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Claussen, Bernhard, Ed. – RCPE Bulletin, 1988
This bulletin, produced by Research Committee on Political Education (RCPE), contains three articles, two conference reports, book reviews, and membership information. "Fantasy and Vengeance: Observations on the Origins of Right-Wing Violence in Italy and in the United States" (L. Weinberg) examines the rise of neo-fascism in Italy and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Fantasy, Fascism, Foreign Countries
Botting, D.; And Others – Contact, 1985
Written in both English and French, this newsletter discusses how politics should be taught to elementary students. There are three major failings in the teaching of politics to elementary students: (1) concentration on the formal institutions of government and failure to teach about the concepts that underlie politics, e.g., power, authority, and…
Descriptors: Civics, Comparative Education, Curriculum Problems, Educational Needs
v8 n4 Apr 79, 1979
Included in this document are five issues of "The Social Science Teacher," the official journal of the Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences. All levels of education are treated. One issue examines a variety of topics including Marxism and education, the High School Geography Project, problems in teaching sociology, social…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Antonucci, Mike – Fordham Report, 1998
For more than a year the 2.3 million member National Education Association (NEA) and the 900,000 member American Federation of Teachers (AFT) engaged in merger negotiations. The plan was to bring American teachers together in one union for collective bargaining, political action, and education policy. This report gives a detailed picture of the…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Giltrow, David – AECT President's Library, 1989
Designed to provide instructional technologists, policy makers, and administrators with an overview of the basic principles of distance education, this booklet comprises eight chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) A Selective History; (3) Components of Distance Education Systems; (4) Organizational Options; (5) Instructional Technologists and Staffing…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education
Urban Superintendents' Sounding Board, 1993
Building community collaboration and commitment for educating students in urban districts was the theme of the January 29-31, 1992, meeting of the Urban Superintendents' Network. Presentations and discussions focused on the political nature of education, Chapter 1 legislation, the use of educational technology, and educational standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Community Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Morrison, James L., Ed. – On the Horizon, 1995
These five newsletter issues focus on potential developments and critical trends in higher education. Feature articles include: (1) "A Reinvented Model for Higher Education" (Richard B. Heydinger); (2) "Redesigning American Public Education" (James S. Coleman); (3) "Envisioning (and Inventing) the Future" (Ian…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Environment, Educational Trends, Environmental Scanning
Army Center of Military History, Washington, DC. – 1987
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was a wealthy South Carolinian whose profound sense of public duty obliged him to risk everything to assume a mantle of political and military leadership during the period of rebellion. This booklet on Pinckney is one in a series on Revolutionary War soldiers who later signed the U.S. Constitution. The booklet reviews…
Descriptors: Biographies, Colonial History (United States), Military Service, Public Service
Riis, Ulla – School Research Newsletter, 1986
This report on current research at Sweden's University of Linkoping on the dynamics of technical progress, social change, and continuous educational reform focuses on the four major sub-studies that, with a number of more limited surveys, make up the project on Technology and Science in School and Society: Education, Training, Subsequent Training.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Compulsory Education, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations
Collins, Paul; And Others – Review and Evaluation Bulletins, 1982
Three scenarios about education in the province of Ontario to the year 2005 are described in this publication. The major purpose of the scenarios is to stimulate thought about the future. Taking a holistic approach, the authors describe education in its economic, political, and social milieu, since education does not take place in isolation. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Climate, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
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Jund, Suzanne, Ed. – Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 1980
The seven articles in this journal issue deal with various aspects of reading instruction. The articles discuss the following topics: (1) results of a study conducted to gain information helpful to reading specialists and school administrators in implementing new Wisconsin state reading requirements; (2) the use of creative, reading-based language…
Descriptors: Characterization, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
IDRA Newsletter, 1994
This newsletter contains six articles on issues of gender equity for Chicanas and other women. "Recognizing Chicana Contributions: Cultural History & Gender Equity on the Line" (Mikki Symonds) discusses the invisibility of Mexican Americans in general and of Chicanas in particular in U.S. history books, school curricula, and pop…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Leue, Mary M., Ed.; And Others – SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, 1995
The four issues of "Skole" published in 1995 include articles examining alternatives to public education and the value of free schools. Free schools offer an unstructured curriculum in which comparisons between students are eliminated and students are empowered to be responsible for their learning. Proponents of this approach to…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childrens Writing, Compulsory Education, Conformity
Thorngren, Connie M.; Eisenbarth, Barbara S. – Women's Educational Equity Act Publishing Center Digest, 1994
This digest examines the status of girls' and women's athletics more than 20 years after the 1972 passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. It notes trends in Title IX implementation, the impact of…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Civil Rights Legislation, College Athletics, Compliance (Legal)
Bragaw, Don, Ed. – Issues in Global Education, 2001
This newsletter highlights the significant contributions made by the late Lee F. Anderson to the field of global education. Excerpts were selected from a life's work of deep thought and creative literary output regarding the constantly changing world in which people live. While Anderson's intellectual prowess ranged across several domains…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Global Approach