Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ538437
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Teaching about Another Culture: The Old Order Amish.
Ediger, Marlow
Social Studies, v87 n4 p161-163 Jul-Aug 1996
Posits the Old Order Amish as an excellent subject for elementary students to learn about cultures different than their own. Includes a brief but thorough examination of traditional Amish ways and beliefs. Recommends a thoughtful comparison between Amish culture and mainstream U.S. culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Maintenance, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Traits, Culture Contact, Elementary Education, Ethnology, Moral Values, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Factors, Resistance to Change, Social Environment, Social Studies, Social Values, Traditionalism, Work Ethic
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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