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The Future of Energy
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Pallant, Amy; Pryputniewicz, Sarah; Lee, Hee-Sun – Science Teacher, 2017
This article describes a five-day online energy module, developed by the Concord Consortium (an educational research and development organization) in which students compare the effects of various energy sources on air quality, water quality, and land use. The module's interactive models explore hydraulic fracturing, real-world data on energy…
Descriptors: Energy, Scientific Concepts, Science Education, Units of Study
Transformations in Kinship, Land Rights and Social Boundaries among the Wampar in Papua New Guinea and the Generative Agency of Children of Interethnic Marriages
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Schworer, Doris Bacalzo – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2012
Among the Wampar in Papua New Guinea, children are active participants in the dynamics of kinship and identity construction. This article explores the transformative capabilities of children of interethnic marriages, particularly those with non-Wampar fathers. It examines children's notions of belonging and rights through their practices and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Relationship, Group Membership, Children
"Farming Miners" or "Mining Farmers"?: Diamond Mining and Rural Development in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone
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Maconachie, Roy; Binns, Tony – Journal of Rural Studies, 2007
Sierra Leone is currently emerging from a brutal civil war that lasted most of the 1990s, and now has the dubious distinction of being ranked among the world's poorest countries. As thousands of displaced people move back to their villages, a large proportion of the predominantly farm-based rural population are growing food crops for the first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Population, War, Rural Development
EPICS: Professional Projects for Freshman and Sophomores.
Pavelich, Michael J.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1984
Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence (EPICS) is designed to introduce freshmen and sophomores to skills of self education and open-ended problem solving so that high levels of competence can be obtained. Rationale for the program, description of theme projects (including management and instruction), and pilot program evaluation are…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Land Use
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs 1986-87 Annual Report.
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Phoenix. – 1987
This annual report includes a list of commission membership and staff; a map of state Indian reservations; a table of reservation acreages and populations; a list of commission meetings and those in attendance; a list of 1986-87 commission publications and an agency financial report. A section of "commission highlights" summarizes nine…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Budgets, Cultural Awareness
A Year of Progress: Preparing for the 21st Century.
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Department of the Interior, Washington, DC. – 1982
Achievements of the Department of Interior for 1981 in the areas of natural resources, parks, wildlife areas, water, Western lands, Indian reservations, and island territories are reported. Section 1 outlines increases in onshore and offshore oil and gas, coal, and geothermal leases on federal lands. Section 2 describes results in the change of…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Reservations, Annual Reports, Coal