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Bailey, William H. – 1978
The document measures the spatial patterns of mental abilities of 94 seventh-grade students within a small town by correlating and mapping four variables--IQ test scores, achievement test scores, neighborhood quality as seen by town officials, and creativity test scores from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Objectives were to ascertain the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Bias, Correlation
Rose, Harold M. – 1969
Designed as supplementary material to undergraduate geography courses, this document focuses on a contemporary social problem and its relation to geography. The paper examines existing patterns of residential separation in which ethnic and racial groups--primarily black Americans--generally are spatially clustered in segments of urban space that…
Descriptors: Black Housing, College Instruction, Geography, Geography Instruction
Grim, Ronald E. – 1976
Serving as an introduction to the various resources currently available in the National Archives and Records Service for geographic study of Native Americans, this paper describes the arrangement of National Archives records, identifies the major records pertaining to Native Americans, and presents an annotated bibliography of pertinent published…
Descriptors: Agencies, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Archives
McKenney, Nampeo D. R.; Crook, Karen A. – 1976
Designed for those seeking data on Native Americans, this paper presents U.S. census data sources and the developments which have taken place in data collection procedures and definitions between 1860 and 1970. Specifically, this paper presents: (1) development of race concept and definitions (emphasis on American Indian, Aleut and Eskimo, and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Census Figures
Sopher, David E.; Duncan, James S. – 1975
The ranking of university geography departments based on hiring transactions is compared to the ranking of Indian village castes based on food transactions. Fifty-one geography departments were examined for the period 1960-1974 when 326 hiring transactions occurred. A study of caste ranking in a north Indian village by McKim Marriott and existing…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Comparative Analysis, Departments, Educational Status Comparison
Carey, George W. – 1976
This paper describes various ethnic communities in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area whose cultural continuity and identity are threatened by encroaching economic problems and government involvement. Each of these areas is mixed in population but has a dominant group that provides an ethos within which a stable, supportive social structure…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Cooperation, Community Relations, Cultural Background
Crippen, Betty – 1971
The successful integration of ecology and social studies in this sixth grade program offers students a chance to become aware of themselves and their immediate surroundings, both in the classroom and in the community. This model and the suggested learning activities can be successfully adapted for use at any of the other elementary levels.…
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Teaching, Conservation Education, Earth Science
Imperatore, William – 1968
This conceptual unit in geography at the kindergarten level consists of a student Workbook and Pictorial Test, and a Teacher Manual. The objective of the unit is to develop the concept labeled "habitat", or the idea that the earth is man's home. Teaching strategies include questioning techniques, an analysis of pictures, classroom…
Descriptors: Climate, Concept Teaching, Course Objectives, Cultural Influences
Larson, Darrel W., Ed.; And Others – 1973
Curriculum guides for four social studies instruction modules at the secondary level are included in this document. The general format for each twelve week course includes a diagram of concept relationships, prefatory remarks, and an outline of concepts coordinated with activities and instructional resources. The first module, Geographic Patterns,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, American Studies, Anthropology, Concept Teaching
Chapallaz, D. P.; And Others – 1970
In this pamphlet (one of a series designed for direct use by teachers) an attempt has been made by six teachers to show on what basis they set out to test a series of hypotheses in human geography during fieldwork carried out by sixth formers. The exercises discussed are largely in the field of urban geography and in the study of the urban field…
Descriptors: Community Study, Course Descriptions, Field Instruction, Geographic Concepts
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1971
The teaching guide for an elementary geography in-service course provides a framework for broad geographic understandings. The emphasis is upon helping teachers better understand the structure of geography themselves so they may implement a social studies program in which students use the facts of geography to develop understandings of basic…
Descriptors: Climate, Cognitive Objectives, Elementary School Teachers, Geographic Concepts
Aponte, Robert; Siles, Marcelo E. – 1997
This statistical brief provides a follow-up assessment of the changing demographic and economic landscape of the Midwest between 1980 and 1990. Latino population growth in the Midwest during the 1980s was modest, but since the region's other groups experienced minimal or negative growth, Latino growth accounted for over half the Midwest's total…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
Ghelfi, Linda M.; Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1997
Nine county-level urban-influence categories were developed to enhance research on geographic differences in economic opportunities. Categories differ along many social and economic dimensions: population growth, educational attainment, employment growth, earnings, presence of institutions of higher learning, and hospital and physician supply.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Classification, College Graduates
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Baud, Michiel; Van Schendel, Willem – Journal of World History, 1997
Outlines a comparative approach to the social dynamics (struggles, adaptations, and cross-border alliances) in regions' bisected borders. Argues that borderland studies provide an indispensable corrective to historical narratives that accept the territoriality to which all modern states lay claim. Discusses borderland culture in relation to space,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
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Bradbeer, John – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Outlines issues involved in the curriculum and teaching methods for a senior-year core course in the philosophies of contemporary geography. Discusses syllabus issues, course texts, and innovations in curriculum delivery, including the use of tutorless groups as a way of managing large numbers of students. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends
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