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Journell, Wayne, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
COVID-19 offers a unique opportunity to transform the K-12 social studies curriculum, but history suggests that changes to the formal curriculum will not come easily or automatically. This book was conceived in the space between the dismantling of our old way of life and the anticipation of what comes next. The authors in this volume--leading…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies
Greenburg, Hazel Sara, Ed. – 1993
This curriculum guide is a compilation of curriculum pieces that have appeared either in "Intercom" or in another earlier curriculum guide but are still vital and relevant; what binds the issues in the pieces together is the urgency of the problems they pose--urgent issues for both developed and "underdeveloped" nations…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Carson, Terrance R., Ed.; Gideonse, Hendrik D., Ed. – 1987
The development of informed citizens who are dedicated to maintaining the public good through wise action is the goal of peace education. Ten articles in this document discuss the various issues surrounding peace education. The first two articles, by Ken Osborne and Nigel Young, set an historical and conceptual framework for the field of peace…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Brooks, George E., Ed.; Daso, Dik A., Ed.; Hitchens, Marilynn, Ed.; Roupp, Heidi, Ed. – 1994
This handbook is the product of an institute held in Aspen, Colorado in 1992. The purpose of the institute was to consider how to create a viable one year survey course in world history that did not focus only on western culture. In this book can be found a general conceptual framework for a world history course, suggested lesson plans, and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Education
John Daniel; And Others – 1993
The ten essays in this book examine issues related to academic freedom and university autonomy. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction, providing an overview of the situation in universities worldwide, including national and international initiatives to promote academic freedom. It also discusses the role of the World University Service in this…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Civil Liberties, College Environment
Evans, Ronald W., Ed.; Saxe, David Warren, Ed. – 1996
This handbook explores the issues-centered curriculum for social studies teaching and how student performance reflects an intellectual capacity to address public issues. The book is divided into 11 parts with essays to address specific aspects of the approach. The foreword, written by Shirley Engle, establishes a context for issues-based…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation