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Enedy, Joseph D. – Journal of Geography, 1993
Argues that methods and procedures for teaching geography are becoming increasingly important as nongeography teachers present geographic concepts in other subjects. Describes an interdisciplinary instructional unit in which students use mathematical calculations to identify population centers in the United States and China. Provides maps, tables,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demography, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
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Soto, Barbara – Social Studies, 1998
Summarizes a geography unit for elementary school students that allows them to explore the social geography of their own local environment and compare it with those of students in partner schools around the world via the Internet. Includes suggestions for teachers who wish to create their own projects. (DSK)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Field Trips, Geography Instruction, Global Education
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Gold, John R.; Coaffee, Jon – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1998
Describes the use of concept mapping in teaching complex notions in urban geography. Discusses the nature and characteristics of concept mapping, course context, three experimental exercises, and student responses in evaluations. Finds that concept-mapping techniques increased students' understanding. Emphasizes the continuing potential of this…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Concept Teaching
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Selig, Ruth O. – Social Studies, 1998
Discusses the continuing contribution of "Anthronotes," a Smithsonian publication supporting efforts to teach pre-collegiate anthropology. Anthronotes works to keep teachers informed about recent findings in anthropology, help teachers use community and instructional materials in their courses, and create a support network for teachers…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
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Bastian, Dawn E. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2005
The Sidney Heitman Germans from Russia Collection at the Colorado State University Libraries is named in honor of the late Dr. Heitman's years of research and teaching about Colorado's second largest ethnic group. Created to support his Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project, active at the university in the late 1970s, the collection's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Ethnic Groups, Oral History
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Future of Children, 2004
To provide an array of perspectives about policies needed to serve the growing number of children of immigrant families in the U.S., experts across various organizations and backgrounds were asked to respond to this question: "How should policymakers, advocates, stakeholders, and practitioners respond strategically and proactively to demographic…
Descriptors: Child Health, Immigrants, Helping Relationship, Productivity
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McGregor, John R. – Journal of Geography, 2002
The term geohistorical archaeology was adopted to describe the combination of the techniques and concepts of historical geography, historical archaeology, and history. It is suggested that the field offers the potential of enhanced research and instruction as it pertains to the early historical settlement of an area. Particular emphasis is placed…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Archaeology, Secondary School Curriculum, Geography Instruction
History Teachers' Association of Victoria (Australia). – 1993
This resource kit examines immigration and population issues in Australia. Many organizations with an active interest in immigration policy are represented in the kit, giving students the opportunity to evaluate alternative positions and views. The kit reflects the Commonwealth Government's multicultural policies and the goals that underlie them,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Demography, Economics, Environmental Education
Fischer, Max W. – 1995
This guide provides activities that have pupils actively involved, obtaining knowledge through cognitive, affective, or kinesthetic approaches to learning. The book is divided into three sections. Section 1, "Map Skills--Physical and Political Features", includes simulations, simulated review games, and problem-solving dilemmas to employ the use…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Elementary Education, Environment, Geographic Concepts
Stark, Rebecca – 1993
The teacher and student editions of this book introduce students to the subject of anthropology and the subfields into which it is divided. Students learn about the beginnings of anthropology as an outgrowth of the curiosity stimulated by the Age of Exploration and how it grew into the basic field it is today. Students examine the origins and…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Hadler, Sandra – 1993
This report is intended to serve as the basis of the World Bank's support to the government of Turkey in the implementation of its policies to enhance the participation of women in the economic development process. The report provides background information on the situation of women in Turkey, including legal and health issues, and examines…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Demography, Economic Development, Educational Policy
Peters, Richard – 1992
This document contains information and instruction for teachers who want to include an ECO/SOCIAL Studies approach in their teaching of social studies. ECO/SOCIAL Studies is defined as an instructional/investigative strategy that focuses and individual's attention on the continuous inter-relationships and interdependence between natural and social…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Ecology
Cancellier, Patricia H.; Crews, Kimberly A. – 1986
One volume in a series for the classroom, this document contains readings, resources, exercises, and statistical information concerning women and their places in their respective societies. The report covers such topics as women in the family, size of families, health, divorce, education, life expectancy, infant mortality, and women in the labor…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Hollmann, Frederick W. – Current Population Reports, 1990
Annual estimates of the population of the United States by single years of age to 100, sex, race, and Hispanic origin are presented in this report. Total population figures for the Asian and Pacific Islander population, as well as the American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut populations also are represented. Estimates for each year from July 1, 1980 to…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Census Figures, Chronological Age, Demography
Hill, David A., Ed. – 1988
Primarily a collection of lesson plans covering various topics in geography, this document is divided into seven sections. The first section includes three short papers on geography and its place in the curriculum. The second section deals with teaching map skills, evaluating computer software to be used in teaching geography, and ideas for field…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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