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Senior Elective Course on Contemporary Latin America. Units I -VTI DOCUMENT PFSUME ED 039 167 SO 000 023 AUTHOR Gill, Clark C.; Conroy, William B. TITLE Senior Elective Course on Contemporary Latin America. Units I -VTI. TrsmITUTTor Texas Univ., Austin. pons AGENCY Office of Education (DHIPW), Washington, D.C. Bureau of Research. RUPvAU NO BR-6-11R3 D UF DATE [6R1 CONTRACT 0EC-4-6-061193 -1216 NOT7 2q1p. PnPS PRICE EDPS Price MF-$1.2c HC-$14.75 T)E9rPIPT0RS American History, *Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Discucsion (Teaching Technique), Economic Development, Fine Arts, Foreign Relations, Grade 12, *Inquiry Training, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, *Latin American Culture, Political Science, *Secondary Grades, Sequential Approach, Social problems, *Social Studies Units, Sociocultural Patterns, Teaching Guides TIDENTIFIPIRS *Latin American Curriculum Project APSmPACT This semester course has been designed as a capstone to previous sequential units developed by the Latin American Curriculum Project. It originally consisted of five units, however, two formerly optional units are now included in the packet. The development of understanding of contemporary Latin America-its history and culture, its contemporary problems, and its prospects for t he future, is considered as the overall course objective. The units included are: Geographic Setting and Historical Background; Contemporary Society and Selected Institutions; Government and politics; Economic Development; Contemporary Inter-American Relations; Selected Contemporary Problems of Latin America: Population and Urbanization. Land Reform; Latin American Creative Expressions. This is a multidisciplinary approach through which students are expected to gain experience in: reading, analysis, research technique, critical thinking, and, in opinion formation and articulation. lain ideas, activities, readings, and materials are suggested as guides for the teacher to allow flexibility© Recommended t exts and references are listed, for each unit. Related reports are: ED 036 679, SO 000 019, SO 000 020, SO 000 021, SO 000 022. (SRE) Senior ElectiveUNIT IHISTORICAL CourseGEOGRAPHIC onContemporary BACKGROUND SETTING LatinAND America I o wo0 c- cioow) t, 04P c,20DZwilwrcW° ,.. I00W ZU w0LL W Z w11. 11. 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