High school students learn about city, county, and state government through field trips. Included are forms for debriefing and student and community agency staff evaluations, follow-up exercises, and lists of do's and don'ts for teacher planning. (SR)

The books, special library collections, audiovisual aids, journals, and other resources described in this bibliographic essay will be helpful to elementary and secondary California teachers in state and local history courses. (SR)

Course outlines and timelines for a junior high school elective, "Youth and the Law," and a senior high school elective, "Criminal and Civil Law," are provided. A sample brochure about a supplementary television series for the junior high course is also included. (SR)

Recently there has been a burst of activity in the development of resources in economics for teachers in grades K-12. California organizations, national organizations, and teaching materials are described. (SR)

The most effective approach for teaching multicultural education is through supplementary materials and nontraditional resources in which the community, in the broadest sense, is considered the prime source of curriculum. School system guides, individuals, organizations, and other resources are discussed. (SR)

We must acquire the fullest understanding and use of our life support system and begin a movement of energies away from scarcity and toward self-sufficiency. Global interdependence education can assist in this process. Educators will be called on to demonstrate the workability and necessity of whole-system approaches. (SR)

Social studies courses which do not include a global dimension are not properly preparing students for effective participation in their communities or within their nation. Resources and materials for teaching with a global perspective are listed. The multidisciplinary goals of global education are also included. (SR)

Through social studies, children can learn to identify with people who have experienced every human emotion. To help elementary teachers provide a challenging program, resources, including Banks' schema for analyzing ethnic awareness, units of study, and resource centers, are described. (RM)

The "Olympic Heritage" year in California provides an excellent opportunity to motivate students to examine their heritage from ancient Greece and to advance cross-curricular coordination. The very successful 1981-82 "Shakespeare Year" program can be used as a model. A proposed Olympic project is described. (RM)

Teachers must become aware of the magnitude of the computer revolution. They must examine the courseware that is available and consider possible instructional and management uses. A list of organizations and resources that can provide guidance for teachers is included. (SR)

In this time of budget cuts, teachers who wish to pursue a new idea or project may have to consider alternative possibilities. These include developing a project without funding or finding funds through a government agency, business, industry, or foundation. A list of funding sources for California educators is provided. (RM)

This list of resources for teaching futures studies includes instructional materials, audiovisual materials, places and organizations, people, and books. (SR)

Examines how the concept of justness influenced the conduct of wars in the early Middle Ages. The author offers a new interpretation of Gregory of Tours' perspective on war as found in his "Historia Francorum." (AM)

Discusses the role played by preaching in early medieval religious culture. The author describes how Caesarius of Arles instigated the use of short, vivid statements of Christian theology as sermon endings. The endings reinforced the orthodox image of Christ in the minds of the illiterate population and counteracted the influence of Arianism. (AM)

Selection from Abelard's hymns are used to illustrate his theological positions on the trinity and theory of atonement. (AM)