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Archer, Kevin – Journal of Geography, 1995
Defines geography as a holistic science that explains variations in the human-environment relationship over the earth's surface. Proposes bridging the gap between the specialized professional approach to geography and practical pedagogical needs. Maintains that geographers should translate their work for nongeographers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy

Keller, C. Peter; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1995
Maintains that regional atlases are an important educational tool that must be updated to remain current and valuable. Reports on a user survey among 123 Canadian geography teachers about content and design of atlases. Finds that teachers value simplicity and up-to-date information and not CD-ROM atlases. (CFR)
Descriptors: Atlases, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change
Lipman, Pauline – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2005
This paper examines the changing nature of metroregions and their schools. It discusses the influence of global neo-liberalism and resistance on processes of social differentiation through case studies of Chicago metroregion communities and schools. Using spatial theory, the paper argues that while the restructuring of metroregions creates…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Equal Education, Social Justice
1996
This resource represents a virtual library of still and moving images, documents, maps, sound clips and text which make up the history of the non-European world from prehistoric times to the early 1990s. The interdisciplinary range of materials included is compatible with standard textbooks in middle and high school social science, social studies,…
Descriptors: African History, Ancient History, Archaeology, Architecture
Hayes, Denis – 1977
Focusing on the need for energy to sustain economic development on a long-term basis, the document examines energy options of the post-petroleum era in developing nations. Nuclear power and solar power are the most important among proposed alternative energy sources. Limited applicability of nuclear technology to the Third World is discussed.…
Descriptors: Climate, Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Hanson, Lola P.; Hanson, Kim – 1978
This teacher's guide describes a program about urban ecology which can be used with children from kindergarten through grade six. The program comprises five units which explore concepts and practical issues of consumption in the home, health and well-being, commercial enterprise, transportation and networks, and production. Each unit's content is…
Descriptors: Business, Concept Teaching, Consumer Economics, Dramatic Play
Spicer, Brian, Ed.; And Others – 1974
Part of a geography series which stresses understanding of the environment through mastery of specific skills and concepts, the secondary level textbook investigates the interrelationships between humans and the goods they produce. The book is presented in 26 chapters organized around five main themes: (1) agricultural production, (2)…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Climate
Helip, Donald L. – 1971
Through an understanding of the diversity of ways regions have developed and are developing economically, students in grades seven through nine gain insight into current world problems. To answer why some geographic areas are poor, students examine content focusing on the geographic, cultural, human and chance factors that influence the economic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Developed Nations
Arapahoe County School District 6, Littleton, CO. – 1970
The unit experiences for the K-12 curriculum guide, including these for grade 4, are outlined in SO 001 139. These units initiate the study of geographic regions of the world. Emphasis in these area studies is placed on the regional topography, geographic factors, and people's economic, social, and cultural adjustment to their environment or…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Area Studies, Concept Teaching, Critical Thinking
Jakubs, John F.; And Others – 1971
The project presented here provides a role-playing game simulation that points out the complexities of locational decision and indicates ways in which those decisions might be influences by various public and private citizens groups. It focuses on the bargaining, citizen reaction, and possible side payments. Designed as a heuristic devise, the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, City Government, Civil Disobedience, Class Activities
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
In the third resource unit on regional studies designed for fifth graders, focus is upon the Northeast area in general, and specifically upon a case study of the urban area of New York City itself. The case study is one of sequent occupance from the time of inhabitance by the Indians in New York City up to the present time and includes examination…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
The second of three main parts designed for fifth grade students, resource unit six presents an overview of the patterns and a system of regionalization on Canada, and deals with case studies which illustrate the fact that man uses his physical environment in terms of his cultural values, perceptions, and level of technology. The approach and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This resource unit for 5th graders includes three case studies and a sub-unit on the West as a region. Three sequent occupance case studies which are suggestive, rather than prescriptive, comprise the first part of the unit. Teachers may decide to select only one for an in-depth study or may decide to design a case study modeled after this…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This fifth grade resource unit on regional studies is part of an articulated curriculum for grades K-12 that emphasizes sequential development of attitudes and skills, as well as generalizations and concepts. An inquiry teaching strategy encouraging children to find out things for themselves is presented. Children are asked to make guesses or set…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Concept Teaching
Ham, Pamela S. – 1971
This world studies elective quinmester course for grades seven through nine focuses on the national life style of Russia, emphasizing its varied cultural background, and, through an analysis of cultural characteristics, examining the influence a totalitarian government has on the nation's institutions. The student will: 1) evaluate the environment…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Communism