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Cortez, Gabriel Alejandro – Intercultural Education, 2014
This paper highlights critical pedagogical methods used in a community relations class that introduces intercultural education concepts to current K-12 educators who are enrolled in a Masters of Education program at Northeastern Illinois University, which is located in the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The purpose of the class is to teach future…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Education, Community Relations, Elementary School Teachers
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Haskvitz, Alan – OAH Magazine of History, 1989
Describes a history program at the Suzanne Middle School, Walnut, California, in which students create, design, and promote local history activities. Emphasizes the accomplishments of the program, including a rise in the school's state test scores from the twenty-second percentile to the ninety-fourth percentile. (RW)
Descriptors: Community Study, Family History, Junior High Schools, Local History
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Hayes, 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
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Lerner, Debbie – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Discusses a cultural environment education curriculum that helps children appreciate their city, its buildings, and its history. The curriculum includes walking field trips, service projects, and collaborative efforts with other schools. Includes a table with educational objectives for the curriculum and the corresponding evaluation. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Role, Elementary Education, Learning Activities