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Vickers, Edward – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
History as a school subject in Hong Kong is often assumed to have been a vehicle for "colonialist" indoctrination under the British, and for "nationalist" indoctrination under the post-retrocession Chinese regime. This chapter challenges such assumptions by examining the ways in which history syllabuses have (or have not) dealt…
Descriptors: Local History, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, History Instruction
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Rippley, LaVern J. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1998
Describes a St. Olaf College (Minnesota) seminar on German- Americana, and suggests ways in which instructors in other areas of the country can create a course reflecting local experience. The course, taught in German, offers information about the broad spectrum of German language and German immigrant life in the United States. A dozen goals of…
Descriptors: American Studies, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness