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Peer reviewedJagers, Robert J. – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Examined connections between culture and problem behaviors among 119 African American fifth and sixth graders. Results indicate that youth endorsed the Afrocultural orientation of spirituality and the Anglocultural orientation of effort optimism most highly. The Anglocultural orientation of person/object relations and the marginalized orientations…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Blacks, Children, Cultural Differences
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of General and Academic Education. – 1971
This list is of print and non-print materials that may have application to legal education for elementary and secondary grades. Types of print materials include student texts, periodicals, and pamphlets, curriculum materials, and books, both hardbound and paperback. Non-print materials include sound films and filmstrips and pre-recorded tapes.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Civil Liberties, Elementary Education
Chrisman, Kent; And Others – 1993
This report assesses the need for and availability of child care services in the metropolitan area of Louisville, Kentucky, including Jefferson County and six surrounding counties in Kentucky (Bullitt, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble) and three counties (Clark, Floyd, and Harrison) in southern Indiana. This assessment focused on 1990…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Problems, Day Care, Demography
Greenspan, Richard; And Others – Equity and Choice, 1994
A major finding from interviews with 25 New York City (New York) poverty-area urban elementary school principals is that they cannot adequately educate children without services to deal with the emotional distress experienced by many students. Teachers need the help and support of trained professionals. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Counseling Services, Elementary Education, Emotional Problems
Fund for Media Research, Chicago, IL. – 1967
QUESTIONNAIRES AND 291 INTERVIEWS WITH 466 SCHOOL PERSONNEL WERE USED IN THIS STUDY OF THE WAYS IN WHICH TELEVISION IS MEETING INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS OF 16 MAJOR CITIES. INTERVIEWEES RANKED THESE PROBLEMS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY--CURRICULUM RELEVANCE AND DIVERSITY, TEACHER QUALITY AND QUANTITY, INTERFERING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Closed Circuit Television, Communication Problems, Cooperative Programs
Van Cleave, Mary – 1994
This book relates a fictionalized year in the life of an elementary school. Told from the perspective of an elementary school principal, whose school is located in a poor, urban neighborhood, the stories portray the daily struggles of the children, teachers, and principal. Some of the themes explored include chaos and violence, problem students,…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Hummel, Raymond C.; Nagle, John M. – 1973
The goal of this book is to provide parents, teachers, administrators, school board members, and the general public with a systematic and comprehensive view of the condition of urban education in the 1970's. Previously, city educators tended to project the failure of the school on to "bad homes" and other conditions. The authors stress that new…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education
Callahan, Lawrence S. – Momentum, 1998
Describes a new program entitled Faith in the City created to strengthen and enhance every aspect of Catholic elementary education in Washington's center city, and to find ways to help the schools grow by working together. (YKH)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedSeif, Elliott; Harwood, Fred – Social Studies, 1975
The techniques, activities, and strategies focusing on the problems and concerns of urban Americans are suggested for use in elementary grades to prepare students to cope with inner city residence. They include a problem inventory, circle meetings, role playing, leadership training, physical and craft education, and career, legal, and economic…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Relevance (Education), Social Studies
Balaban, Richard C.; St. Clair, Alison Igo – 1975
The Mystery Tour is a multi-sensory approach to the man-made environment. It is designed to acquaint children with historical significance of buildings and architecture and thus prepare them to participate in decisions concerning historical preservation. Developed through a grant from the national Endowment for the Arts, the Mystery Tour guides…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, History
Minneapolis Independent School District 275, Minn. – 1970
Three studies designed to enable city elementary school children to investigate, discover, and relate to their environment are outlined. Specific objectives, lists of materials, and preparation needed for each study are given. The first study orients the child and school in the community. The second study locates existing parks and play areas.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Field Studies, Instruction
Amoe, Ruth – 1976
This is a simulation game and a part of the environmental education program developed by the Highline Public Schools. The game emphasizes why a city is formed, how it grows, where it develops, and some problems with which it must cope. It is designed to be used with elementary students in the intermediate grades. The materials were tried and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Jones, Lloyd M. – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Black History, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Inner City
Kerbow, David – 1996
Student mobility is a topic that frequently surfaces in discussion about the problems of urban schooling, but it is one that tends to fade from the agenda as discussion continues. Using data from the Chicago (Illinois) public elementary schools, this paper first describes the extent of urban school instability. Many schools, in fact, do not have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Elementary Education, School Districts
Goodman, Yetta M. – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Current Events, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Human Relations
