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Download full textGuardian Resource Development, Inc., St. Paul, Minn. – 1975
The intent of the Urban Environmental Studies Curriculum Project, funded by an ESEA Title III grant, was to develop and implement curriculum for an urban oriented environmental studies Program within Special School District 1, Minneapolis Public Schools which would utilize the environment, involve students in investigations and experiences to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Alexander, Jacquelyn; And Others – Children's Environments, 1995
The Master Gardener Classroom Garden Project provides inner-city elementary school children in the San Antonio Independent School District with an experiential way of learning about horticulture, gardening, themselves, and their relationships with their peers. Qualitative interviews indicate that participation in the gardening project had many…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Iverson, Grace; And Others – 1977
A brief paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual meeting (April 1977) describes the development, and analysis of the Instructional Management System (IMS) which is used in the Lansing elementary schools. The report is divided into three sections: a historical overview of the program, a description of IMS, and an…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Decentralization, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Guerrero, Frank; Abbott, Lori – 1990
This second volume of a four-volume evaluation of the 1988-89 New York City School Community Education Program (also known as the Umbrella Program) comprises reports evaluating nine innovative elementary school projects on social, ethnical, and environmental studies, four of which included staff development workshops. Evaluation sources included…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Cultural Awareness, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education
Frerichs, Allen H. – 1976
The Urban Leadership Program, funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was carried out among sixth graders at the Albert Einstein School in Chicago, Illinois. The primary purpose of the program was to develop skills and competence to prepare participants for survival and success in a large urban environment. A…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMilton, Barbara; And Others – Journal of Environmental Education, 1995
Describes a pilot project of the Park/School Program which involved graduate students in environmental studies conducting field studies in ecology with 46 fifth graders. Provides an overview of the project's potential for effecting change inside and outside the classroom, and presents recommendations for future programs and research. (LZ)
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Field Studies
Petkofsky, Ruth B.; And Others – 1992
West Chester University (Pennsylvania) set up a project designed to meet the seemingly diverse yet very similar needs of teacher education students and inner city children. Prospective teachers must begin to value and effectively serve more diverse populations, and the relationship between campus and the real world needs to be strengthened.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs
