The 10 principles of the document "The Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Child's Declaration of Rights and Responsibilities" are used in this elementary teaching unit. Following each principle, a "right" and a "responsibility" are listed. Children discuss the document. Additional activities and resources are also suggested. (RM)

The goals of this United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) kit are to present information about Indonesia, its problems and its needs and to describe how UNICEF helps improve children's lives. The materials consisting of a pamphlet, a booklet, an information sheet and a wall chart, are designed to be used in elementary or secondary school…

This curriculum consists of three interlocking elements: a teaching guide, a set of student readings, and a video. Designed for use in grades 9-12, this guide provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the refugee experience. The teaching guide provides a wide variety of discussion questions with suggestions for the…

This document on the life cycle contains the 7th grade teacher background material, student activities component, and a unit test. The major objective of the unit is to encourage students to think critically about their own past and future through examination of how people in various cultures live. The teacher background component is presented in…

This book, intended for use with secondary and college students, presents a Middle Eastern view of the Middle East and the world. Most of the material in the book has been written by Middle Easterners, and it comes from a variety of sources including autobiographies, fiction, poetry, newspaper and magazine articles, letters, diaries,…

This text offers clinicians and counseling students an extensive examination of the major issues in child psychotherapy with children ages 4-12. Part one begins with a review of the characteristics of the child patient and outlines the stages of psychodynamic assessment. Attention is given to the ways in which a strong case formulation can inform…

Eight units help elementary students consider the effect of television on their lives and how television programs depict conflict and real-life problems. Each unit contains a reading, check-up questions, and a number of suggested activities. Topics covered are: early programming, the reality of issues and situations covered in television programs,…

Nutrition is well-recognized as a necessary component of educational programs for physicians. This is to be valued in that of all factors affecting health in the United States, none is more important than nutrition. This can be argued from various perspectives, including health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic management. In all…

This book is designed to provide future and experienced educators and other professionals with a fundamental understanding of traditional and contemporary perspectives on the assessment of children and youth, aged 3 through 21. It features broad coverage of traditional and contemporary assessment approaches. Individual tests are discussed at…