| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) |
| Series |
SUNY series, democracy and education |
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SUNY series, democracy and education
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| Contents |
Controversial issues and young children : kindergartners try to understand Chernobyl / Janice Balsam Danielson -- Bringing global awareness into elementary school classrooms / Sheila Reindl -- Cooperative learning : making the transition / Sarah Pirtle -- "You need lots of choices" : conflict resolution in the elementary grades / Sara Goodman and William J. Kreidler -- Democratic practices at the elementary school level : three portraits / Clarissa Sawyer -- Literature in the classroom : pathways to social responsibility / Barbara Beckwith -- Educating for multicultural perspectives : a doorway to the rest of humanity / Monica Andrews -- You and I are the same : the multicultural classroom / Nina A. Mullen and Laurie Olsen -- Words, not weapons; dialogue, not debate : managing conflict at the middle- and secondary-school levels / Anne Yeomans -- Promising practices in the social studies / Dennis Shirley |
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Science and society : teaching social responsibility in the nuclear age / Beth Wilson Fultz -- Math and social responsibility / Sheldon Berman -- The arts : imagining a better world / David M. Stuart -- Educating for democracy and community : toward the transformation of power in our schools / Seth Kreisberg -- Teaching for global responsibility through student participation in the community / Dale A. Bryan |
| Summary |
Annotation Fifteen contributions by teachers discuss controversial issues and young children, global awareness in the elementary school classroom, cooperative learning, conflict resolution, multicultural education, science and society, and other issues connected with the task of preparing young people to be responsible citizens. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social learning.
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Social values -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Social skills -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Citizenship -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Social Science.
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Citizenship -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Social learning
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Social skills -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Social values -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berman, Sheldon, 1949-
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La Farge, Phyllis
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| LC no. |
92011632 |
| ISBN |
0585077037 |
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9780585077031 |
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9780791413975 |
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0791413977 |
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