Discusses the use of genealogy to stimulate Black adolescents to use their educational potential. Illustrates use of the pedigree chart, the oral interview, and genealogical records. (KC)

Describes one urban education program in Scotland which uses a travelling classroom exhibit to involve students in investigations of streets, parks, churches, and shops. Another program, which has students compare the architecture, history and local features of a town to their own, is also featured. (DC)

This article focuses on the teaching and learning of historical material among young children aged five to seven. It examines present practice, its underlying assumptions and what happens in the classroom, and makes some sggestions on content and methods for history instruction for this age group. (Author/SJL)

Presents a learning activity to involve 9-11-year-old children in history writing. Children toured Portsmouth, N.H., interviewed residents, inspected historical documents and artifacts, kept field notes, and wrote a final narrative. Applicability to other sites is favorably assessed. Reference materials for a case study of Portsmouth are supplied.…

Surveys ways history instructors can assimilate an equitable treatment of women into state and local history courses. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of six teaching approaches and recommends using an integrated approach. (Author/CK)

Describes a university undergraduate course in community studies which was taught through an historical, geographical, and sociological approach using primary sources and research techniques. (KC)

Describes a writing course for undermotivated students which focuses on careful precise observations through the study of other time periods in the history of the town where the school is located. (DD)

With the help of grants for upgrading public facilities and with planning assistance, a small rural community in Alabama has succeeded in attracting 10 new industries and expanding 7. (Author)

Oral history can be done without sophisticated technology, involves students actively in history, and generates enthusiasm and tangible products. Eleven projects are suggested, ranging from classroom to interdisciplinary community research. A bibliography cites 19 books about oral history programs for social studies classes. (AV)

Investigates ways in which both overt and "borderline" forms of theatre at heritage sites may enhance the education of casual visitors and schoolchildren. Examines two different types of "living history" projects: Plimoth Plantation (Massachusetts) and the work of the Young National Trust Theatre in the U.K. Argues that the…

Discusses programs available through state humanities councils, museums, and historical societies to help students and teachers interested in local history gain access to information and materials. Includes media and archival sources of information. (RW)

Discusses a local history project sponsored by The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine. States that studying a local community focuses students' attention on how people and historical events have shaped their own lives. Describes how the program helped a fourth grade class explore and understand the past and present, as well as prospects for…

Describes an innovative, interdisciplinary science program at the Middle School of the Kennebunks, Kennebunk, Maine, which involves students gathering and analyzing data on the ecosystem of a nearby island and the surrounding ocean, as well as the Kennebunk River. Projects have combined scientific study with local history and town planning. (MDM)

The author reminisces about rural life and attending a one-room school in Maine during the 1920s. She recalls walking to school on cold winter days with her older siblings, the games they played, and a typical school day in which one teacher taught 30 children in 8 different grades. (LP)

Young discusses three functions of the Hawaiian family--environment, nourishment, and family relationships--using chants, proverbs, stories, oral histories, and readings as illustrations. Azevedo describes families in Brazil, where the extended patriarchy was predominant, but simple family models have prevailed among poor people and in the south.…