A study involving 2,000 8th and 11th grade students showed that males and females appear to be different in their news knowledge and news acquisition habits. Boys knew more about national and international events than girls, watched more television news, and read newspapers more often. (RM)

Traces the increasing concern among Americans over the energy situation and the state of the economy. Stresses the responsibility of the schools in educating students in matters of energy and the influence of energy on economic growth. A conceptual structure for an energy curriculum in social studies is presented. (DB)

Maintains that energy education can and should be included in the social studies curriculum. Suggests energy-related units and concepts for elementary, junior high, and senior high school and includes a directory of resources to help teachers develop the units. (DB)

Presents scenarios describing how various junior high school students became involved in energy education and relates the scenarios to energy education for all students. Describes how teaching methods such as cartoons can be used to implement an energy curriculum within the social studies. (DB)

Recommends that junior high school social studies classroom teachers incorporate information about the imminent and continuing shortages of energy into the curriculum. One way of organizing this information is as an inverted isosceles triangle in which energy, environment, and social studies education serve as sides of the triangle. Sample lessons…

Recounts how energy and economics mingle at many levels and offers social studies lessons which teach students about economic concepts through examination of the energy crisis. Concepts stressed are scarcity, economic growth, supply and demand, and opportunity cost. Lessons are intended for secondary school students. (DB)

Suggests that investigation of contemporary problems be included in social studies/citizenship education programs and stresses the relevance of contemporary problems to social studies curricula for slow learners. Literature pertaining to citizenship education is reviewed, and research to determine effects of a study of contemporary issues on…

Discusses a study to determine the effects of furnishing taped alternatives to textbook learning in social studies classes on the junior high school level. Results indicated that listening alternatives are useful addenda to instruction in social studies classes. (DB)

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)

Recommends that individualized instruction be used to teach social studies. Topics discussed include the tradition of individualized instruction, the relationship of individualized instruction to social studies, the advantages of individualized instruction, and new individualized instruction technologies. (DB)

Recounts problems which occur when individualized instruction is used to teach social studies. Problems include that it is not realistic because the student/teacher/instructional material relationship is too complex, social studies content is too multidimensional to be learned by mastery learning, and most schools do not have the support system…

Presents a progress report on Project SPAN (Social Studies/Social Science Education: Priorities, Practices, and Needs). The purpose of the project is to examine the current status of the social studies, desired states of the social studies, and recommendations for achieving those desired states. (KC)

Discusses eight issues analyzed at a conference of 55 social studies leaders at Stanford University in 1979. Issues include effective scope and sequence of curriculum; basis for selection of content; achievement tests; methods for assuring implementation of new courses, approaches, and materials; and improvement of the status of social studies.…

This speech by James Michener analyzes causes for anti-science attitudes prevalent in the United States. Concludes that the scientific world must keep the general public abreast of what it is doing and continue to pursue goals proven to be sound bases for a free society. (Author/KC)

Specifies major law-related outcomes at the elementary school level and describes several characteristics of learning environments that promote these outcomes. Outcomes include perceiving dilemmas inherent in social issues and being reflective decision makers, being critically responsive to authority, and being knowledgeable about law and related…