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Download full textWestern Curriculum Project on Canada Studies, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1970
This newsletter is intended to be a bi-annual publication which will inform interested persons about the progress of this Project. It is concerned with curriculum studies on the theme of Canadian urbanization and its effects on our lives and environment. The emphasis is on behavioral change; the materials and the activities produced have as their…
Descriptors: Community Study, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Western Curriculum Project on Canada Studies, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1971
The bi-annual, official newsletter keeps interested persons informed with up to date progress of the project. ED 048 026, the first newsletter, describes the broad concerns and objectives of the newsletter. This issue focuses on the objectives of fourteen sub-projects which develop curriculum materials and teaching strategies on a variety of…
Descriptors: Community Study, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Environmental Education
Western Curriculum Project on Canada Studies, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1972
The intent of this curriculum project is to help students focus attention on the interdependent relationships that exist in an urban center. In this progress report (see ED 066 351), the second year's work is outlined. Four teachers each designed a unit of study which are presented here, stating objectives, content, and activities. Unit 1, Nuclear…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Community Study, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
King, Edith W. – 1971
This book is designed to enhance a teacher's awareness of the possibilities that exist for teaching a broader and more worldly elementary curriculum. It is intended for use in pre-service training, especially social science methodology courses and in-service workshops, as well as for the professional growth of experienced personnel. Two basic…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Schools Council, London (England). – 1970
The purpose of this information booklet is to look closely at the organization of the educational experiences of two fourth-year forms in two English urban secondary schools who studied some features of their immediate environment. The first 6 week field project, Houses and Flats: A Planned Enquiry into the Local Area, involved 34 low ability boys…
Descriptors: Community Study, Comparative Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Environmental Education
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1971
This curriculum guide describes a course on urban studies for high school seniors. A major aim is to help students understand the nature of cities and towns. Themes are intended to stimulate inquiry into urban problems and present opportunities for concept formation and problem solving by encouraging direct experience with the environment. It is…
Descriptors: Community Study, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides, Environmental Education
