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Parker, Franklin – 1980
This paper examines how Israel's educational system attempts to deal with major social, geographic, religious, economic, and political problems. Problems are presented in two main categories--internal and external. Internal problems include high immigration levels, religious and cultural differences among various Jewish sects and between Jews and…
Descriptors: Arabs, Civil Rights, Comparative Education, Culture Conflict
BIDDLE, LOUREIDE J.; BIDDLE, WILLIAM W. – 1968
THIS TRAINING GUIDE IS WRITTEN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO WHICH THE PEACE CORPS, VISTA, CHURCHES, AND OTHER VOLUNTEER-USING AGENCIES TURN FOR HELP IN TRAINING THE NONPROFESSIONAL OR PREPROFESSIONAL LOCAL WORKER IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE LESSONS ARE DIRECTED TO THE "ENCOURAGER" WHO LIVES WITH THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Organizations

Verbist, R., Ed.; And Others – Scientia Paedagogica Experimentalis, 1977
This journal highlights five papers by international authors on various topics in education. In the first article, it was hypothesized deductively that extroverts will show more fluctuations in attending than introverts and that individuals with high neuroticism show more fluctuations in attention span than less neurotic persons. The second…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Criterion Referenced Tests, Developmental Stages, Educational Research
Havighurst, Robert J.; And Others – 1968
This study of social systems in Chicago has three objectives: (1) To explore the interaction of the educational system with the social structure and social forces in a modern metropolitan area, (2) to make a historical study of the development of education in a city evolving during the 20th century, and (3) to develop a method for a…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Community, Board of Education Role, Business Responsibility
Spicer, Brian, Ed.; And Others – 1973
Part of a geography series which stresses understanding of the environment through mastery of specific skills and concepts, the secondary level textbook examines how and why different environments have changed through time. The book is presented in eight chapters organized around the three main themes of change in local areas, land use, and the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Area Studies, Communism, Ecological Factors
Okner, Benjamin A.; Rivlin, Alice M. – 1974
The focus of this paper is inequality - primarily, income - inequality - in the United States and the historical-political context in which policies that affect inequality are being discussed. The first section gives a brief description of recent trends in the distribution of income in the United States, a picture whose most remarkable feature is…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Educational Economics
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1970
The purpose of this American History survey course is to capitalize upon the knowledge that students may already have of the history of the United States. It is designed to allow a more intensive in-depth study of the nation's development and of our present political and social institutions. Thus, four major themes have been divided into broad…
Descriptors: American Culture, Citizenship, Concept Teaching, Current Events
Point Pleasant Beach Board of Education, NJ. – 1968
This is one of the series described in SO 000 378. When the student of American History seeks beneath the surface of the Dream of the Golden Door, the story he unearths is often one of prejudice, bigotry, and quiet tragedy. For the sake of relevance, the specific objectives of this unit y are: 1) to study the student's ancestors and their struggle…
Descriptors: American Culture, Black History, Ethnic Studies, Human Living
Point Pleasant Beach Board of Education, NJ. – 1968
This is one unit of the series described in SO 000 378. In this study of the American political system the principle is accepted that political parties are essential instruments for the governing and social change in a modern democratic state. Political change and development indicate a basic shift in the nature of government; this shift is…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Elections, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
The resource unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, is the second in a series of six units on continuity and change in American civilization. The unit deals with 18th century principles and their effects upon Americans. Key attention is given to the political system, development of the executive and, in…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Course Objectives, Cultural Background, Curriculum Guides
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This is a resource guide for one of a series of units prepared for grade 3 on the theme Communities Around the World. Objectives of this study of a South Pacific island community are explained relating to concepts of: 1) culture, 2) social organization, 3) social processes, 4) language and communication, 5) diveristy, 6) location, 7)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This unit resource guide is one of a series prepared for grade 2 on the theme Families Around the World. For this study of the Israeli Kibbutz background material is presented for teacher describing: 1) site, 2) social structure including major values and family structure, 3) the functions of the family, and 4) the Kibbutz as a family. Objectives…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
2002
This document summarizes a comparative analysis of the interconnections between technological and socioeconomic developments in agriculture and rural development, human capital formation, and social systems in the 13 candidate countries (CCs) for admission into the European Union (EU) and in the 15 countries of the EU. Specific topics considered…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Demography
Rosen, Seymour M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
The demand for basic information on Soviet higher education continues to grow. Previous bulletins on Soviet education published by the Office of Education have either been overall surveys ("Education in the U.S.S.R.," Bulletin 1957, No. 14; "Soviet Commitment to Education," Bulletin 1959, No. 16) or studies of general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Required Courses, Educational Change, Graduate Study

Barnes, Lois – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1990
Explains how social studies teachers can help students understand perestroika, glasnost, and other current events in the Soviet Union. Describes strategies that teach how to analyze periodical and newspaper articles dealing with the Soviet Union. Lists resource materials for updating information on the USSR. Outlines a sample lesson on the 1989…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Current Events, Economic Change, European History