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Download full textMorris, Ronald Vaughan – International Journal of Social Education, 2008
Service-learning projects help students make connections to their community and help them to think about civic participation. The projects can range from very simple short-term philanthropy to very complex direct involvement by the students across multiple years. Students learn both social problem-solving skills and academic knowledge through…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Problems, Private Financial Support, Problem Solving
Nielsen, Lynn E. – 1985
This guide contains activity ideas to help elementary and secondary students celebrate Iowa History Month, October, 1985. There are four major sections. The first section contains an historic calendar for the month of October. Each day focuses on a significant occurrence in Iowa history and provides specific suggestions for discussing the events.…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education, Fund Raising
PDF pending restorationIndiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. – 1976
The handbook provides information, ideas, and strategies for developing and utilizing community resources in elementary and secondary school programs. The first section of the document describes six school-community programs in Indiana. Innovations developed in the programs which motivate students to learn about the real world include parental…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Braden, Nancy – 1981
In this award winning project for incorporating economics study into the curriculum, a fifth grade class studied economic interdependence as it applied to their community (Barling, Arkansas). Class readings of several books dealing with the development of an economic community preceded the students' creation of a mini-Barling with elected…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Awards, Banking, Budgets
Muth, John W.; Senesh, Lawrence – 1977
This guide is designed to aid social studies classroom teachers develop and implement programs using the community as a social sciences laboratory. The document describes how to prepare a social profile of the community. Based upon the Colorado System-Based Social Science Project which was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the study…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Role, Community Study
Murrow, Casey, Ed. – 1977
Outstanding community based work now going on in Vermont schools is described in this booklet which also suggests ways to develop similar work in other communities. The term "Community Studies" is used to encompass a broad range of activities carried out with the local community as the focus of and location for students' work. The…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Career Exploration, Community Study, Community Support
