This booklet for the upper elementary grades introduces students to Armenian history and geography. The document, one of a series of seven instructional materials dealing with the history and culture of American Armenians, is outlined in seven sessions. In Session I students read a geographic description of the historic Armenian homeland, color…

A project is described which can be used in geography classes on the college level to help students understand modernization in Latin America. The project is based on a demographic transition model--a model which demonstrates changes in birth and death rates as societies become increasingly industrialized and urbanized, and which also helps to…

This guide contains a rationale, plan, and bibliography for the implementation of a K-12, district wide, global education program. Parts one and two of the guide provide a definition of and rationale for global education. Global education is defined as the lifelong growth in understanding, through study and participation, of the world community…

The paper discusses the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act (RCA) and suggests how high school geography teachers can incorporate an understanding of RCA into the curriculum. The RCA, also known as Public Law 95-192, was passed by Congress in 1977 for the purpose of allowing the Department of Agriculture to appraise the nation's nonfederal…

PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE SCIENCE TEACHING ARE REPORTED. SPECIFIC AREAS IN WHICH COOPERATION AMONG VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES COULD RESULT IN MORE EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION AT THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE LEVEL WERE DISCUSSED. PARTICIPATING SCIENTISTS REPRESENTED THE FIELDS OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS,…

TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE INSTITUTES UPON THE PARTICIPANTS, 32 INSTITUTES WERE VISITED BY EXPERTS IN MEDIA USE. THE SPECIAL MEDIA INSTITUTES STRESSED APPLICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA TO VARIOUS FIELDS. THE EFFECT OF THE INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE UPON PARTICIPANT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO NEW TEACHING MATERIALS WAS FOUND TO BE POSITIVE.…

This paper examines how selected aspects of contemporary urban environment influence the form and function of the family and the position of women within the family and within society. The study was undertaken within the framework of Marxian analysis and with a specific focus on how advanced industrial capitalism perpetuates the family in its…

Over four hundred books, articles, and resource materials on the topic of global education are identified in this resource manual. It is designed for secondary school teachers to use in selecting reading and audiovisual resources to supplement courses with a global approach. Approximately 90% of the entries have been published since 1970. Material…

The described learning module is designed for teachers who wish to improve their students' skill in map reading and interpretation. The content area is geography. An outline of the table of contents of the module is provided. Activities and resources involved in the use of this product are described. Ordering information for materials used in this…

Details of Fall 1976 enrollment statistics at women's colleges are reported in this bulletin. Among findings were that there were 125 institutions that identified themselves as women's colleges (with a total enrollment of 109,549); 38 percent of the women's colleges were attended exclusively by women (in contrast, 75 percent of men's colleges…

Utilizing data derived from detailed personal interviews with 54 Chicago American Indian migrants (1973), Indian urban adjustment was evaluated by analyzing variations in three measures of spatial behavior--initial and current residential location; activity spaces; and residential stability. Findings revealed that: (1) 50.5 percent of the initial…

Presenting specific examples of the manuscripts, cartographic materials, and pictorial materials found in the National Anthropological Archives, this paper describes Archive holdings (in such areas as archeology, linguistics, physical anthropology, and various branches of ethnology) which are dated from 1850 to the present and are representative…

This activity, the fifth in a set of elementary teacher-developed units for geography, is intended to help teachers in developing an ecological unit. It examines pollution problems in the United States through observation and inquiry. An environmental walk activity is outlined that can be performed in any area near a school. It provides an…

The product of a year's search through numerous selection aids, catalogs, conference exhibits, book stores, shops at Arizona historical sites, etc., this compilation presents both instructional and promotional non-print materials relative to Arizona. Procedures for procuring materials, annotations, and bibliographic information (source, date of…

The author reviews her experiences and discoveries during an 11-year period of living and working in 22 different African countries. Several statements are presented by the former Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie, concerning his attitudes toward education. This is followed by a discussion of the author's work with Ethiopia's educational system,…