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Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
To determine how topical coverage in introductory textbooks may have changed from the 1980s to the present, the author examined topic coverage in full-length and brief introductory textbooks from this time period. Because 98% of the teachers use textbooks for the introductory course and the majority do not assign reading beyond the textbook, the…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Textbook Content, Course Descriptions, Course Content
Thomas, Paul F. – 1988
This document, which primarily contains statistical tables of data, is designed to help teach secondary school students how to compare the power levels of 186 countries. The three indicators or measures of economic strength include a country's total population, total area, and per capita income, and they are used to determine power levels. A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Guides, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
This subunit on the history of Western Europe is part of one of four resource units for an eleventh grade area studies course. The subunit contains an introduction followed by a list of objectives dealing with generalizations, skills, and attitudes. A double-page format relates objectives, content, teaching procedures, and instructional materials.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This unit on China is one of four resource units for an eleventh grade area studies course. The unit contains an introduction, a section on Chinese history, and one on Chinese foreign relations. Each section is preceded by a list of objectives, as to generalizations, skills, and attitudes. The double-page format relates objectives to pertinent…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Communism, Comparative Analysis
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
These two subunits on Western Europe are part of one of four resource units for an eleventh grade area studies course. The subunits cover foreign policy and the political, social and economic systems of Britain, France, and Germany, and a summary section for the entire unit on Western Europe. Generalizations, skills, and attitudes are listed. The…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This unit on India is one of four resource units for an eleventh grade area studies course. The objectives for this unit are listed as to generalizations, skills, and attitudes. A double-page format relates objectives to pertinent content, teaching procedures and instructional materials. The materials lead pupils to make comparisons between India…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Area Studies, Asian Studies, Comparative Analysis