Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkFeden, P. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2012
Despite years of research on effective teaching suggesting that learners must engage actively in the process and that teachers should vary their instructional strategies, direct instruction using lecture continues to dominate in America's college classrooms. The author reviews selected studies focusing on effective instructional practices and…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Research, Instructional Effectiveness, Cognitive Science
Lum, Lydia – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2009
Since its inception in 2000, Pan-Asian American Community House's (PAACH's) education mission has bridged Asian-American studies to student life. PAACH initiatives have helped spread Asian-American diaspora to thousands of students at the University of Pennsylvania. They have also helped students determine for themselves what it means to be a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Asian Americans, American Studies
Peer reviewedCollins, J. Daniel – Social Studies Journal, 1975
This article contains the results of a survey of public secondary schools in Pennsylvania to determine their compliance with the State Board of Education Mandate to teach an interdisciplinary American Cultures course. For journal availability see SO 504 433. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: American Studies, Educational Assessment, Interdisciplinary Approach, Public Schools
Download full textHaller, Elizabeth S. – 1970
The General Curriculum Regulations of 1969 (effective July 1, 1969) state that there shall be four required units in Social Studies, two of which shall be designated as American or United States Culture, taught as interdisciplinary studies with concepts taken from the various social sciences. Since this section of the regulations has raised a…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Cultural Education, Educational Legislation
Switala, William J. – 1983
Guidelines to help elementary and secondary educators in Pennsylvania teach U.S. history and Pennsylvania state history are presented. Educators in other states can also use or adapt the guidelines. The first part of the guide contains educational objectives for Pennsylvania state history in the fourth grade and for U.S. history in the fifth…
Descriptors: Achievement, American Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Development
