This book presents curriculum materials for Spanish bilingual programs from the pre-school level through the 12th grade. Subject areas include language arts, social studies, geography, mathematics, and science. Also listed are encyclopedias, records, music books, and educational games. An alphabetical list of suppliers is included. (SK)

This volume attempts first to take stock of the process of urbanization in Alberta and second to identify areas in which research may be required to guide urban development policies in the years ahead. Contents include the following papers: "An Economic Perspective," Eric J. Hanson; "A Goegraphic Perspective," Dennis B. Johnson…

This volume is one of 62 in a series of handbooks designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the kinds of…

The overall objective of the curriculum development project is to develop a general high school level interdisciplinary course on environment studies. This potential five to ten month course is outlined as follows: ecology, water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, population, socioeconomic implications, and resource management. The general…

Three five-hour kits of self-contained materials: Using Simulation to Involve Students, Using Media to Stimulate Inquiry, and Using Evaluation to Improve Instruction, were field tested in sixty-four pre-service and in-service training programs. The kits were based on successful teaching strategies in the High School Geography Project course,…

Teaching strategies for the study of the economic aspects of the student's own community are emphasized in this resource unit developed from materials produced by the Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. This unit should make progress toward teaching children the following: 1) concepts: consumer, producer, capital goods, durable goods,…

This major reference tool aims to identify for social studies teachers the best available reading materials selected from the overwhelming outpouring of writings of the 1960's and early 1970's. Organized by sections and topics of the sort that social studies educators are likely to explore, the book's thirty one chapter focus on (1) The Social…

This series of bibliographies was prepared for use in training programs. Primary emphasis in the selection of items was given to materials in the library of the Foreign Service Institute. Preference was given to the more recently published materials in order to highlight the most current studies and to ensure a balanced presentation of differing…

This bibliography, which contains approximately 500 citations dated between 1952 and 1972, is one of a series on various areas of the world. Countries included in this bibliography on Southeast Asia are: Australia, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Viet-Nam, Western Samoa and the…

The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the factors that may help to explain black-white differences in having had typing and/or shorthand courses in high school and in having used such training in occupations ostensibly requiring these skills. Data are from the National Longitudinal Surveys, with the subsets under consideration consisting…

Emphasizing present-day Chicanos, this book relates the "new life" of Mexican Americans throughout the United States but with particular reference to the Southwest. A view of Mexican American communities and their peoples' feelings about prejudice, education, and politics is presented. The book contains narrative sketches on individuals involved…

The objective of the summary sheets is to inform teachers and educators about available instructional materials for elementary school behavioral sciences. Emphasis in this first compilation is upon presenting projects, but a few games are included. Selection criterion is based upon whether the study of human behavior is the central focus, and…

The compilation of basic facts, intended as a guide for social studies teachers, provides a concise data survey on Czechoslovakia that relates to the history of the United States. The purpose is to furnish information based on both American and Czechoslovakian sources. In an outlined form social, economic, and political facts are provided along…

This volume, one of a series of handbooks on foreign culture, is intended as a reference tool for military and other personnel requiring an objective, comprehensive, and balanced description of the Indian Ocean Territories, namely, the two republics of Meldives and Mauritius, and the two European dependencies of Seychelles and Reunion. An…

Providing an Indian Studies field course in natural science, this dissertation includes: a sourcebook of pertinent reference materials; reservation specific sample lesson plans; natural science roadlogs; a syllabus designed to stress natural science processes and to serve as a unifying factor for field work, lecture, and course discussions.…