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Fien, John – Geographical Education, 1988
Explores five alternative visions of the Australian environment through a brief environmental history. Presents imperatives for geography education to help students become socially responsible and ecologically sensitive including: (1) developing an environmental ethic; (2) teaching about the impact of the political economy on the environment; and…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Controversial Issues (Course Content), Ecology, Economic Climate

Zirschky, E. Dwight – Journal of Geography, 1989
Describes a community study project that uses history and the five fundamental themes of geography as a framework. The project involves organizing committees to study the need for a traffic signal in a small town. By studying various dimensions of the issue, the committees are able to demonstrate the need for a signal. (KO)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Study, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education

McCulloch, Gary – Australian Journal of Education, 1992
Discussion of the relationship between the character of the community and secondary schools in developing urban and suburban neighborhoods of Auckland (New Zealand) looks at such factors as location, transportation, and social/ethnic geography. Focus is on the political nature of school construction and recent evolution of national public policy…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location

Natoli, Salvatore J. – Journal of Geography, 1994
Presents a historical overview of the educational reform movement that produced the "Guidelines for Geographic Education: Elementary and Secondary Schools" and the "Fundamental Themes of Geography." Describes the efforts that led to the identification of the five fundamental themes and their translation into ordinary language.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Educational Change, Educational History
Campbell, Gregorgy R.; Foor, Thomas A. – Great Plains Quarterly, 2004
Sacred and cultural geography is a universal feature of indigenous religious practices across Native North America. However, in a growing number of cases, conflicts have developed between Native North American religious practitioners and land-managing federal agencies. The contentious situations often come down to Indian peoples struggling to…
Descriptors: Values, Public Agencies, North Americans, Administrative Policy
Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange, Kuala Lumpur. – 1995
These reports and lesson plans were developed by teachers and coordinators who traveled to Malaysia during the summer of 1995 as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program. Sections of the report include: (1) "Gender and Economics: Malaysia" (Mary C. Furlong); (2) "Malaysia: An Integrated,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Cultural Background
Bolin, Patricia A. Kinkade – 1984
Fifty-five children's books that can enhance the study of international or global education are cited in this annotated bibliography. Dates of publication range from 1960 to 1980. Preceding the bibliography is a brief summary of the Follett textbook units which this bibliography is designed to supplement, as well as a review of the basic Follett…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Family Life
Newman, Jeanne S. – 1984
The second in a series of five handbooks designed to present and analyze statistical data on women in various regions of the world, this handbook focuses on women in 40 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Beginning with an overview of population characteristics in the region, the analysis continues with a description of women's literacy and…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Employed Women, Females
Chamie, Mary – 1985
The third in a series of five handbooks designed to present and analyze statistical data on women in various regions of the world, this handbook focuses on women in 14 countries in the Near East and North Africa. Beginning with an overview of population distribution and changes in the region, the analysis continues with a description of women's…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Employed Women, Females
Shah, Nasra M. – 1985
The fourth in a series of five handbooks designed to present and analyze statistical data on women in various regions of the world, this handbook focuses on women in 14 countries of Asia and the Pacific. Beginning with an overview of population distribution and changes in the region, the analysis continues with a description of women's literacy…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Employed Women, Females
Massialas, Byron G.; And Others – 1974
This guide is the first in a series of eight designed to help teachers introduce population concepts into eighth grade American history curriculum. (Unit I was never published). Each of the units has a teacher and student component. Although the units can be used in five-day segments, teachers are encourage to use them in a more flexible manner,…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, Colonial History (United States), Curriculum Guides, Demography
Massialas, Byron G.; And Others – 1974
This is the fifth unit in a series that introduces population concepts into the eighth grade American history curriculum. (See SO 013 782 for an overview of the guide.) In Episode V, the history topic is westward movement, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Objectives are to help the student to (1) examine the westward migration in terms of its effect…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black History, Curriculum Guides, Demography
Massialas, Byron G.; And Others – 1974
This is the eighth unit in a series that introduces population concepts into the eighth grade American history curriculum. (See SO 013 782 for an overview of the guide.) In Episode VIII, the history topic is population growth and trends in the United States and developing countries. Objectives are to help the student (1) examine how fertility,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Demography, Developing Nations, Grade 8
Brewer, J. Gordon – 1978
This book provides an introduction to basic sources of selected information about geography for both student and librarian. The objective is to identify the most useful, significant, and authoritative sources of general geography and within each branch of the subject. Written in a narrative style, the book emphasizes recently published reference…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Atlases, Bibliographies
Masnick, George S.; McFalls, Joseph A., Jr. – 1978
Based on data derived from a study of three generations of black women in Philadelphia in 1975, the report offers a new explanation of fertility differences between generations, population subgroups, and individuals. The authors hypothesize that varying fertility patterns are due to societal norms and circumstances which influence womens'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavioral Science Research, Birth Rate, Contraception