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Source
| Social Studies Review | 13 |
Author
| Bailis, Larry | 1 |
| Barber, Benjamin R. | 1 |
| Doggett, Keri | 1 |
| Hayes, Bill | 1 |
| Holman, Dorothy Riggs | 1 |
| Lesko, Wendy Schaetzel | 1 |
| Lyon, Mary Lou | 1 |
| Melchior, Alan | 1 |
| Olson, Gene | 1 |
| Philips, Susan | 1 |
| Polos, Nicholas C. | 1 |
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Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 9 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 8 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
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Audience
| Practitioners | 9 |
| Teachers | 9 |
Location
| California | 5 |
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Peer reviewedOlson, Gene – Social Studies Review, 1975
The author emphasizes the charm and importance of studying California state history. (DE)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, History Textbooks
Peer reviewedPolos, Nicholas C. – Social Studies Review, 1975
Three innovative approaches for teaching California history are described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, History Instruction, Local History, Local Issues
Peer reviewedHolman, Dorothy Riggs – Social Studies Review, 1975
The exploitation of women, Indians, and cattle in California history is examined. (DE)
Descriptors: American Culture, American Indians, Local History, Local Issues
Peer reviewedLyon, Mary Lou – Social Studies Review, 1975
The author describes a California studies course that integrates history, geography, culture, and current events. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Local History
Peer reviewedSocial Studies Review, 1997
Presents 10 ideas for service learning projects designed for elementary schools. Includes having students do local history projects complete with interviews and artifacts, learn about community volunteering, interact with the elderly, care for the environment, recycle materials, and hold canned food drives. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedMelchior, Alan; Bailis, Larry – Social Studies Review, 1997
Outlines approaches for student evaluation in service learning projects. Maintains that most service learning project participants' goals fall into three broad areas: civic development, academic achievement, and personal or social development. Assessment in these areas can be accomplished through tabulation of service hours, student journals, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSocial Studies Review, 1997
Presents six service learning lesson plans from the Constitutional Rights Foundation. Each lesson plan represents a step in a larger service project. The plans include "Defining and Assessing Your Community"; "Choosing and Researching a Problem"; "Examining Policy"; "Exploring Options"; and "Taking…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Community Characteristics
Peer reviewedPhilips, Susan – Social Studies Review, 1997
Profiles Active Citizenship Today (ACT), a social studies service learning program for middle and high school students. In ACT, students explore their community, identify problems, examine public policy, explore their options, and take action. Includes unit excerpts from the ACT teacher's handbook. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Experiential Learning, High Schools
Peer reviewedSocial Studies Review, 1997
Briefly describes a service-learning grant program and provides examples of elementary, middle, and high school projects awarded grants in 1996. Projects included efforts to educate the community about river pollution, multicultural murals, and a school activities news show. Includes application form and general guidelines and suggestions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedBarber, Benjamin R.; And Others – Social Studies Review, 1997
Presents four brief essays expressing the importance of combining service learning and citizenship education. Authors Benjamin Barber, Joan Schine, Harry C. Boyte, and James C. Kielsmeier stress the advantages of learning democratic concepts and principles, as well as understanding civic government, through student participation. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Peer reviewedLesko, Wendy Schaetzel – Social Studies Review, 1997
Provides 11 guideposts for teachers and students planning constructive community action projects. These include avoid overanalysis at the beginning, write your original idea down before you modify it, ignore negativity, do your homework, build a core group, and recruit community allies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Community Support
Peer reviewedDoggett, Keri – Social Studies Review, 1997
Describes a middle school curriculum that integrates service learning and civic responsibility skills into the core academic program. The "CityYouth" curriculum consists of 32 multidisciplinary lessons divided into four units of eight lessons each. Examines how schools have incorporated the units into community activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Core Curriculum
Peer reviewedHayes, Bill – Social Studies Review, 1997
Details a series of service learning projects conducted by a California middle school social studies class. Creative, inexpensive, and substantive, the projects included writing to Manuel Noreiga in prison, creating a feed-the-homeless garden, and translating city documents into other languages. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Experiential Learning, Intermediate Grades
