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Journell, Wayne, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
COVID-19 offers a unique opportunity to transform the K-12 social studies curriculum, but history suggests that changes to the formal curriculum will not come easily or automatically. This book was conceived in the space between the dismantling of our old way of life and the anticipation of what comes next. The authors in this volume--leading…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies
Brantmeier, Edward J., Ed.; Lin, Jing, Ed.; Miller, John P., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
"Spirituality, Religion, and Peace Education" attempts to deeply explore the universal and particular dimensions of education for inner and communal peace. This co-edited book contains fifteen chapters on world spiritual traditions, religions, and their connections and relevance to peacebuilding and peacemaking. This book examines the…
Descriptors: Jews, Conflict, Cultural Awareness, Christianity
Wei, Li, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"The Routledge Applied Linguistics Reader" is an essential collection of readings for students of Applied Linguistics. Divided into five sections: Language Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Identity and Power and Language Use in Professional Contexts, the "Reader" takes a broad…
Descriptors: World Problems, Discourse Communities, Creativity, Applied Linguistics
Herz, Martin F. – 1978
This booklet is a comparative analysis of how six high school history textbooks present events and issues related to the Cold War. The texts are "History of a Free People" (Macmillan, 1973), "Rise of the American Nation" (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1977), "The American Experience" (Addison-Wesley, 1975), "A New…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Policy, History, History Instruction
Hanvey, Robert G. – 1975
A more complete understanding of global perspective is provided in this essay through an examination of the modes of thought, sensitivities, intellectual skills, and explanatory capacities which contribute to the formation of a global perspective. With an emphasis on both a formal and informal educational level, the essay is divided into five…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Decision Making
Kauffman, Draper L., Jr. – 1976
This handbook is a practical guide containing background reading and classroom exercises on future studies for elementary and secondary teachers. The book begins with a rationale for future-oriented education and a discussion of the objectives of a futuristics curriculum. Part II, which comprises the major portion of the document, contains 22…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Jackson, Robert M.; And Others – 1973
The manual consists of six easy to use simulation exercises for foreign relation classes at the secondary level. The games are designed to teach decision making skills, to sensitize students to the manner in which Americans have come to view the world, to help students understand the need to manage problems before they become too severe, and to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conflict, Decision Making, Developing Nations