America in the World. Materials for Using American Issues Forum in the American History Classroom, Topic VII.

Institution	New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Secondary Curriculum Development.
Titel	America in the World. Materials for Using American Issues Forum in the American History Classroom, Topic VII.
Quelle	(1976), (63 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Business; Case Studies; Classroom Techniques; Economic Factors; Global Approach; Grade 11; History Instruction; Instructional Materials; International Organizations; International Relations; Political Power; Resource Materials; Secondary Education; Social Responsibility; Social Studies; Teaching Methods; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Klassenführung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Globales Denken; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Internationale Beziehungen; Politische Macht; Quellenmaterial; Sekundarbereich; Soziale Verantwortung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This booklet of secondary level classroom strategies was developed as one in a set of materials for studying American history in light of issues identified by the American Issues Forum. Divided into four sections, the materials emphasize the meaning of the American dream, implications of belonging to a worldwide economic system, the role of the United States as a global power, and responsibilities of being an affluent nation in an interdependent world. Readings and questions for class discussion comprise most of the activities, which are in field-test condition. Excerpts from native and foreign documents are compared to obtain a feeling for various perceptions of the American dream, in both postrevolutionary times and the 20th century. Studies of Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC) politics and the energy crisis illustrate the effects of interdependence on an economic level. A case study of American business in Mexico and its effects on industry and population concentration points out pros and cons of the powers of multinational corporations. Students are challenged to consider the moral issues of individual survival and of sharing basic resources in a final section, which presents two parables about spaceship earth and the world as a lifeboat. (AV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC