Accounts from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia can be integrated with materials from related scientific sources to help college students develop an understanding of the emerging geography of recently discovered diseases. Legionnaires' disease is used as an example. (RM)

How an introductory political science course called "The Elements of Political Theory" is taught using Plato's "Republic," Hobbes's "Leviathan," the "Declaration of Independence," and the "Communist Manifesto" is discussed. In the course, students contrast the way ancients and moderns differ in…

Examines the conclusions of two historians, Frederick Jackson Turner and Ellwood P. Cubberley, in light of one of the chief sources of data that was available to them--the published accounts of travelers to the Northwest frontier. (Author/RK)

Secondary students interpret a primary source document from the National Archives--the Tonkin Gulf Resolution--and are involved in activities which will help them understand the Tonkin Gulf incident in the context of the Vietnam War. Background information is provided. (RM)

Contains a primary source document--President Nixon's resignation letter--and suggests teaching strategies for its use with secondary level students. To refresh students' memories of the events surrounding the letter, a selective chronology is also presented. (RM)

Discusses oral history in precolonial and more recent times in the Philippines, with particular emphasis on the activities of the Filipino institutions and scholars engaged currently in oral history projects. Projects are classified by geographical location in the Metro Manila area, in the Visayas, and in Mindanao. (DB)

Describes the development of a processing methodology for oral history tapes--the TAPE System (Timed Access to Pertinent Excerpts). Developed at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the TAPE system is linked to a philosophy that the sound recording itself is the primary source document. (DB)

The author briefly examines three 18th century texts in order to indicate a method of speculating not only about the field of art education, but also about its literature. (Author/SJL)

Describes the collection of historic primary source material in supplementing history study in New South Wales. Types of illustrative and literary materials collected are listed. (RAO)

Maintains that working with the Bayeux tapestry is an excellent way to introduce the use of primary sources (and thus help students develop a critical historical inquiry method) into the middle or secondary school history class. Suggests how to introduce the tapestry and describes numerous class activities for using the Bayeux tapestry across the…

Surveys Thucydidean scholarship attempting to determine how the "Tragedy of Athens" should be interpreted. Highlights views of Thucydides as dramatic poet and as scientific historian, comparing his work to that of Aristotle and Plato. Concludes that Thucydides was a political theorist and that his narrative of the Peloponnesian War is…

A historian reviews the process of writing his first historical novel, "Underground Man." Explores parts of the book based on the life of Calvin Fairbank, an abolitionist in Ohio and Kentucky. Delineates historical sources for each chapter, separating fact from fiction. Explains many of the decisions that determined plot and character…

Examines the revision practices of eight experienced instructional designers who were given the task of revising written instructional materials. Findings show that when the designers were provided with the commonly recommended sources of feedback data, they preferred to use their own knowledge as the primary data source for making revisions.…

Most library Web sites offer lists of recommended Web sites for primary sources with only cursory summaries of the sites. While many of the resources listed are outstanding, too many are dubious in quality, often referring to dead URLs or sites containing no information on their sponsor, source of material, or other information needed to evaluate…

This study examines the growth and development of structural equation modeling (SEM) from the years 1994 to 2001. The synchronous development and growth of the Structural Equation Modeling journal was also examined. Abstracts located on PsycINFO were used as the primary source of data. The major results of this investigation were clear: (a) The…