One of a series of activity guides designed to aid teachers in developing the thinking skills of primary grade students, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials. The activities and resources include: a calendar which lists important days and birthdays in April; poems; a short play; a flannelboard story; word…

One of a series of activity guides designed to aid teachers in developing the thinking skills of intermediate grade students, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials. The activities and resources include: a calendar which lists important days and birthdays in December, January, and February; poems; word…

This booklet introduces the concept of health promotion and disease prevention, outlines the health risks that are found in daily life, and shows how the risk of disease and disability can be reduced with minor changes in life style. Information is given on the number and causes of yearly deaths and the measures that have been taken by the…

The book defines terms and presents information on various aspects of educating handicapped children. Definitions of over 1,000 terms used in the education of handicapped children are presented in four sections: general terms, terms from P.L. 93-112, terms from P.L. 94-142, and terms from the supplement to P.L. 94-142. Additional topics covered in…

Intended for geography professors, students, and researchers, this publication explores some topics in the area of alcohol use and abuse that are potentially suited for geographical research. There are four chapters. Chapter 1 introduces some of the more familiar arguments for and against alcohol consumption. The second chapter deals with the…

Since the establishment of Ohio University's Southeast Asian Studies program in 1967, the university library has worked to develop its Southeast Asia Collection. Following a recent loss of federal funding, the library turned to alternative sources of funding for the collection, including interim emergency funding and project grants from the…

The New York State Social Studies Program's goals focus on skills, content, and concepts. Content refers to historic, geographic, economic, political, and social information taught. Multicultural content is designed to build constructive attitudes toward diversity in society. The skills that are considered important are: (1) gathering information,…

Basic material on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe is presented in this teachers' guide in such a way that teachers can incorporate it into the daily curriculum or utilize it through special units or projects. The guide is divided into two sections, one covering the Soviet Union, the other Eastern Europe. The Soviet Union section discusses…

Already a standard technique in anthropology, the life history method is widely used in the development of oral and local history, and within educational and social science research the method is growing in popularity. This is in large part due to the growing respectability of qualitative research in general. Part I of this paper explains the life…

This publication provides a brief introduction to core ideas of constitutional government in the United State as presented in "The Federalist" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The first of "The Federalists" papers was written by Hamilton, who joined with Jay and Madison in this series of essays to refute the…

Focusing on materials available at the California State University at Long Beach Library, this annotated bibliography lists resources in seven subject categories pertaining to education: (1) guides to the professional educational literature; (2) books about education research methodology; (3) encyclopedias and dictionaries; (4) tests and…

This annotated bibliography of suggested materials is intended to assist program directors and classroom teachers in determining appropriate materials for teaching legalization and citizenship candidates. The bibliography is a selected list of materials on the subjects of citizenship, government, and United States history identified for use with…

The Northern Marianas are a chain of 14 islands in the western Pacific, north of Guam, which together constitute the self-governing Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. The population of the islands in 1987 was approximately 36,000 with most of the inhabitants living on Saipan, the largest island. Sixteen thousand of these people were aliens,…

The resource manual provides guidelines and resources for individuals interested in integrating a substance abuse curriculum into existing programs for medical students and residents in internal medicine. Materials and resources appropriate for practicing physicians are also included. Three sections are: (1) a statement of minimum knowledge and…