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Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
This resource unit, developed by University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies as part of a course on Our Political System, introduces eighth graders to decision making at the local level. This unit, much shorter than the others in the course, attempts to have pupils use concepts learned earlier to analyze one or more crucial problems in their…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community Study, Course Content, Decision Making
Lewis, Barbara A.; Espeland, Pamela, Ed. – 1991
This book illustrates the tools necessary to empower adults and children to help implement significant changes that will begin to eliminate some of the problems that plague the environment and threaten the legacy of a healthy, safe planet. The book tells how to turn creative ideas into action that can change laws, restore and preserve the oceans,…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Creative Thinking, Decision Making