Using a grounded theory methodology with observation of 67 courses and interviews with 42 individuals, including faculty, staff, and students, the author highlights three pedagogical characteristics of postsecondary educators who engage in education for sustainability (EfS). Educators teach beyond content, incorporate a values orientation, and use…

Introduces "Facing History," a recent innovative use of an historical event, the Holocaust, as a means of educating students and teachers to the meaning of such things as human dignity, morality, conflict, decision making, survival, and individual responsibility. (JD)

This ten classroom-hour instructional model for alcohol education focuses on cognitive information, affective instruction, and selected field activities to assist students in establishing physiological and psychological relationships in alcohol areas. This integration is organized to clarify values and instill responsible alcohol-related behaviors…

Advocates the use of daily journal entries as a vehicle for student expression to chart the process and progress of the course, "Facing History and Ourselves: The Holocaust and Human Behavior." Cites examples of student journal entries and suggests procedures for keeping journals. (JD)

Describes the curriculum involved in teaching "Facing History and Ourselves: The Holocaust and Human Behavior," a program written for secondary social studies students, and gives samples of student and educator reactions to the course. (JD)

Describes a world geography unit for eighth-grade students which focuses on environmental hazards to demonstrate how interest in disasters and catastrophes can provide a springboard for general global inquiry. Benefits of this teaching method and usefulness to both teachers and students of studying about such events are also discussed. (MBR)

Examines technology as a social process by exploring social and ethical questions raised by the exploration of technological inventions. Discusses how society channels the work of scientists and engineers through institutions characteristic of society. Includes daily assignments and exam questions. (MVL)