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University Counseling Center: What Is Multicultural Awareness?
This resource provides a self-help menu of topics for exploring cross-cultural understanding. Thoughtful guidance for overcoming stereotypes and for increasing one's multicultural awareness.
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University of Notre Dame: Approximating Area Under a Curve With Rectangles
PDF of examples for finding the area under a curve using rectangles.
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Jmc: Scholasticism in the Thirteenth Century
"Scholasticism in the Thirteenth Century" covers many philosophers. For information on Roger Bacon, go to the third section, The Great Schoolmen of the Thirteenth Century, and examine paragraphs 6, 7, and 8. The focus is on Bacon's life...
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University of Notre Dame: Commodity Money: Introduction
Explains what sort of commodity money were used by the early Pilgrims. The many faults and problems caused by these modes of exchange are described and analyzed.
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University of Notre Dame: Summary of "A Nation at Risk"
The University of Notre Dame offers an overview of the report "A Nation at Risk" (The Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983), that stated that American education was not meeting its goals. Summarizes the findings of the report and...
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History of American Education Web Project: Benjamin Franklin
Biographical notes about Benjamin Franklin's role in the history of education in America, including his ideas about introducing science and new methodologies into school curricula.
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History of American Education: New England Primer
Short background, history, and explanation of the New England Primer with an example of the alphabet rhyme.
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History of American Education: Horace Mann: "The Father of American Education"
This brief student-written article focuses on some of Horace Mann's contributions to American education during the 19th century.
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Ital Net: Renaissance Dante in Print: Chronology of Dante Alighieri (1265 1321)
One page chronology of important events in Dante's life.
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University of Notre Dame: Compulsory Education
This student paper provides a brief historical look at early compulsory attendance laws in various states. The article is short.
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University of Notre Dame: Impact of Business and Industry on Education
This student paper offers a short overview of the impact of the 1900s factories on the educational system.
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University of Notre Dame: Summary of "Goals 2000"
An overview from the University of Notre Dame of "Goals 2000 - The Clinton Administration Education Program." Discusses modern educational reform. Describes the "National Education Goals," which are part of the Goals 2000: Educate...
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University of Notre Dame: Secondary Education
Definition from the University of Notre Dame of early secondary education in the United States. Describes the "Seven Cardinal Priciples of Secondary Education" that were established by the "Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary...
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Snite Museum of Art
The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame houses over 19,000 works of art from the antique through modern. The web site illustrates many works found on display and lists all works on display.