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Jones, Earl; And Others – 1970
The report gives the background on the association of these states in an international education effort directed at Central American nations. The basic objectives of the project are: 1) to develop school-to-school projects in the United States and abroad involving 2 to 3 year exchange of teachers, pupils, curriculum materials, and ideas for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Exchange, Curriculum Development, Educational Development
Stearns, Troy – 1966
Dramatic changes during the last two decades demand immediate reevaluation of educational goals with the aim of promoting world peace and international understanding. Significant advances have already been made by international organizations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World University; by national groups such as the American Association of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Andersen, Thomas A., Ed. – 1976
This handbook is designed to give school boards, school administrators, teachers, and community leaders in Iowa a step by step approach to designing a quality, multicultural, nonsexist education program in their local school districts. The role of each one of these groups in developing a multicultural nonsexist education program is described. In…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Boards of Education, Curriculum Design
Garcia, Jesus – 1978
The problem of identifying good ethnic studies materials is a result of the large amount of materials produced in the 1960s and of the currently renewed interest in ethnic studies. Four types of materials are available to elementary classroom teachers: ethnic information, single-ethnic approaches, minority or European-ethnic approaches, and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
Nelson, Robert J. – 1970
The French department, commonly viewed by chairmen and faculty as the conveyor of culture, is admonished to revamp its curriculum and attempt to embrace a broader, more humane understanding of the nature of culture. With the traditional, belletristic, college French curriculum having been rejected in favor of programs based on "cogency, cohesion,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Language Programs, Colleges, Cultural Education
Warren, Dave – BIA Education Research Bulletin, 1974
For many years American Society seemed to feel that all institutional and cultural development of the United States came directly from Western European historical tradition. The greater society lost much of the enrichment and perspective that comes from the acceptance of a cultural pluralism that includes American Indian contributions in society…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Involvement, Cross Cultural Studies
McKay, Edgar B. – 1972
Five Learning Activity Packets (LAPS) of Canadian-American materials were written in an attempt to upgrade and broaden the content and widen the international understanding of the elementary students of Maine by means of an individualized learning approach. This report describes the development of the project and the procedures followed in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
Jansen, Barbara A. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1996
Explains how a library media specialist can organize a collaborative curriculum project with communities throughout the world via the Internet, while integrating information process skills and content objectives. Highlights include planning ahead; collaborating with classroom teachers; conducting and managing the project, including writing and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
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King, Maxwell C.; Fersh, Seymour H. – 1992
Focusing on the role that community colleges have played in promoting international/intercultural education (IIE), this six-part report examines key concepts, issues, and programs related to IIE. First, "International Education: Challenges and Responses" reviews efforts by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC)…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Consortia, Cultural Awareness
Capital Area School Development Association, Albany, NY. – 1991
The Select Seminar on Excellence in Education met for 5 days between December 1990 and March 1991 to discuss multicultural education in schools. Participants were 27 master teachers, administrators, university professors, and community leaders. This monograph summarizes discussions at these meetings, emphasizing the kinds of attitudes, content,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Boards of Education, College Faculty, Cultural Awareness
COOPER, SHIRLEY; AND OTHERS – 1966
IN THE SPRING OF 1964, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (AASA) APPOINTED A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AND IDENTIFY MAJOR EDUCATIONAL IMPERATIVES. AFTER TWO YEARS OF STUDY, THE COMMISSION IDENTIFIED NINE IMPERATIVES IN EDUCATION--(1) TO MAKE URBAN LIFE REWARDING AND SATISFYING, (2) TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR THE WORLD OF WORK,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Citizenship, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values
Fersh, Seymour, Ed.; Furlow, Richard H., Ed. – 1993
The third in a series of reports on international education efforts at individual community colleges, this publication highlights the progress made by College of DuPage in Illinois in implementing international education. Part I includes "Integrating the International/Intercultural Dimension," an essay by Maxwell C. King and Seymour H.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Bohannan, Paul; And Others – 1973
A conference, sponsored jointly by the Institute of International Studies (IIS) and the Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC), was held in June 1972 to achieve some convergence of thinking on desirable programs for implementing the intercultural dimension in general education in grades K-14 and in the preparation of school personnel. This…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Levenson, Stanley – 1971
This speech provides an outline of the planning procedure and framework for the curriculum used in the bilingual education program, Project Frontier, at Chula Vista, California. It explains the goals of the project which is gradually being expanded to all grade levels, and it describes how the goals are interwoven into a framework made up of units…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides
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Goldstein, Susan B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Recommends ways that cross-cultural content can be effectively presented in general psychology courses. Includes avoiding the marginalization of cross-cultural materials and perspectives, using accurate terminology to make cross-cultural comparisons, and raising awareness about bias within the cross-cultural literature. Offers relevant examples…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism
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