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Teaching about the Soviet Union in Relation to the Nuclear Arms Race.
Alexander, Susan; Barclay, Jeanne – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1985
A study of the nuclear arms race usually involves curiosity about the Soviet Union. Students want to know about all aspects of the USSR. How teachers can help students see the human side of the Soviets and understand the Soviet point of view is discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
How Shall We Teach about the Collapse of Communism?
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Brandhorst, Allan R. – Social Science Record, 1990
Describes how social studies teachers can explore students' knowledge of communism and the Soviet Union. Explains how to help students make sense of communism's fall. Encourages teachers to ask students what happened, why, and what it means for the future. Explores course evaluation and the topic's meaning for all U.S. citizens. (SG)
Descriptors: Communism, Course Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Personnel-Technology: The Selection and Training of Managers.
Tarasov, Vladimir Konstantinovich – Soviet Education, 1991
Reports that the absence of a normative training document is a central principle of the former USSR's Tallinn School of Management. Identifies five common blocks of instructional improvisation: writing a business letter; communication; taking and maintaining control; production and operation management; and product distribution. Describes some of…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Educational Games, Educational Principles
A Soviet Approach: Integrated Science.
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Isayev, Dmitry A. – Science Scope, 1993
Describes the Russian approach to integrated science education and discusses new ideas that Russians are working on. (PR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities
Using Estonian/American Based Culture Models for Multicultural Studies. An Innovative Approach to Studying the Multi-cultural, Multi-ethnic Experience.
Koiva, Enn O., Ed. – 1979
The document presents curriculum guidelines to help high school social studies classroom teachers develop and implement multi-cultural studies programs. Material is based on acculturation and assimilation experiences of Estonian/Americans. The Estonian/American group was used as the base group in the study of the peoples of America through the…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Teacher's Guide. Revised Edition.
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Russian and East European Inst. – 1990
An overview of the histories and cultures of the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe is provided for K-12 teachers in this guide. The guide is not intended to serve as a comprehensive history, nor as an in-depth analysis of the political and economic systems of these countries. It is hoped that teachers will share the information with…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
A Soviet Approach: Literary Physics.
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Tikhomirova, Svetlana – Science Scope, 1993
Describes a Russian approach of using literature to make physics instruction more interesting and attractive to students. (PR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities
Wait! . . . Before You Throw Out That Outdated Textbook.
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Zarnowski, Myra – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1991
Outlines a sixth grade social studies project rewriting portions of outdated textbooks. Suggests steps by which students critically read, evaluate, and rewrite historical accounts of the Soviet Union to reflect recent changes. Explains how the project develops skills in evaluating information and making revisions. Emphasizes the active learning…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Evaluative Thinking