THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR USE WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROVIDES A DETAILED COURSE OF STUDY THAT INTERPRETS THE FAR EAST'S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONCEPTS, PROBLEMS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS. THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, THIS STUDY IS DIVIDED INTO UNITS ON (1) INDIA AND PAKISTAN, TREATING HUMAN RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENT, THE ECONOMY AND EARLY HISTORY OF INDIA, MAHATMA GANDHI, AND PROBLEMS OF INDEPENDENCE, AND (2) CHINA AND JAPAN, DISCUSSING CULTURAL RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES, THE GROWTH OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY, AND THE IMPACT OF TRADITION, RELIGION, AND THE VALUE SYSTEM OF THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE. BOTH UNITS EXAMINE THE CULTURAL CLASHES AND ASSIMILATIONS WHICH FOLLOWED THE EAST-WEST CONTACT. INCLUDED ARE A LIST OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF BOOKS, STUDY AND DISCUSSION GUIDES WHICH INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND MAPS AND CHARTS WHICH EXPLICATE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONCEPTS. THIS GUIDE IS AVAILABLE (FREE) FROM LEONARD VISSER, BERGEN COUNTY CENTER FOR NON-WESTERN STUDIES, RIVER DELL REGIONAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PYLE ST., ORADELL, N. J. 07649. SEE ALSO TE 499 995 AND TE 499 981. (JB)