Primary materials, namely ads about the sale of slaves and the capture of runaways, offer students insights into the nature of American slavery and valid evidence of its dehumanizing nature. (SM)

The curriculum and teaching methods revisions necessary with the addition of a ninth school year to compulsory full-time schooling required innovation in history instruction. (JB)

Part of the proceedings of a Symposium on the Teaching of French Civilization held in Santiago, Chile, on July 16-28, 1970. (DS)

The merits of the wide-ranging West Civ" course are questioned. Topical courses are advocated as an alternative. A college freshman history course, using war as the central theme is outlined with suggested reading material. (Author/MB)

Discusses the methodology and benefits of using a city as an instrument for examining American history and social dynamics. (JB)

Fourteen Japanese and 28 American social studies textbooks, grades 7-12, were exchanged and reviewed by project participants. The purpose of the research was to seek improvements in the treatment each country gives the other in their respective textbooks. Selective findings of the project are discussed. (RM)

Evaluates efforts by two social studies classroom teachers at the junior high school level to incorporate quantitative methods into history instruction. Their method involved reproducing potentially countable or quantifiable information covering a large portion of the population of a nineteenth century town or village. Examples of sources include…

Identifies the problems influencing the effectiveness of history instruction in community colleges. Discusses administrative factors, students' backgrounds, and teachers' competency in course organization and teaching skills. Considers elements influencing curriculum development. (WL)

A teaching unit to help students explore daily life during the Middle Ages is presented. Techniques for teaching about the medieval social structure, feudal rights and objectives, living arrangements, agricultural practices, and suggestions for building a replica of a medieval village are included. (PP)

Recommended activities include: (1) etymology exercises for elementary school students; (2) a search for information about Alexander the Great; (3) monthly inspections of the school yard to observe environmental changes; and (4) an art history unit on Cro-Magnon cave drawings. An interdisciplinary unit on transportation is included. (PP)

Deplores the lack of adequate training programs for archivists and documents efforts made by both history and library professional associations and schools to provide such training. It is recommended that the curriculum emphasize systematic appraisal of materials and indexing languages and thesaurus construction rather than cataloging. Thirty…

For the purpose of exposing teachers of world history to the story of the legendary twelfth-century sultan of Egypt, Saladin, the article offers details of Saladin's life and times. (DB)