Unite de travail en etudes sociales : caracteristiques des systems [sic] politiques et economiques de notre monde
Date
1992
Authors
Dilworth, Ralph E
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Publisher
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1992
Abstract
This project is a Social Studies 30 Topic A teaching unit to be
used in French Immersion and francophone schools. It comprises a
teaching guide, a series of transparencies and a student's booklet
of readings. Topic A of Social Studies 30 inquires into
contemporary political and economic systems including liberal
democracies, authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, and
capitalist, socialist and communist economic systems. During the
course of the unit, students should acquire a knowledge of the
principal characteristics, challenges and modifications of each
political and economic system. The unit also attempts to develop
creative and critical thinking skills and calls on students to
develop the ability to take and defend a position based on their
knowledge of both theory and practice.
This teaching unit is divided into four modules, namely,
1) values and fundamental principles
2) Political systems
3) Economic systems
4) Present and future mutations
Each module consists of three parts: a pedagogical guide setting
out a step-by-step procedure for the teacher to follow: a set of
transparencies which help the teacher organize the information
schematically and a student's reading book which contains readings
designed to supplement the texts identified as basic resources.
The sources of the readings range from newspaper and periodical
articles to official publications and excerpts from texts and
other works.
The teacher's guide explains the philosophy which undergirds the
various activities proposed as well as furnishes blue~prints for
each lesson. There is an attempt to keep the lessons provocative
and participatory in order to facilitate retention by the students
and to foster dialogue and critical thought.
AS the preface points out, the author takes full responsibility
for the contents of both the teacher's guide and the student's
reading booklet. The latter instrument contains a number of
articles taken from other sources including books, periodicals and
newspapers. Those not in French were translated by Nicole Kunzle.
The author, however, in addition to writing all articles not
attributed to another source, edited all translations and thereby
takes responsibility for their accuracy.
Description
2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Keywords
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Alberta , Social sciences -- Curriculum planning (Secondary) -- Alberta , Social sciences -- Lesson planning (Secondary) , Political science , Economics , French language -- Non-fiction