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Schwartz, Wendy – 1999
This digest presents an overview of effective antiviolence strategies for use with elementary school children that educators can integrate into their schools and classrooms. The most effective antiviolence efforts focus on measures that prevent all types of children's bad conduct: aggression, bullying, and hate bullying. The most effective school…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interpersonal Competence
Ritter, Naomi – 1999
This Digest discusses teaching interdisciplinary thematic units in language arts, noting that such units typically integrate broad areas of knowledge, such as social studies, mathematics, or ecology with the teaching of the four major language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The Digest presents a definition and rationale for…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach
Reck, Carleen – 1987
Although the existence of small Catholic elementary schools (enrollment: 300 or less) is precarious, these institutions enable students to succeed academically beyond national norms, due to the special learning environment that they provide. The recent Small Schools Survey of Catholic elementary schools indicated that classes in small Catholic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Class Size, Community Involvement