Junior Red Cross in the Schools: An International Movement, a Voluntary Agency, and Curriculum Change.

Sheehan, Nancy M.

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ERIC Number: EJ358022

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Publication Date: 1987

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Junior Red Cross in the Schools: An International Movement, a Voluntary Agency, and Curriculum Change.

Sheehan, Nancy M.

Curriculum Inquiry, v17 n3 p247-66 Fall 1987

Analyzes Canadian activities of the Junior Red Cross (JRC) to understand the role of international movements, voluntary agencies, and informal educational practicies in curricular change. The JRC's ongoing success is attributed to overlapping educational and Red Cross personnel, its production of usable classroom materials, and its practical program for teaching health and civics. Includes 69 endnotes. (MLH)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Hygiene, Instructional Materials, International Organizations, Voluntary Agencies

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Language: English

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