The purpose of the course is to examine certain areas of the world with an emphasis on the geographic aspects and their relationships to the development of man's political, social, and economic institutions. This guide is designed to be useful to teachers as they outline courses and daily lesson plans. No attempt has been made to plan in detail…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central portion of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper…

THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN THIS HANDBOOK CAN BE ADAPTED FOR USE IN ANY LANGUAGE WHICH CAN BE WRITTEN PHONETICALLY. CHAPTERS COVER THE VALUE OF ADULT LITERACY, HISTORY OF THE ALPHABET, HISTORY OF METHODS OF TEACHING READING AND WRITING, PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING, SOUNDS AS SYMBOLS, LESSON CONSTRUCTION, LETTER CONSTRUCTION, THE METHOD OF TEACHING…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; civilization of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central part of the guide is divided into three subunits, each of which is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; physical geography of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; economic development of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first half of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections, in the second half, are lists, charts, or maps. The…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; social development of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first half of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections, in the second half, are lists, charts, or maps. The guide…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; government of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, each one for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 4. SUBJECT MATTER: Social Studies; including units entitled "Getting Ready for Our World Journey,""Africa,""Australia," and "The Netherlands." ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into four separately bound units. Each unit is further subdivided into lessons. The…

A model syllabus is presented for a correspondence course on the history of North West Africa in the age of European colonization. (Editor/PG)

This curriculum guide intended for use in the National Technical Teachers College, Lagos-Yaba, Nigeria, begins with a brief section on the general content and rationale for social studies in African education, suggestions for implementing the curriculum, and general requirements of students. Special consideration is given to the importance of…

This curriculum guide for use in Liberian schools, K-12, describes the responsibility and burden of social studies education as that of providing method for implementing and strengthening democratic attitudes and behavior, knowledge, understanding, beliefs and loyalty in all Liberian citizens. This is elaborated through 21 more specific objectives…

The major objective of the Project in African Music at Howard University was to develop materials for a course in African music designed for General Education curricula in institutions of higher education. The project was expanded to include the development of materials on African-derived music and to make the materials adaptable for use in…

Since physical education and health are generally taught by the classroom teacher in Africa, serious consideration of these areas must be included in teacher education programs. Suggested programs of study, including course content, are presented for physical education, health education, and elementary anatomy and physiology. (JMF)

The weaknesses and shortcomings of the present language programs in African universities are reviewed along with some plans for future development. The design of a course in language and culture is outlined. (JMF)