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Weston, David – 1989
This ERIC Digest discusses: (1) reasons for learning about Inner Asia; (2) how to include Inner Asia in the curriculum; and (3) strategies for teaching about Inner Asia. U.S. students have difficulties in interpreting current events that occur in this region, because they lack knowledge of the history, geography, and cultures of Inner Asia. This…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Nugent, Helen Jean M. – 1987
This ERIC Digest considers: (1) why U.S. students should learn about Canada; (2) where course content on Canada belongs in the curriculum; and (3) useful strategies and resources to improve the teaching of Canadian studies. The United States and Canada share the world's largest undefended border, and the United States trades more with Canada than…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education
Remy, Richard C. – 1994
This ERIC digest discusses the Education for Democratic Citizenship in Poland (EDCP) project, a cooperative effort of the Polish Ministry of National Education, the Mershon Center at The Ohio State University, and the Bureau for Civic Education in Local Control Schools at Warsaw, Poland. The digest discusses the background of the project, the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education
Patrick, John J. – 1987
This ERIC Digest examines (1) treatment of the U.S. Constitution in the curriculum of secondary schools, (2) public opinion and knowledge about the Constitution, and (3) guidelines for improvement of education on the Constitution. Although included in nearly every secondary school curriculum, education on the U.S. Constitution has suffered from…
Descriptors: Civics, Constitutional History, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Stoltman, Joseph P. – 1991
Geography is a key to understanding and acting effectively in our world. It is the subject that, more than any other, enables people to comprehend the earth and its environment, and to appreciate the delicate balances between the human and physical elements that bind people to this planet. However, more than half the children of the United States…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography
Schlene, Vickie J. – 1991
It is important to reaffirm the teaching of recent United States history in secondary schools. Diane Ravitch and Chester E. Finn state: "If we think it important that they (17-year-old students of 1986) understand the three decades between the Second World War and their own sixth birthdays (in 1975), we cannot expect this instructional job to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, History Instruction, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education
Graves, Ginny – 1990
Critical thinking, responsible citizenship, cultural literacy, social relevancy; these concerns of educators in the social studies can be addressed through teaching and learning about the built environment. The tangible structures that humans have created (bridges, houses, factories, farms, monuments) constitute the built environment. Objects in…
Descriptors: Architecture, Built Environment, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Development
Risinger, C. Frederick – 1986
The workshop is the most convenient and frequent means of inservice education. The purposes and types of social studies inservice workshops are examined, guidelines for effective planning and implementation are provided, and helpful hints and areas of caution designed to assist in conducting successful workshops are suggested. Six typical formats…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conferences, Curriculum Development, Evaluation
Citti, Lori A. – 1987
Given the global significance of Soviet-U.S. relations, elementary and secondary school students should learn about the Soviet Union, but most students graduate from high school with little knowledge and many misconceptions about this country. It is important to teach about the Soviet Union because of: (1) its emphasis in the U.S. media; (2) its…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Gaunt, Philip – 1990
Recent historical events have made it increasingly important to strengthen the study of Western Europe in U.S. schools. With full integration of the European Community after 1992, with the unification of the two Germanys, and with the newly democratic states of the old Soviet bloc seeking some form of association with the European Economic…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Current Events, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, Jeffrey R. – 1991
Recent events in Europe suggest that the pattern of global ideological struggle that provoked the division of Korea is apparently dissolving, giving way to nationalist movements. The division of the Korean people now appears anachronistic. There are signs that reunification is possible. Despite the importance of the Korean peninsula in world…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Heimlich, Joe E. – 1992
Environmental Education (EE) is described as a process of moving individuals toward stewardship and ultimately a union view of the relationship of people with nature. This document presents a general tenet of EE and explores some prevalent precepts that can be a guide to fully incorporating EE into all teaching settings. The percepts are explored…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
Johnson, Jeffrey R. – 1990
In spring 1989, the United States watched intently as televised reports relayed the events unfolding in Beijing's (China) Tiananmen Square. This concern for a people whose culture and political institutions are significantly different reflects a continuing and compelling interest in China. Although historians and journalists in the United States…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese Culture, Comparative Education
Cook, Kay K. – 1984
Intended for educational policy makers, this publication considers the teaching of controversial topics. Specifically discussed are what issues are considered controversial, why controversial topics should be taught, court decisions, ways educators can prepare for community response or complaints, and questions to address when making curriculum…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Curriculum, Curriculum Development