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Bayes, Bonnie, Ed.; Lines, Patricia, Ed. – 1977
The six papers which comprise this document are the result of a year-long "New Birth of Freedom" program in Seattle. The sponsoring organization was a broadly-based group called the People Power Coalition, comprised of civic organizations, churches, research institutes, and media outlets. The program examined the Declaration of Independence in…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Civil Rights, Community Involvement, Community Responsibility
Janne, Henri – 1979
The education/employment situation of young people in Belgium is examined as part of a project to broaden perspectives on social, educational, and employment issues in contemporary societies. Because of Belgium's complex cultural and linguistic make-up (59% of Belgians are Dutch-speaking Flemish; 41% are French-speaking Walloons), it is difficult…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Comparative Education
Maclure, Stuart – 1979
Part of a project to broaden perspectives on social, educational, and employment issues in contemporary societies, the monograph focuses on the difficulties experienced by young people in Great Britain in negotiating the transitions from school to work and from youth to adulthood. Unemployment in Britain is at a post World War II peak and there…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Policy
Thomas, William G. – 1978
Summaries of five keynote addresses and proceedings of task forces of a conference on postcompulsory education in the 1980s, attended by educational theorists and planners from 30 nations, are presented. The opening address by Lord Asa Briggs provided a worldwide overview of postcompulsory education, and Burton Clark spoke about academic…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Planning, College School Cooperation
Kleg, Milton; And Others – 1970
The regional and historical overview of race, caste, and prejudice is one of the units in the Anthropology Curriculum Project series. The major objective of the unit is to focus attention on discriminatory practices which grow out of physical differences and cultural attitudes. The document consists of teacher background materials and a student…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitude Change, Beliefs, Bias
Download full textBibby, John F.; And Others – 1978
Part of a series which offers educational resources and teaching techniques related to major social issues to high school social studies classroom teachers, the guide focuses on government regulation. The document is presented in four major chapters. Chapter I explores how economic and political science frameworks can be used to analyze policy…
Descriptors: Agencies, Competition, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making
TWEETEN, LUTHER G. – 1967
A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE POVERTY EXPERIENCED BY 17 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS OF THE U.S. IN 1959 WAS ITS CONCENTRATION IN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS AND AMONG CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS. EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE PARENTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO POSSESS A HIGH POSITIVE CORRELATION WITH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF THE CHILD.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Bibliographies, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged
Chapa, Evey, Ed.; And Others – 1976
Intended to provide interested persons, researchers, and educators with information about "la mujer Chicana", this annotated bibliography cites 320 materials published between 1916 and 1975, with the majority being between 1960 and 1975. The 12 sections cover the following subject areas: Chicana publications; Chicana feminism and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Care, Cultural Influences, Education
Bowers, C. A. – 1978
Revisionist educational historians tend to analyze American education in light of Marxist theories of social class without giving due consideration to the fact that technology and bureaucracy are the dominant political and cultural forces affecting education in the 20th century. A review of educational debate during the 1960s and 1970s indicates…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Culture Conflict, Ecological Factors, Educational History
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1975
This document presents findings and recommendations on the implementation of court ordered school desegregation in Boston. Major divisions of the document include a general section, the Boston municipal government, the State government, leadership of Boston's private sector, and the Federal government. Within these major categories, various…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Rights, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations
McCullough, Lloyd M. – 1975
Developed to identify how low socioeconomic black students perceive the world about them in relation to social and academic characteristics identified by various research findings, this study employs the research technique of using a visual multiple choice questionnaire. The establishment of characteristic statement photographs as being either…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth
Gill, Clark C.; Conroy, William B. – 1968
This semester course has been designed as a capstone to previous sequential units developed by the Latin American Curriculum Project. It originally consisted of five units, however, two formerly optional units are now included in the packet. The development of understanding of contemporary Latin America-its history and culture, its contemporary…
Descriptors: American History, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Mikkleson, Ruth – 1972
The publication consists of an independent study course on contemporary problems and contemporary literature for secondary and college students. The major objective is to help students think creatively about current problems of the American Indians, Blacks, women, and ecology and to sharpen the student's ability to interpret works of literature.…
Descriptors: American Culture, Bias, Black Culture, Black Literature
Wittich, Walter A., Comp. – 1973
Free audiotapes, videotapes, scripts, and transcriptions are referenced in this twentieth edition of the guide which was assembled to help teachers and librarians select materials which encourage students to inquire, discover, and develop the ideas which will enable them to contribute to society. Entries are listed under curricular areas: accident…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Art Education, Audiotape Recordings, Business Education
Robb, Herbert E.; Sobel, Raymond – 1969
The authors believe that in order to fully develop as an individual and an effective member of a democratic society, one must be able to intelligently evaluate a wide range of conflicting and controversial viewpoints. And it is on this crucial point that our educational system has, no doubt unintentionally, failed a large number of citizens. This…
Descriptors: Black Power, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties
