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Peer reviewedBegler, Elsie – Theory into Practice, 1993
Classroom instructional processes are as critical to successful development of a global perspective as mastery of the substantive content. Teacher education programs must focus on the process-content relationship. A clear conceptualization of global education is central to developing comprehensive, effective teacher education programs in the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Context Effect, Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textGallagher, Mary Beth; And Others – 1976
Background reading resource materials and teaching units for elementary and secondary teachers interested in teaching about peace and justice are presented in this resource manual. The units are designed to help students learn that nonviolent conflict resolution is possible and that war is not inevitable; realize that sharing our resources,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conflict Resolution, Course Content, Cultural Awareness
Wolsk, David; And Others – 1974
This curriculum guide introduces teachers and pupils to the results of a UNESCO sponsored project for developing international understanding through an experience centered curriculum approach. Using this approach students generalize from their personal experience to concepts about humans and societies. Fifteen teachers from eight countries…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Educational Innovation
Smith, Gary R. – 1976
Two secondary social studies units, parts three and four of a series of four, contain classroom activities that help students recognize the role of superordinate goals in ethnic conflict. Objectives are to help students understand ethnic conflict within a nation in a political context and become aware of the common problems faced by ethnic groups…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Course Content
Denver Univ., CO. Center for Teaching International Relations. – 1976
Supplementary teaching activities at the junior- and senior-high school level on issues and topics involving food are provided. Topics include food production and distribution, nutrition, food shortages, food habits, and meal planning. Students are encouraged to develop perspective on global food concerns as well as understand their own family…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Experimental Programs, Food
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
Smith, Gary R. – 1976
This secondary social studies unit, part two of a series of four, contains classroom activities that involve students in discovering ethnicity in the community, nation, and world. The activities also help students to recognize physical and psychological transnational linkages between ethnic groups in the United States and the cultures of their…
Descriptors: Arabs, Blacks, Class Activities, Community Study
West Chester School District, PA.
This curriculum guide presents nine units for the study of world cultures in the ninth grade. The guide has been designed as one component of an ongoing comprehensive social studies program. Among the social sciences concepts which the units develop are cultural diffusion, prejudice, task specialization, urbanization, nationalism, and ethics.…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Course Objectives, Cross Cultural Studies
Smith, Gary R. – 1976
This secondary social studies unit, part one of a series of four, contains 22 classroom activities that involve students in discovering their ethnicity. Students examine their attitudes toward ethnic groups, particularly African Americans, Irish Americans, Arab Americans, and Mexican Americans. The activities can easily be integrated into U.S.…
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Arabs, Blacks, Class Activities
Leinwand, Gerald – 1978
The booklet is designed to aid social studies teachers in developing and implementing curriculum to help students understand other cultures and the dynamics of world affairs. Presented in nine chapters, the booklet stresses the importance of factual knowledge, questioning techniques, and selective curriculum content. Chapter I discusses how to…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Schaeffler, Walter S.; Collier, Anne B. – 1978
The interdisciplinary curriculum on global economic and social development and interdependence traces Western development trends, investigates current issues and processes in development, and offers a development planning exercise. An introductory section serves as a teacher's guide. It discusses the skills developed by the activities, suggests…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
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
