Studying Government through Practical Community Encounters.

Blaga, Jeffrey J.; Boyd, Diane Schempp

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Publication Date: 1978

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Studying Government through Practical Community Encounters

Blaga, Jeffrey J.; Boyd, Diane Schempp

Social Education, 42, 2, 146-7, Feb 78

Describes projects which introduce high school students to the workings of the Federal government by directing them to investigate local government functions. Projects involve telephone interviews with local officials, visits to community agencies, and written and oral reports of student experiences. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Community Resources, Government Role, Inquiry, Learning Activities, Local Government, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States Government (Course)

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Audience: Practitioners

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