Eleven lessons illustrating different strategies for teaching about academic freedom and suggested related readings are provided. (Author/DE)

The author examines the reasons for the current interest in local history and discusses the thematic approach as that most favorable for the study of local history. (DE)

The authors describe the development and implementation in British schools of their family history project. The student and his social setting, the childhood of his parents and grandparents, and the methods of the historian are combined for effective course content. (DE)

This article describes a study, undertaken by secondary school students, of a suburban housing development in their own municipality. The tasks of data gathering and the forming of hypothesis and conclusions are emphasized. (DE)

Participants in an undergraduate oral history project interview Vietnam veterans in their locality as primary source material for a course in Southeast Asian history. (DE)

The legend of the gunfighter-lawman, frontier justice, and the extent of violence in western history are suggested as possible course content to make history more relevant and interesting. (DE)

Students should achieve a higher level of understanding and appreciation of the evolving nature of the U.S. Constitution and its relevance to contemporary societal issues by studying historical documents from the period of time between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. This document begins with a history of that period and of the…

Hearings on Senate Bill 1475 (S.1475) to establish an effective clinical staffing recruitment and retention program are presented. The bill, introduced by Senator John Melcher (Montana) seeks to counteract the effect of the impending decline of physicians and the termination of the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program on the Indian…

This document discusses the resources for genealogical research that are found in the Reed Library at State University of New York College at Fredonia. Card catalog subject headings pertinent to this topic are listed. A representative selection of reference books that are useful for genealogical research is presented. This bibliography is…

Visions and ideas tend to develop in universities, while private sector corporations possess the material resources needed to convert these visions into products which improve society. However, recent collaborative activities have begun with little regard for the long-term implications of external environmental conditions or the inherent…

This teaching unit, one of a series of eight, provides a view of the impact of war on everyday life and commerce during the Civil War. The unit will supplement teaching the Civil War in U.S. history, economics, or business classes. The unit includes an overview, objectives, class activities, vocabulary, student handouts, and ways to use economic…

As industry developed during the late 1800s, factories increased in size, and a gap developed between owners and employees. This teaching unit, one in a series of eight, examines the situation of one company in which an innovative business leader sensed the need to bridge the gap between owners and employees. One method of accomplishing this was…

The exciting period after World War II, when independence movements developed and flourished throughout Africa is the topic of this book, fifth in a series dealing with African culture and intended for secondary level students. Almost all of the selections in the book were written by Africans and come from a variety of sources including…

This book, which can be used in secondary and college courses, is the second of two volumes which present a Japanese view of Japan and the world. The reality of everyday life as experienced by the Japanese people is recreated in the series. Almost all of the material in both volumes has been written by Japanese and has been taken from a variety of…

The purpose of this doctoral dissertation is to examine extensively the general development of the Illinois junior college. Primary sources available at the University of Chicago, the State Historical Library and the State Archives in Springfield, and university libraries around the state, heretofore unused, are brought together in one general…