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Download full textColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1997
This booklet defines law-related education as an educational program for teaching non-lawyers about law, the legal system, and the fundamental principles and values on which constitutional democracy is based. The program's approach is characterized by relevant curriculum materials, interactive teaching strategies, and extensive use of the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Classroom Techniques, Law Related Education
Lyman, Lawrence; Foyle, Harvey C. – 1988
Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy involving students in small group learning activities that promote positive interaction. Research studies have consistently found that cooperative learning promotes increased academic achievement and involves relative use of implementation and reasonable costs. Improved behavior, increased positive…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Bangura, Abdul Karim – 2003
The most fundamental ideas ingrained in U.S. culture are the notions of freedom and democracy. The United States Constitution guarantees certain inalienable rights and protections. However, a person only needs to read "The Chronicle of Higher Education" since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center (New York) and the…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Classroom Techniques, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Context
Handy, Harold G. – 2000
This lesson focuses on the post-Reconstruction South and the social practices based on race and skin color that hindered the South's growth as a region and relegated many people to the status of second-class citizens, in spite of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The lesson provides historical background and outlines a task for students to…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civil Rights, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Ackerman, James S. – 2000
Teachers have a professional/ethical obligation to teach their subject in as balanced a way as possible so that students will not come away with a biased slant that, in their eyes, has been validated by the school system. The teaching of social studies, especially history, would be impoverished if matters of religious beliefs and influences were…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Ethics, Public Schools
Chilcoat, Kendra Hillman; Farwick, Diane; Eslinger, Mary Vann; Banaszak, Ronald, Sr. – 1997
Violence-Prevention Outcomes in Civic Education (VOICE) is a curriculum program for elementary social studies that incorporates conflict resolution, law-related education, and service learning. These three elements are among those considered to have promise in addressing youth violence. The VOICE curriculum is designed to complement the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution
