BASIC TO THIS STUDY WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT, IF ACQUAINTANCE WITH SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY IS OF ANY VALUE, ALL JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. TO LEARN HOW JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE PROVIDING SUCH COURSES FOR TERMINAL STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR VISITED 25 COLLEGES, WHERE HE INTERVIEWED FACULTY, VISITED CLASSES, AND…

Examines the content of social studies curriculum in 10 California school districts. The findings are that "variety" is the key word to describe what is being offered and that there is no standard social studies curriculum in California. (Author/DB)

This guide is designed to provide teachers with suggestions and assistance in equiping children as advocates of energy stewardship. It is divided into six discussion sections and one section dedicated to specific energy activities presented as curriculum guides for: (1) intermediate science, (2) high school science, (3) intermediate social…

Described is a model which responds to the need for a systematic, conceptual framework for understanding energy. The specific vehicle for enhancing this understanding for the model is postsecondary adult vocational education. The model is intended to assist educators in designing and developing curricula tailored to the needs and interests of…

To provide postsecondary vocational educators with a comprehensive understanding of environmental quality and energy conservation and their relevance to all occupational fields, a project designed a generic curriculum model for postsecondary adult and vocational education and developed documents describing the model. In developing the model, a…