Discusses the impact on society of segregated age groups, especially within families. Limited contact with older people promotes stereotyping and discrimination. Six reasons for learning about older people and the aging process are given, along with cross cultural comparisons and several information activities for children. For journal…

Identifies common themes underlying various approaches to global education. Four characteristics of global perspectives programs are that they are holistic, humanistic, conceptually based, and issue oriented. Journal available from Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, P.O. Box 6637, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149. (AV)

Presents teaching strategies by which elementary social studies teachers can introduce a study of China. Students compare (1) their daily schedules with that of a sixth grader in Tientsin, (2) American and Chinese popular music, and (3) costs of living and income in China and America. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

Presents an overview of the English educational system: elementary, secondary, higher, and adult education. Discusses history, structure, progressive trends, educational standards, and teaching approaches. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

Describes Cuba's unique approach to indoctrinating high school students in communist beliefs. It places urban students in work-study schools in the countryside to separate them from (1) urban elitism and (2) family influence which conditions attitudes toward career goals. As a result, young adults are more willing to be sent wherever they are…

Explores the role of the social studies in Yugoslavia's nation-building process. Discusses integration of social goals into all curriculum areas and considers specific social studies goals, teacher training, instructional materials, and curriculum. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (Author/AV)

Discusses the role of social studies in transmitting the cultural heritage of Brazil. Includes descriptions of Brazilian culture and the educational structure. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

Reviews objectives, content, and problems of social studies education in India. Social studies is a relatively new component of the curriculum and there is little uniformity in its content and methods from state to state. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

Characterizes the separate educational systems of Arabs and Jews in Israel, with emphasis on social studies content of geography, history, and civics. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

Describes four approaches which cooperating teachers may take in maintaining close communication with student teachers: informal conferences, formal conferences, written comments on lesson plans, and subtle or subliminal communication. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

A review of the literature in social sciences instruction which deals with developing student competence and increasing student motivation is presented. Tables identifying four teacher and student behavior models are included. (Author/DB)

Techniques for teaching listening and speaking skills in the social studies are discussed. The historical importance of rhetoric in education and its relation to the modern social studies curriculum are stressed. (Author/DB)

Discussed is the nature of problems for students and teachers in the social studies which are caused by a lack of basic reading skills. Eleven suggestions for teachers on improving student reading levels are presented. (Author/DB)

Steps for teachers to follow in improving reading comprehension among students are presented. Three main levels of reading are identified and basic reading skills necessary for a mature reader are outlined. (Author/DB)

Demonstrates a preliminary, informal diagnostic procedure that a social studies teacher can adapt to the child and the textbook to determine the extent of a child's ability to read and understand the content read. (Author)