Examines the curriculum kit "Resource Development--Brazil and Canada." It facilitates a rounded study of the theme of resource development and is designed to enable teachers and students to update, add, or delete sections. A brief account of its objectives, materials, and underlying curriculum principles is given. (Author/JK)

Advocates the addition of interdisciplinary humanities courses to the Canadian junior high school curriculum. The primary objective would be to increase student capacity to synthesize connections between diverse facts and ideas. (AM)

The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) public school system is the first public school system in the United States to offer a peace studies program to all elementary and secondary students. The program, including the planning and development process, is described. (RM)

Discusses objectives of "Canada in a North American Perspective," a controversial postsecondary course taught as an Ontario Academic Credit course. Argues examination of Canada's perspective and history as a North American nation can benefit from comparison to the United States. Suggests this continentalist approach need not diminish…

States that northern politics deserve a place in Canadian curricula because of its intrinsic interest and the opportunities it offers to study the relationship between aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state. Discusses territorial governments and the economic and constitutional problems facing them. Concludes that studying the north may bring…

One's conceptions define what is worth learning about war and peace and why. Educators must make important choices of content. Three conceptions of peace education are discussed: those that focus on information, those that center on issues, and those dealing with attitudes. (RM)

Discusses the use of quantitative methods in historical research. Maintains that numbers are essential to understanding certain historical phenomena and contends that statistical sources must be approached with a critical stance. Describes the integration of quantitative methods into the history curriculum, and the establishment of an…

A month-long summer workshop to train Nova Scotia high school teachers in law-related education is described. Specifically discussed are the structure of the workshop, the type of materials used, and the curriculum projects undertaken by the teachers. (RM)

An innovative syllabus outlining a history course for students ages 13-16 in Great Britain was developed by this council. Content of the course, which encourages students to collect and analyze historical evidence, is discussed, and evaluation techniques used in the course are examined. (RM)