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Hicks, David – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1987
Describes the World Studies 8-13 Project, a national curriculum program developed through a cooperative effort in Great Britain. Discusses the purposes of the project, which includes the teaching of world issues to younger children. Outlines the major topics covered by the materials. (TW)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David – Geographical Education, 1987
Considers how the fields of world studies or global education may provide insight and contribute to enhance student understanding in geography courses. Provides a series of checklists which a geography department may use to evaluate the global dimensions in their programs, goals and objectives, resources, and teaching strategies. (LS)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 1993
Proposes that a futures dimension be included in the environmental education curriculum. Presents eight points to justify its inclusion and eight potential future trends that could be explored. Other methods of envisioning the future and moving forward are discussed. (Contains 28 references.)
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David – Social Education, 2000
Presents an interview with James Loewen who wrote "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong" and "Lies Across America: What our Historic Sites and Monuments Get Wrong." Focuses on topics such as what led him to write these two books and why they are popular. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David – Educational Review, 2001
A future perspective should be a component of citizenship education in the British National Curriculum. Development of future-oriented thinking should involve activities that address the following: state of the world, change management, differing viewpoints, alternative futures, hopes and fears, past/present/future, visions, future generations,…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Rogat, Aaron – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2011
The hypothetical learning progressions presented here are the products of the deliberations of two working groups of science education researchers, each group also including a state science curriculum supervisor, organized by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), with support from the National Science Foundation. Their charge was…
Descriptors: Evidence, Science Education, Space Sciences, Engineering
Fisher, Simon; Hicks, David – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1982
Describes the rationale for and general objectives of World Studies, a curriculum project emphasizing the teacher's role in developing instructional strategies. Includes general themes (getting on with others, learning about other people, understanding the news, the world tomorrow) and criteria for the project's inservice courses. (JN)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David; Holden, Cathie – Environmental Education Research, 1995
Explores two issues related to teaching toward an ecologically sustainable future: (1) recognition that teaching about global issues can lead to feelings of despair; and (2) the need to know how young people conceptualize the future in the first place. A recent study of pupils' views of the future is described. (LZ)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society)
Hicks, David, Ed.; Slaughter, Richard, Ed. – 1997
If all education is for the future, then when and where is the future explored within education? Providing educators with information on the rich literature of the futures field and on the groundswell of future studies is the object of this collection of essays. The text does not presume that readers are familiar with the futures field. Divided…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Curriculum
Lintner, Timothy, Ed.; Schweder, Windy, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
With the national push towards inclusion, more students with disabilities are being placed in general education settings. Furthermore, when placed, more students with disabilities are entering social studies classrooms than any other content area. Classroom teachers are being asked to "reach and teach" all students, often with little support.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Disabilities, Peer Teaching
2002
This document contains the following papers on social studies from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2002 conference: (1) "Technology Portfolios in Pre-Service Social Studies Teacher Education" (Marsha Alibrandi); (2) "North Carolina's Sixth Graders Go to Russia: A Global Education/Curriculum Integration Project…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Lund Univ., Malmo (Sweden). Dept. of Educational and Psychological Research. – 1990
This document contains an interview with David Hicks, an educator in England active in promoting the practice of peace education. (The interviewer was Ake Bjerstedt.) Peace education is described as a process that seeks to promote students' autonomy; foster debate and dialogue between students and teachers; and help young people to understand some…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Bjerstedt, Ake, Ed. – 1992
The project group "Preparedness for Peace," working at the Department of Educational and Psychological Research, Malmo School of Education in Sweden, explores ways of helping children and young people to deal constructively with questions of peace and war. As part of its work, the project group collects viewpoints on the role of schools…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
White, Cam, Ed. – 2000
This document contains the following papers on social studies instruction and technology: (1) "Waking the Sleeping Giant: Social Studies Teacher Educators Collaborate To Integrate Technology into Methods' Courses" (Cheryl Mason, Marsha Alibrandi, Michael Berson, Kara Dawson, Rich Diem, Tony Dralle, David Hicks, Tim Keiper, and John Lee);…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education