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Chiodo, John J.; Knapke, Jerry – Curriculum Review, 1981
Suggests the study of local issues as an active approach to citizenship education in the elementary and secondary grades. Presents a model activity for high school civics students on investigating the impact of a new shopping mall. (SJL)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizenship Education, Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education
Henes, Jack K.; Porterfield, Kitty – 1983
Designed for inclusion in an eighth grade course on U.S. history or civics, this unit introduces local students to the history of Alexandria (Virginia) through a study of its buildings and urban growth. By examining factors which have changed the community (technology, transportation, economic influences) as well as the relationship between…
Descriptors: Architecture, Change Strategies, Citizenship Education, Community Development
