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| Braun, Joseph A., III, Ed. | 1 |
| Braun, Joseph A., Jr., Ed. | 1 |
| Forsyth, Al, Jr., Ed. | 1 |
| Gallagher, Arlene F., Ed. | 1 |
| Handley, Leslie Mills, Ed. | 1 |
| McGowan, Tom, Ed. | 1 |
| Porter, Priscilla H., Ed. | 1 |
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| Book/Product Reviews | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reference Materials -… | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 7 |
| Teachers | 7 |
| Administrators | 2 |
| Students | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBraun, Joseph A., III, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Contends that the end of slavery, women's suffrage, and the civil rights movement were watershed events of social justice in U.S. history. Provides reviews of two media-based sets of instructional materials that can help students understand the struggle by disenfranchised groups to become full participants in society. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedForsyth, Al, Jr., Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Recommends two computer programs for elementary social studies use that help solve the problem of one-computer classrooms: Little Shoppers Kit, a store-in-the-classroom role play; and Choices, Choices, a two-part program concerning ethical questions relevant to students' experiences. Emphasizes cooperative learning, teacher as facilitator, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedGallagher, Arlene F., Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Briefly reviews children's literature on the themes of cooperative learning, community cooperation, interdependence, and putting the social back into social studies. Summarizes three books for primary readers, four for intermediate grades, and three for young adults. Covers a wide variety of cooperative learning situations. (CH)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Community Cooperation, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedHandley, Leslie Mills, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Asserts polls show that the general public, high school seniors, and college seniors have many misunderstandings about the U.S. economic system and its role in the international economy. Maintains that grade level programs need to be interdisciplinary and utilize active learning techniques. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Economics, Economics Education
Peer reviewedMcGowan, Tom, Ed.; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Asserts that citizens are aware of growing global diversity and interdependence. Maintains that simply providing children with information about other cultures is not enough. Provides a bibliographic essay divided into eight themes related to cultural diversity. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education, Content Area Reading, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedPorter, Priscilla H., Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Maintains that global and multicultural education frequently competes for attention in the social studies curriculum. Contends that a global perspective is compatible with multicultural education. Provides a bibliographic essay describing geography activity packets and posters, reference works, and hands-on "culture kits." (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Images, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedBraun, Joseph A., Jr., Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Contends that computers and television have contributed to a sense of global connectedness. Presents reviews of a computer software program and two videotape series that focus on global issues and children in other cultures. Asserts that instructional materials such as these can help reduce ethnocentrism among students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Images
