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Cultural Development through the Interaction between Education, the Community, and Society at Large. Contributions of Education to Cultural Development.
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Engstrom, K. – 1992
Museums play an important role in the transmission of culture and traditions and provide a collective memory of a community. A number of museum related institutions, known as the Science Centra, have arisen to offer self-directed learning activities in problem solving and understanding the processes related to everyday life. In a modern society,…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Centers, Learning Activities
Mobilizing Community Resources. Workshop Outline and Course Description.
Mason, Joan L. – 1988
This combination workshop guide and course description is intended to equip persons belonging to nonprofit volunteer organizations with the skills required to develop an action plan for identifying community resources and mastering effective methods of obtaining support for volunteer programs. The training emphasizes that 80 percent of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community Resources, Course Descriptions, Fund Raising
Integrating Oral History into the Bilingual Social Studies: An Instructional Technique That Is Successful.
Martinez, Paul E. – 1982
Oral history is but one of several methods of examining history, yet it holds powerful implications as a tool of instruction within the bilingual classroom. The most compelling rationale for integrating oral history techniques into bilingual social studies is that generally oral history has remained virtually isolated from most bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Community Resources, Elementary Education
The Utilization of National, Social, and Human Community Resources in the Process of Student Career Awareness Development.
Peters, Richard Oakes; Fisher, L. Timothy – 1976
New Hampshire Supervisory School Union 58 is the site of an experimental schools project, and the career education program developed in the rural area is discussed. Three towns and four schools constitute the Union, and include Northumberland, Stark, and Stratford. Based on a community needs assessment, the National Institute of Education funded…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Community Resources, Cost Effectiveness
A Guide. Life Situations: Incorporating Community Resources into the Adult ESL Curriculum.
Brown, Sandra – 1978
"Life Situations," a program designed for adult ESL (English as a second language) students, expands the curriculum through the use of community resources: trips, speakers, films, and related materials. These are incorporated into topical units of two to four weeks duration, along with dialogues and role playing using structures and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Resources
Life Situations: Incorporating Community Resources into the Adult ESL Curriculum. CATESOL Occasional Papers, No. 5.
Brown, Sandra – 1979
An Adult Basic Education curriculum utilizing community resources to help second language learners cope in real life situations is described. Curriculum topics lasting two to four weeks are studied through the use of speakers, films, real-life materials and field trips. Individual lessons cover: (1) community services, (2) consumer education, (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Citizenship Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Resources