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Larson, Kenneth L. – 1977
Designed for elementary school teachers in Santa Cruz, California, this book outlines an experiential approach to community study. Because the term community can encompass a scope as narrow as the school or as wide as the region, these guidelines are adaptable to several elementary grade levels. The book is arranged in six sections. The first…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Resources, Community Study, Elementary Education
Middleton, DeWight R. – Urban Anthropology, 1981
Discusses pros and cons of "personal anthropology" as a teaching tool for university students, particularly in a small town. Reviews the social history of "city forming" and "city maintaining" processes in Oswego, NY, and illustrates how beginning undergraduates can study these processes. (CJM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Course Descriptions
Humboldt County Office of Education, Eureka, CA. – 1980
The document presents historical data and activities for students in grades 4-8 to research and explore the ethnocultural history of Humboldt County, California. Objectives are for students to identify unique geographical characteristics of their county and how these characteristics influence ways of living, examine relationships between American…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Characteristics, Cultural Awareness, Educational Objectives
Teaching Tolerance, 1996
Profiles some of the efforts of Appalachian educators to connect area children with their heritage while combating the trends toward school dropout and poverty. Teaching students the history behind their own dialect and customs helps them accept the customs and speech of others and helps them overcome stereotypes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Cultural Maintenance, Dialects, Dropout Programs
Mirochnik, Elijuh – Instructor, 1983
A neighborhood vacant lot can be a vehicle for teaching children about architecture and community planning. A Portland, Oregon, teacher explains how studying the lot can involve exploring neighborhood history, gathering data on local needs, and designing an appropriate building. (PP)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Community Characteristics, Community Planning

Evans, Sam; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1993
Presents "C.U.B.E.: Creating Understanding of the Built Environment," a unit focusing on a community's built environment. Discusses the interdisciplinary goals of the unit. Provides four samples of activities from within the unit. (CFR)
Descriptors: Architecture, Built Environment, Community Characteristics, Elementary Education

Freeman, Evelyn B.; Sanders, Tobie – Language Arts, 1987
Explores the social meaning of literacy in communities and suggests that elementary teachers can enhance literacy learning by linking writing instruction to the culture of the community as well as to the functions served by writing in the community. (SKC)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Education, Cultural Context, Educational Research
Baum, Willa K. – 1975
A guide to the assembly of local, oral history information for future historical research is provided. Since the relatively new field of oral history is the tape recording of reminiscences about which a narrator can speak from firsthand knowledge, it is necessary for the interviewer to have background knowledge of the subject matter and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Higher Education, Historiography
Schell, Suzanne B., Ed. – Journal of Museum Education, 1988
This issue focuses on heritage education, the goal of which is to introduce the historic built environment directly into elementary and secondary school curriculums. Kathlyn Hatch discusses how heritage education's linkage with historic preservation can help students relate to society. Earl Jones assesses the status of heritage education,…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architecture, Buildings, Built Environment
Wallace, Stephen; And Others – 1982
Intended to accompany book 1 of the Rough Rock (Arizona) fourth grade Navajo social studies program, this guide is intended to help the teacher assist students through a series of learning experiences designed to develop important inquiry and social studies skills and to increase students' abilities to make generalizations about their community…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Environmental Influences
Fasthorse, Lydia; And Others – 1983
Designed to supplement book 1 of the Rough Rock fourth grade Navajo social studies program, the language arts supplement parallels the social studies lessons for each chapter of the student text. The lessons presented stress creative writing skills allowing the students to use their imagination and freely express ideas and feelings, creating a…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Creative Writing
Bennett, Charles; Lenihan, J. Michael – 1977
The booklet describes the local history component of an interdisciplinary high school course on American Studies. The program involves students over a three-year period in collecting, recording, organizing, interpreting, and disseminating the history, culture, and tradition of Scituate, Rhode Island. The booklet is presented in six chapters.…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Characteristics, Community Study, Data Analysis
Wilk, Barbara – 1979
The booklet describes a multimedia project which introduces secondary students and interested adults to the ethnic history of Westport and Norwalk, Connecticut, from 1900 to 1979. Objectives of the project were to demonstrate ways to explore the past and relate it to the present, forge links between generations, encourage understanding and respect…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Culture, Attitude Change, Class Activities