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Social Education, 1979
Presents an activities package designed for teachers to use in teaching elementary or secondary students about political processes in an election year. Includes topics such as voting procedures, political parties, political campaigns, issues, and rating the candidates. (CK)
Descriptors: Elections, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Political Issues
Mullin, Bob – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
A model presidential nominating convention gathered 4,000 students from three states in May 1984 and selected Gary Hart as the Democratic nominee. Preconvention training prepares students to run the convention themselves while learning the political process in action. (MD)
Descriptors: Lobbying, Political Influences, Political Issues, Political Science
Bauzon, Kenneth E. – 2000
The comparative study of the dynamics of the politics of Egypt and Israel is one subject that suggests itself for consideration for inclusion in the curriculum of Saint Joseph's College, New York. This study of a prospective Egyptian/Israeli politics course is divided into the following sections: (1) "Introduction"; (2)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Halachmi, Arie – Teaching Political Science, 1979
Examines the concept of feasibility in the decision making process and presents examples of policies which were unfeasible because policy makers did not explore all relevant policy dimensions. Suggests how to incorporate the political, economic, and technological aspects of feasibility into the political science curriculum. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Decision Making, Higher Education, Laws
Boyle, Larry – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1982
Students can develop valuable research skills and learn about our political process by obtaining campaign finance reports filed by all candidates in federal elections. Other statistics and information available from the Federal Election Commission are also valuable learning tools. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Elections, Federal Government, Political Issues, Political Science
Gregory, Donald D.; Claunch, Ronald G. – Teaching Political Science, 1981
Describes how faculty-produced 35 mm slides can be used to enhance student interest in political science in undergraduate college level courses. Emphasis is placed on copying existing photos and on fieldwork where political events are photographed. Information is presented on copyright law, photographic equipment, and slide program technique.…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Photography
Brooks, Gary H. – Teaching Political Science, 1981
Describes a college course dealing with comparative state politics. Students learn about the way in which political scientists employ the study of American state politics as a "laboratory" for the development of scientific explanations of political phenomena. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Political Issues
Gleicher, Jules – Teaching Political Science, 1988
Examines some considerations that Shakespeare's plays raise for students and teachers of political science. Using the plays "Richard II and III" and "Henry IV, V, and VI," Gleicher discusses the genre of the history play, describes the historical and political position from which Shakespeare wrote, and identifies themes in…
Descriptors: Drama, English Literature, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Wittman, Phillip M. – 2002
Many educators in high schools and colleges have taught about European history and politics in the context of the Cold War and the division of Europe into two blocs. The revolutionary changes in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union have made obsolete the superpower spheres of influence that divided Europe. This curriculum project contributes…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, European History, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Inst. for International Studies. – 2001
This teacher resource text and student text is part of a continuing series on current and historical international issues, placing special emphasis on the importance of educating students in their participatory role as citizens. The unit seeks to bring Mexico's evolving national identity into sharper focus for U.S. high school students. Students…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Economics, Foreign Countries, Global Education

Blake, Norv – Social Education, 1991
Describes a classroom exercise designed to heighten student interest in and understanding of political labels. Presents a survey to help students place themselves on the political spectrum. Suggests that discussion following such a survey will help students understand peoples' reactions to change. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Labeling (of Persons), Political Attitudes, Political Issues
Avery, Patricia G. – 2003
Recent research in civic education suggests much for shaping and focusing secondary social studies methods course work. This Digest: (1) provides an overview of selected findings from recent studies of secondary students' civic understanding and engagement; and (2) offers five research-based suggestions for social studies methods instructors.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Research, Methods Courses, Political Issues
Love, Nancy S. – Political Science Teacher, 1990
Maintains there is a positive correlation between the study of ideologies and democracy, stressing that political theorists should teach political ideologies. Examines the current debate over the study of ideologies and the history of ideology. Suggests ways studying ideologies teaches students democratic values, and defines democratic thinking as…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Higher Education, Ideology, Liberalism
Harf, James E. – 1989
Education about national security has always been part of the social studies curriculum in U.S. high schools. But its focus has been simply chronological and episodic with major attention given to war, particularly the decision to enter it and the conduct of U.S. military forces. Little attention has been given to the evolution and structural…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, High Schools, History Instruction
Blank, Robert H. – Teaching Political Science, 1981
Describes a college course designed to explicate the political dimensions of biomedical issues now emerging in American society. The course combines a rigorous overview of the technologies and the accompanying value changes which are producing these issues with a discussion of the problems being raised. (RM)
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Descriptions, Government Role