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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Curriculum Services. – 1975
This publication, a revised edition of ED 081 706, contains a conceptual framework for social studies curriculum development. The social science disciplines--anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology--are considered resources for providing the key concepts, insights, and methods of inquiry enabling…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Anthropology, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Formation
Lengel, James G.; McCafferty, H. Donn – 1975
This guide lists and defines concepts from seven social science disciplines and presents strategies for concept teaching in the social sciences at the elementary and secondary levels. The guide's four main sections are Theoretical Introduction, Concepts from the Social Sciences, Teaching Strategies, and the Future. The Theoretical Introduction…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Kenworthy, Leonard S. – 1975
One of several World Affairs Guides, this booklet focuses on India as a region to be included in any K-12 social studies curriculum plan. It is felt that modern students in the United States should know a great deal about other significant areas of the world. India is thought to be significant because of its rich history, cultural contributions,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Course Content, Cultural Awareness
Bernstein, Jean; And Others – 1976
This unit is designed to help secondary social studies students learn about national political party conventions. It is arranged into 15 class sessions and contains two case studies. Each class session explores a political subject related to national conventions, such as the American party system, the primary process, elections, selection of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elections
Mills, James Cobb, Jr. – 1976
Although the history of war and military establishments is often neglected in the college liberal arts curriculum, it can be relevant to students and should be offered by history departments. Military history can give liberal arts students a rudimentary understanding of the nature, evolution, and impact of war and familiarize them with some of the…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
San Mateo City Elementary School District, CA. – 1978
The guidelines are designed as a framework around which K-8 classroom teachers can develop a social studies program. The guidelines were developed to provide activities and materials which help students progress from simple to more complex levels of learning and to help teachers better assess social studies knowledge and skill of incoming…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
Meridian Municipal Separate School District, MS. – 1976
Designed to demonstrate how changing value systems affect individuals, the social studies guide suggests materials, resources, and activities to classroom teachers. The major objective of the guide is to help students gain in maturity and develop the ability to deal with values. The document is presented in 27 chapters. The first five chapters…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitude Change, Career Education, Concept Teaching
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. Bureau of Learning Systems.
Fifteen organizing themes are presented to help define the scope of social studies learning in grades K-12 and to construct a basic framework for curriculum development. The underlying philosophy is that there are major social understandings that tie one or two concepts together and that children should investigate and discover those…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Citizenship Responsibility, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching