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Download full textHarris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed. – Biography Today, 1992
This is the first issue of a new quarterly periodical designed to provide young students (9 and above) with biographies/profiles of well-known people in a story-telling format that are more appealing and interesting than those found in more comprehensive and encyclopedic biographical dictionaries. The first issue features profiles of the following…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Current Events, Youth
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed. – Biography Today, 1992
This publication presents biographical profiles of people of interest to young readers. The concept is unique in that the subjects profiled are not necessarily people of great or lasting stature. Many are noted writers or public figures who have made important contributions to the current world, but a goodly number of entries are biographies of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Current Events, Elementary Secondary Education
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1990
This document compiles materials and bibliographic references to assist national high school debaters in researching the 1989-1990 topic, "How Can the Federal Government Reform Prisons and Jails in the United States?" Materials are organized into a section of general materials and around each of three official debate propositions within…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Current Events, Debate, Federal Government
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1980
Pennsylvania's Department of Education provides eight energy education modules that cover different secondary school disciplines. This introductory publication is designed to accompany each of the eight subject-area modules. It contains background information for teachers on topics ranging from energy's definition and past uses to nuclear waste…
Descriptors: Current Events, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1980
The crux of energy-related issues goes beyond technological matters to the political, economical, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of human society. Accordingly, this manual presents background information and lessons that are designed to help secondary school social studies classes examine several facets of energy problems and…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Community Action, Current Events, Energy
Utter, Glenn H. – 2000
This reference volume provides information on gun control and gun rights, including resources on the debate surrounding the Second Amendment and individuals and organizations focused on gun issues, along with statutes, court cases, events, and publications surrounding this current topic. Highlighted are the important organizations and their…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Current Events
Plomp, Tjeerd, Ed.; Ely, Donald P., Ed. – 1996
This encyclopedia provides scholarly information on all aspects of educational technology. It treats integrating educational technology as a problem-solving process. The book consists of 123 papers by numerous authors, divided into five sections. Section 1, "Educational Technology: Definition and Conceptual Background," introduces educational…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Current Events, Educational Media, Educational Strategies
