The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical reflection on the use of experiential learning in the form of the reflective journal and its ability to contribute to student learning. Three questionnaires were administered over the semester to track the responses of the students undertaking an undergraduate capstone unit in the Human Resource…

Louisiana's land, coast, and inland waterways are home to many natural resources such as seafood, petroleum, natural gas, and timber--and freshwater crawfish, or "mudbugs" as the locals like to call them. These natural resources are vital to Louisiana's economy. The author describes a unit of study on economics in which a teacher taught…

Authors list commonly held beliefs influencing the current crisis in race relations and offer suggestions on teaching about them. 32-item bibliography of resource materials. (DB)

Presented in five chapters, book 1 of the Rough Rock fourth grade Navajo social studies program text is written in Navajo and English. The first chapter is on the community of Rough Rock (Arizona) illustrated by photographs of the community and people. Chapter II discusses the four elements (air, water, earth, and fire) the community needs to…

Realizing that all students have to deal with death at some time, yet receive no formal education in the subject, Alex Kramer, a high school teacher at Moon High School, Corapolis, Pennsylvania, decided to create a program which would give students an opportunity to study death and the process of dying as integral parts of life. Kramer's goals,…

Research and study of economic discoveries, inventions, improvements, and man's use of natural and human resources and capital goods from the Stone Age to the present helped fifth graders understand and appreciate the foundation and structure of the U.S. economic system and today's standards of living. The year-long study, which was integrated…

Designed to supplement book 1 of the Rough Rock fourth grade Navajo social studies program, the language arts supplement parallels the social studies lessons for each chapter of the student text. The lessons presented stress creative writing skills allowing the students to use their imagination and freely express ideas and feelings, creating a…

This teaching guide for grade 4 is designed for the study of any state in the United States and investigates how people from different cultures interact in a particular environment. The objectives of the curriculum (grades 1-8) of which this guide is a part, 11 key concepts developed throughout it, and 19 behavioral objectives, with rationales, to…

Background information, units of study, and bibliographies that teachers can use to introduce students in grades 5-12 to a systematic study of worldwide human populations are provided. The first section discusses world population problems. The author stresses that developed nations must be concerned with rampant human population growth in the…

The primary emphasis of this teaching guide for a grade 6 social studies course is on the people of the societies which exist in Middle and South America. Five units, each organized around a main idea, are suggested: (1) "Cultures change in varying degrees when they come in contact with another culture." (2) "Though all cultures…

Community history units can provide a framework for elementary economics instruction. The DePaul Center for Economic Education developed a unit on Chicago's economic history. It includes strategies for collecting and organizing content, locating resource people, and developing materials. (AM)

This document contains 73 performance-based modules for student use in high school home management and family economics courses. Each module is composed of an introduction for the student, a performance objective, a variety of learning activities, content information, a student self-check, recommended references, and an evaluator's final…

Describes a method of teaching a unit on the Great Depression and the New Deal. The author contacted a local nursing home for anyone interested in sharing recollections of the 1930s. The respondent, a retired chiropractor, proved an interesting and delightful resource. The author notes that students and visitor profited from the interaction. (KC)

These nine instructional units form the second part of a two-part plan for providing direction for junior high studies in economics. The units cover the first nine of 14 concepts outlined in part one, the concept paper (see SO 011 415). Suitable for both junior high and high school level, each unit comprises a one-week course. All nine units can…

This unit on managing human resources in a small business, the 12th in a series of 18 modules, is on the second level of the revised PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) comprehensive curriculum. Geared to advanced secondary and beginning postsecondary or adult students, the modules provide an opportunity to learn about and…