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Morrissett, Irving, Ed.; Williams, Ann M., Ed. – 1981
Fifteen articles (and four synthesis chapters) compare and contrast objectives, practices, and problems of social/political education in the United States, Great Britain, and West Germany. Social/political education is interpreted to include that area of pre-university teaching referred to in the United States most often as social studies or…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
Hepburn, Mary A.; Dahler, Alfred – 1983
This summary of social studies/social science education doctoral dissertations provides a reference work of use to students, educators, researchers, and others interested in the topics, methods, outcomes, and patterns of recent graduate dissertations. Following an analytical introduction which describes the topics and problems most frequently…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment
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
Burnett, Gary – 1994
Multicultural education has become a controversial topic in recent years, and in the midst of such controversy, there has been little agreement on a precise conceptualization of multicultural education. It is apparent that it takes many forms. A typology is presented that divides multicultural education programs into three categories according to…
Descriptors: Classification, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Otto, Paul B., Ed. – 1995
This yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) is designed to give a perspective on rural science education. It is presented in a sequence which leads from the definition and philosophy of rural science education, to the status of rural science education, research implications, the integration of science within…
Descriptors: American Indians, Distance Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Harrington, Charles – 1980
Focusing on the time period since the 1974 Supreme Court Lau v. Nichols decision, this paper reviews Federal policy regarding bilingual education, discusses the current sociopolitical context of bilingual education, discusses evaluations of bilingual programming done to date, and examines the implications of these factors for schools and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Layzell, Daniel T.; Lyddon, Jan W. – 1990
This digest of a full-length report provides a review of state level budgeting for higher education in terms of the underlying interplay of human and external forces coupled with factors that are present in the budgeting process itself. The environmental context includes historical, political, economic, and demographic factors. These factors…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Financial Support
Bloland, Harland G. – 1985
The development of the role of higher education associations based in Washington, District of Columbia, from the 1960s to the present, is traced, with attention to events, problems, and issues. Also considered are: reasons for joining voluntary associations; the policy-making arena for higher education and the general principles that guide federal…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, Classification, Decision Making
Patrick, John J. – 1998
A report by the National Commission on Civic Renewal has sounded alarms about the declining quantity and quality of citizen engagement in U.S. political and civic life. According to the Commission the overall civic condition is weaker than it was and in need of significant improvement. To renew the constructive engagement of citizens in political…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education
Stotsky, Sandra – 1992
Civic education "means explicit and continuing study of the basic concepts and values underlying our democratic political community and constitutional order" (Butts 1988, 184). It draws its content chiefly from four disciplines: political science, jurisprudence, history, and economics. Political science and jurisprudence provide an…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Boulder, CO. – 1982
Teaching civics, political science, and government at all levels is the topic of this annotated bibliography. The following kinds and amounts of materials are cited: (1) 8 citations from "Resources in Education" (RIE); (2) 9 citations from "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE); (3) 42 commercially available…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Civics, Educational Games, Instructional Materials
Avery, Patricia G. – 2001
Political tolerance is the willingness to extend basic rights and civil liberties to persons and groups whose viewpoints differ from one's own. It is a central tenet of a liberal democracy. The individual rights and freedoms that U.S. citizens value encourage a wide array of ideas and beliefs, some of which may offend segments of the population.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Rights, Consciousness Raising
Aiex, Nola Kortner; Gottlieb, Stephen S. – 2000
Noting that critics charge that news reporting focuses on the superficial, personal characteristics of candidates and ignores the issues underlying elections, this Digest examines the relationship between the political process and political communication through the media. It addresses the power of advertising, cyberspace political communication,…
Descriptors: Advertising, Elections, Higher Education, Internet
Ritter, Kurt; Hellweg, Susan A. – 1984
Noting that television debates have become a regular feature of the media politics by which candidates seek office, this annotated bibliography is particularly intended to assist teachers and researchers of debate, argumentation, and political communication. The 40 citations are limited to the television era of American politics and categorized as…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Debate, Higher Education, Mass Media Effects
Grusko, Robin; Kramer, Judy – 1993
Describing the physical, social, psychological, and human context of middle and secondary schools, this book is designed to help new teachers negotiate the environment of the schools in which they find themselves. The book is intended for first-year or second-year teachers, education majors in their final year of preparation, "second…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques