UNIT 1 : THE NATURE OF SOCIAL STUDIES 1. Definitions of key concepts . Attitudes: "A learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favourable or unfavourable manner with respect to a given object." http://www.usu.edu/psy3510/attitudes.html Attitudes are feelings expressed as preferences‚ as likes and dislikes‚ as approvals and disapprovals. Attitudes are held towards objects situations‚ ideas and people – individually and in groups. (King et al‚2000 p7.) Citizenship: The state of being
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The effects of the war were much more immediate and explosive than anyone in the government anticipated. Within a few weeks of Pearl Harbor‚ plans had been laid to make New Providence a major air base‚ for America‚ and upgrading the airport close to Nassau which Sir Harry Oakes had already donated to the government‚ and adding a even larger Satellite Field next to Lake Killarney at the western end of the island. The building contract was rewarded by the United States regime to the large Pleasantville
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Multiculturalism in Social Studies Grand Canyon University: EED 570 December 17‚ 2013 Introduction Multicultural education emerged in the early 1990’s so as to address to social-educational needs of people/society that continued to struggle with the realization and believes of monoculture. Multicultural relates to a number of communities that consist of multiple cultures. Over the past 20 years or so‚ there were a number of issues that were influenced by cultural indifferences. During this
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Running Head: SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION Social Studies Instruction Samantha Lewis Grand Canyon University: EED465 April 6‚ 2011 Social Studies Instruction Social studies covers many different topics that each contain an enormous amount of information. Educators are responsible for determining what topics to cover‚ how much information is to be taught on each topic‚ and how to go about teaching the information. There are several different approaches that a teacher can take. Teachers
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I never realized how lucky I was to be granted such a stupendous life until I saw the poverty some people live in. Over the summer‚ I was fortunate enough to be able to take an ephemeral trip to Nassau‚ Bahamas. It was much different than I imagined it would be. I remember walking around and almost being frighten to leave my parents sides. There were natives on every street corner trying to con their way into you spending money on their fake product; there were people going through the trash looking
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702 12/12/2012 A)Art Segment of a Daihokobutsu Kegongyo (710–794) Description: This is one of the handscroll out of the original set of sixty handscrolls. The painter was unknowned. It was donated to the Todaiji Temple in 744. It was one of the examples that
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Bibliography: Ramsawak‚ Rampersad‚ Umraw‚ Ralph R. Modules in Social Studies (3rd Edition) Caribbean educational Publishers 2002-2003 Unemployment retrieved from http://www. www.wordiq.com September 18‚ 2012 http://www. images.search.yahoo.com
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Social-Studies Year 2014 Name of Candidate: Candidate Number: Name of Centre: Centre Number: Territory: Teacher: Date of Submission: September 30th‚ 2013 Title: Views of students in my school on the topic ‘abortion’ Acknowledgements The successful completion of this project would not have been possible without the help of my Social-Studies instructor Ms. Denise Bascom
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Social Studies S.B.A on Sexual activities amongst Jamaican Teenagers | Why so many Jamaican teenagers are having sex? | | Why are so many Jamaican teenagers sexually active? Acknowledgement I wish to thank my Social Studies teacher Mr. Reid for giving me the go ahead on this S.B.A. I also wish to thank my parents for providing me with the needed supplies to ensure that this Social Studies S.B.A would be completed. Special thanks go to Samaya Johnson‚ Tajey Johnson and Javone Rowe‚ for
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Philippine International School Bldg No. 223-225‚ Al Bahjourashi St‚ Suleimania District‚ Riyadh‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Poverty In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Social Studies VII Torres‚ Iziah Andrei D. VII- Galilei Abstract This study proposes to evaluate public attitudes toward poverty‚ attributions for poverty‚ and support for public programs and policies aimed at eliminating poverty. It will examine public
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