConnecticut Univ., Storrs. Connecticut Academy for English, Geography, and History. – 1993
This report is a curriculum development project of the Connecticut Academy for English, Geography, and History, representing the creative work of the teachers who participated in the Academy's summer institute in July 1993 at the University of Connecticut (Storrs). This resource guide for teachers concentrates mainly, but not exclusively, on the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Ethnic Groups
Burger, Celia R. – 1980
Designed for use with sixth grade students, this multidisciplinary unit combines independent study of urban areas with activities to develop students' higher level thinking skills. Following suggestions to teachers on strategies for introducing the unit, four options for independent study are described. The first is a study of a topic related to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Community Characteristics, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning
