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Peace Education is Alive: But Unsure of Itself
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Washburn, A Michael – Social Science Record, 1972
A summary of the to-date accomplishments and development in peace education concludes with a definition of the necessary facets of a more comprehensive program than currently exists: (1) purpose; (2) issues and subjects; (3) perspective or approach; and (4) teaching methods. (JB)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, History
The Geopolitical Context of United States Intervention in North America.
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Rice, Marion J. – Social Science Record, 1988
Examines the general concept of intervention and analyzes specific types of U.S. intervention from a geopolitical perspective. Considers the variables relating to the geography of intervention such as land mass, terrain, population, level of development, political stability, cultural heritage, sphere of influence, expansion, and acquisition of…
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, International Relations, International Studies, Intervention
A Unit on Human Rights
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Blue, Howard – Social Science Record, 1974
A unit surveys human rights in history and the present day, outlines case studies and class activities, and suggests source materials for teachers and students. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Grade 10, Learning Activities, Resource Materials
Teaching About International Peacekeeping Procedures
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Fraenkel, Jack; Carter, Margaret – Social Science Record, 1972
Models for world order studies are described. They provide inquiry into various proposals for attaining world peace and, through role playing, develop students' ability to inquire into the proposals' effectiveness. (JB)
Descriptors: International Education, Models, Peace, Resource Materials
Teaching Global Studies in Elementary School: An ERIC/ChESS Sample.
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Schlene, Vickie J. – Social Science Record, 1993
Presents an annotated list of 15 ERIC journal articles and documents on global studies and multicultural education for the elementary grades. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Global Approach, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach
Is World Order a Study of Peace?
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Hantula, James – Social Science Record, 1972
Student inquiry into means of achieving world order moves in five steps, which are discussed. Consideration of the role of values in each step must be included in the methodology. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Evaluative Thinking, International Education, Moral Criticism
Implementing the Study of Development in the Schools
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Abramovitz, Norman; Collins, Thomas H. – Social Science Record, 1974
It is proposed that the study of dynamics of development in all countries should take a major place in the elementary and secondary curriculum. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Futures (of Society), Global Approach
Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Address: Implications for the Present.
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Bush, George – Social Science Record, 1988
Evaluates the "Iron Curtain" speech made by Winston Churchill in 1946, discussing its relevance and implications for the present. Examines Churchill's predictions for the future and his assessment of the USSR. Reviews world developments since the speech and proposes foreign policy goals for the next 40 years. (GEA)
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, Futures (of Society), International Relations, International Studies
Crossroads: Rethinking American History.
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Bernstein, Richard B. – Social Science Record, 1995
Reports on efforts to develop "Crossroads," a K-16 articulated, content-based, spiral curriculum in United States history. Discusses the historical framework underlying the curriculum. Presents the curriculum's 12-era chronology and 8 substantive themes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships