Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
| Contact | 1 |
| Laboratory for Student… | 1 |
| Learning Languages: The… | 1 |
| Online Submission | 1 |
| Principal Leadership | 1 |
| Social Studies | 1 |
Author
| Atwell, Nedra | 1 |
| Blaga, Jeffrey J. | 1 |
| Botting, D. | 1 |
| Dalton, William Edward | 1 |
| Hoag, Lydia, Ed. | 1 |
| Hutinger, Patricia, Ed. | 1 |
| Paterson, Jim | 1 |
| Smith-Dickson, Bonnie, Ed. | 1 |
| Smoke, Trudy, Ed. | 1 |
| Stoessiger, Rex | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 10 |
| Practitioners | 6 |
| Administrators | 4 |
| Policymakers | 3 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Australia | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
| Proposition 227 (California… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkPaterson, Jim – Principal Leadership, 2009
Thinking green is normal for the current generation of high school students, who have always had recycling bins in their classrooms and green themes in their assemblies, their lessons, and their television shows. It follows that sophisticated, multidisciplinary programs are now operating in schools throughout the country to educate students about…
Descriptors: Politics, Environmental Education, Student Interests, Physical Sciences
Download full textAtwell, Nedra – Online Submission, 2007
Project TRREE (Teacher Recruitment and Retention for Educational Excellence) is a three-year, federally funded project conducted by the Kentucky Department of Education. The purpose of the project is to develop a systemic approach to increase the number of highly qualified special education teachers with a focus on recruitment of linguistically,…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Politics of Education, Educational Quality, Teacher Recruitment
Peer reviewedBlaga, Jeffrey J.; And Others – Social Studies, 1984
Described is a three-day political awareness program held prior to the 1980 election to help secondary students and community members examine the political process from a more holistic viewpoint. The program brought in a variety of speakers, including media persons, sociologists, political scientists, a lawyer, and a mayor, as well as political…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Education, Elections, Holistic Approach
Stoessiger, Rex – 1984
Concerned with the role of education in the development of rural areas, this report summarizes some of the major findings of the Australian Education and Local Development (ELD) projects combined with information collected from New Zealand rural areas during 1983. The five major studies contributing to the report are: (1) a case study of the…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Botting, D.; And Others – Contact, 1985
Written in both English and French, this newsletter discusses how politics should be taught to elementary students. There are three major failings in the teaching of politics to elementary students: (1) concentration on the formal institutions of government and failure to teach about the concepts that underlie politics, e.g., power, authority, and…
Descriptors: Civics, Comparative Education, Curriculum Problems, Educational Needs
Dalton, William Edward – 1980
Described is a project designed to make government lessons and economics more appealing to sixth-grade students by having them set up and run a model city. General preparation procedures and set-up of the project, specific lesson plans, additional activities, and project evaluation are examined. An actual 3-dimensional model city was set up on…
Descriptors: Awards, City Government, Community Study, Course Content
Hutinger, Patricia, Ed.; Smith-Dickson, Bonnie, Ed. – 1982
Texts of two keynote addresses, synopses of workshop proceedings, and a detailed conference evaluation comprise this report of a conference planned to foster information exchange and collaboration--networking--among rural early intervention professionals. The address by Barbara Zang discusses specific skills and techniques for influencing state…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Community Information Services, Delivery Systems
Learning Languages: The Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning, 1997
This document consists of the three issues of the journal "Learning Languages" published during volume year 2. These issues contain the following major articles: "Minneapolis and Brittany: Children Bridge Geographical and Social Differences Through Technology" (Janine Onffroy Shelley); "Student Reasons for Studying…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Basic Skills, Block Scheduling, Book Reviews
Smoke, Trudy, Ed. – 1998
The collection of essays on the politics of adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction includes: "The Politics of Adult ESL literacy: Becoming Politically Visible" (Pamela Ferguson); "Learning To Be Legal: Unintended Meanings for Adult Schools" (Pia Moriarty); "The Relationship Between Knowing Our Students' Real…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anorexia Nervosa, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Hoag, Lydia, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2004
A growing number of American students are nonnative English speakers. These students are vulnerable to early school exit and schools are facing more and more such students each year. Presently, about 56% of all public school teachers in the United States have at least one English language learner (ELL) student in their class, but less than 20% of…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Second Language Learning, Politics of Education, Instructional Leadership
