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Berry, Phyllis – Teaching Political Science, 1989
Describes how the West German parliamentary government, although originally modeled after the British parliament, is different because it allows for separation of powers similar to the U.S. government. Illustrates how a teacher can use an examination of the executive office to describe governmental relationships. (GG)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Governmental Structure, Higher Education
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Patterson, Sheila M. – Health Educator, 1994
Creating time capsules is an instructional strategy that allows students to express their knowledge and perceptions about specific health issues, and it can help students understand how health issues are interwoven among all aspects of society. The article explains how to create time capsules for women's health issues. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Civan, Michele Burtoff; And Others – 1994
This booklet is a basic introduction to the people, history, and culture of Haiti, designed primarily for service providers and others assisting refugees in their new communities in the United States. Haitians have been arriving in the United States since the 1770s, but recent immigration can be regarded as a series of waves, each associated with…
Descriptors: Culture, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
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Language Arts, 1983
Contains representative selections from issues of "Elementary English," a precursor to "Language Arts," from its fifth decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as literacy, the increasing interrelationship between politics and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, English Instruction
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Polio, Charlene; Auerbach, Elsa Roberts – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Arguments for students' use of their first language as well as English in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom are reexamined. Pedagogical and political aspects of ESL instruction are noted. (LB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Environment, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Center for Foreign Policy Development. – 1991
This 3- to 5-day currriculum unit for secondary students centers around four possible directions for U.S. foreign policy during the 1990s. Designed as a culminating exercise at the end of the year or as an introductory activity to open the semester, this unit, and the possible futures it presents, should be thought of as a vehicle for guiding…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Foreign Policy, Futures (of Society)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1982
Designed to assist teachers and supervisors in the implementation of the global history course, this bulletin presents learning activities which include the rationale, performance objectives, and teaching strategies related to Theme VI entitled, "Nineteenth Century Imperialism Affected the Imperial Powers and the Colonies." This theme has seven…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Global Approach
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1982
The worksheets contained in this bulletin are designed for use in conjunction with the teaching strategies for Theme VI entitled, "Nineteenth Century Imperialism Affected the Imperial Powers and the Colonies." The worksheets correspond to specific teaching strategies with accompanying questions on the appropriate strategy page. Included are…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Global Approach
Gold, Steven J.; Tuan, Mia – 1993
Close to 250,000 Jews from the former Soviet Union have arrived in the United States since the early 1970s. In recent years, former Soviets have been the largest refugee population to enter the United States. These immigrants are generally well-equipped for adjusting to American life. They are skilled, educated, and possess urban experience.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Behavior Patterns
Lucas, Alice – 1993
During the 1980s more than 100,000 refugees poured into the United States from Cambodia. This essay is intended to inform educators and others who work with Cambodian families about recent Cambodian history and traditional Cambodian culture and to create awareness of the social and psychological significance of these factors. The waves of refugees…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Asian Americans
Knupfer, Nancy Nelson; And Others – 1991
An abstract introduces this collection of three papers and two abstracts of papers from a symposium at which experts presented their viewpoints about the social, political, and economic issues surrounding the use of computers in schools. Each of the following five investigations provides an important perspective on such issues: (1) "Educational…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Change
Baker, Colin – 1996
The textbook for training bilingual education teachers addresses psychological and social questions that enable teachers to define more clearly what they want to do in a classroom, and offers theoretical and practical information for a variety of social contexts. The first section addresses individualism and the social nature of bilingualism, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Context