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National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. – 2003
On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman, a Union Army scout convinced a land office clerk in St. Louis (Missouri) to open the office shortly after midnight so that Freeman could file a land claim. In doing so, Freeman became one of the first to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Homestead Act, a law signed by President Abraham Lincoln…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Research
Bangura, Abdul Karim – 2003
This paper describes two universities with very different expectations about undergraduate research and makes the case that undergraduate research can be supported through a change in the metaphors by which it is described. At one university, research by undergraduates is not encouraged and expectations for such research are low. At the other,…
Descriptors: Expectation, Higher Education, Research Needs, Research Universities
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Janeczko, Paul B.; Mendala, Ruth – English Journal, 1972
Describes an educational game in which students must use library reference materials to solve a mystery. (GB)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Reference Materials, Research Projects, Small Group Instruction
Hoerger, James W. – Teacher, 1973
Suggestions on developing student research skills. (SP)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Research Needs, Research Skills, Student Research
Hamilton, Jack A. – California Personnel and Guidance Association Journal, 1972
This paper will discuss three alternative research strategies, which have been used to gain information about the effectiveness of counseling procedures. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselors, Educational Research, Individual Differences
Manella, Joseph R. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 1972
Article describes an archaeological dig conducted by a group of elementary school students in Milford, Massachusetts. It gave the students a look at the past and a link with the citizens of Milford in yesteryear. (Author/ML)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Field Trips, Grade 6, History
Voertman, Robert F. – Educ Rec, 1970
The case for research-participation by undergraduates based on the author's experience with Central American Field Studies, an experimental program in undergraduate science education. (Editor)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Experience, Relevance (Education), Research
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Calder, Clarence R., Jr.; Tag, Herbert G. – Science and Children, 1971
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Environmental Education, Field Studies, Program Descriptions
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Heister, Ralph D., Jr. – American Biology Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Ecology, Field Studies, Pollution, Scientific Research
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Rumbauh, Duane M. – BioScience, 1972
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, College Science, Instruction
Rogers, E. H. – Visual Education, 1971
A brief look at an audiovisual aid that can be handled by children, without a teacher's assistance, and which was designed to aid children in investigating topics of personal interest. (AA)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Technology, Elementary School Students, Individualized Instruction
Tooley, Rodney – Ind Arts Vocat Educ, 1970
This article explains how an industrial arts department organized to design and produce "X-2 , a rough terrain vehicle. Photographs and line drawings accompany the article. (GR)
Descriptors: Industrial Arts, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Developed Materials, Student Projects
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Howard, James R., III – American Biology Teacher, 1971
Students collect data for long-term study of effect of urban development on stream characteristics. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Data Collection, Ecology, Environmental Influences
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Stees, Nancy E. – American Biology Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Abstracts, Biology, Indexes, Information Science
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Proctor, Betty Jane – Exercise Exchange, 1979
Suggests two exercises in writing a research paper: compare two biographies of one person, and discuss a problem about the truth of an incident in the person's life, citing positive and negative points of view. (TJ)
Descriptors: Biographies, Higher Education, Student Research, Teaching Methods
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