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Crump, Jeff R. – Journal of Geography, 1997
Describes a college-level class that studies the geography of poverty in Illinois and uses these findings as a basis for classroom discussions and exercises concerning poverty. Empirical evidence suggest that poverty levels are higher in rural areas rather than in urban areas. Discusses possible reasons and implications. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Trends
Wood, Alison; And Others – Environmental Education, 1996
Describes many environmental education projects conducted in schools in Suffolk County, England. Projects include One World Week, which prepared students for exchange visits with Kenya by encouraging awareness of world problems, especially those of poverty and distribution of resources. Other projects were comprised of outdoor programs, recycling…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Disabilities, Drama, Ecology
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Rosen, Cathy; Bartels, Dede – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes a middle school program that integrates history/social studies, language, and visual arts. Describes how the program links two different middle schools through electronic mail in their study of world cultures. Includes examples of student writing and descriptions of classroom activities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
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Irwin, Rita L.; Reynolds, J. Karen – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Maintains that, in recent years, schools and school districts have begun to explore an integrated curriculum approach to arts education. Discusses three areas of concern related to the arts as disciplines and the arts presented through an interdisciplinary approach. Calls for explicit policy directives to provide guidance. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers, Cultural Enrichment
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Sikes, Michael – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Discusses two related dilemmas: (1) the tension between the Western view of historical progress and the realities of modern society; and (2) the tension between old and new approaches to teaching and learning about the arts. Argues that the end result of implementing the Goals 2000 program might diminish the teaching of the arts as discrete…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers, Cultural Enrichment
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Mathison, Carla – Social Studies Review, 1995
Maintains that the broad arenas of the social sciences bind multiple areas of study together, giving added breadth and depth to each. Identifies the basic tenets of multicultural, global, and civic education. Includes suggested learning activities on the theme of individual versus community rights and responsibilities in U.S. history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Monroe, Martha C. – Clearing, 1991
Discusses the infusion of environmental education across the entire school curriculum as mandated by the state of Washington. Specifies suggestions for agriculture education, art education, foreign language, health education, home economics, industrial education, language arts, mathematics, physical education, science, and social studies. (MCO)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Art Education, Citizenship Education, Course Content
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Stuessy, Carol L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Describes the development of a one-semester integrated mathematics and science methods course to introduce preservice elementary teachers to innovative mathematics and science teaching methods called for in current reform movements. Follows the evolution of the course in the areas of content and pedagogical knowledge; teachers as problem solvers;…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Education Majors, Elementary Education
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McGuire, Margit E.; Noe, Katherine L. Schlick – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Asserts that social studies is an integrated field of study that calls for organizing the curriculum in a holistic manner. Maintains that the whole-language movement, which involves thinking about reading and writing as integrated, reciprocal processes, forms a natural partnership with social studies instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gough, Annette Greenall; Robottom, Ian – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Reports on a project with five schools in which students and teachers engaged in participatory research of water resources and water quality. Describes the student-teacher interaction, a computer network linking the project to an international conference on water quality, and the impact on local public opinion about water resources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cognitive Style, Community Action, Computer Uses in Education
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Hornberger, Nancy H.; Micheau, Cheri – Peabody Journal of Education, 1993
Examines one example of an enrichment bilingual program in a middle school in an inner-city Latino neighborhood. The article discusses instances of motivated, interdisciplinary, and biliterate learning observed in the classroom, describes obstacles and solutions, and suggests directions for continued curricular development. (SM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
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Lidstone, John; Wiber, Marilyn – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Profiles the current geography curriculum in Australian schools and discusses the policy decisions that resulted in its implementation. Australian geography education features a prominent social education component that emphasizes development, the environment, and other social issues. Includes several tables listing national curriculum goals and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
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MacNeil, M. A. J.; Walton, Joanne N.; Clark, D. Christopher; Tobias, David L.; Harrison, Rosamund L. – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Describes the evolution and implementation of a joint medical-dental problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of British Columbia's medical and dental schools, featuring development of an integrated care clinic. Issues in structuring the new curriculum are discussed, including management of the clinic's group practices, affective…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Clinics, Curriculum Design
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George, Paul S. – Educational Leadership, 2001
Over the past 30 years, Florida's 500 middle schools have become more sizeable, racially segregated, and security conscious. Other features include interdisciplinary team organization, warring curricula, block schedules, integrated technology, inclusion, ability grouping, corporate practices, and female and minority principals committed to…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Standards, Advertising, Block Scheduling
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Lancaster, E. A.; Rikard, G. Linda – Middle School Journal, 2002
Presents ways of learning through movement. Discusses the beginning of the systems approach, contents of the systems class, and connections to mathematics, social studies, English, science, and physical education. Focuses on the interconnectedness of basic core learning to other subject areas. (DLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Brain, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment
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