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Fitchett, Paul G.; Hestler, Carolin; Rein, Franziska – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2023
The storming of the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021 shocked the world and challenged democratic norms. Considerations on how to teach the events of January 6th remains an open question, not just for the United States but for other democratic nations, including Germany. This comparative case study explored the similarities and differences in how US…
Descriptors: Current Events, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, History Instruction
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Chapman, David – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2004
This paper revisits the history of environmental education in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s and draws parallels between these and current events in four countries, including Australia. It is argued that little has changed and that few environmental educators confront the inherently political nature of their work. It is concluded that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Environmental Education, Politics of Education
Stalker, Sylvia – 1988
Current U.S. policies toward Central American nations motivated this examination of the presentation of the region in 12 social studies textbooks. In order to determine if each text's treatment of Central America was representative of the entire book, three regions, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean were selected for comparison purposes. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Current Events, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology
Gardner, Mary A. Ed. – 1976
According to their personal points of view regarding United States politics, a panel of foreign correspondents from other nations evaluated the United States electoral process and discussed the difficulties involved in conveying the complexities of this process to an audience. This document contains an edited transcript of the panel's comments.…
Descriptors: Audiences, Comparative Analysis, Current Events, Elections
Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 1993
This series of lesson plans provides an overview of the Federal Republic of Germany. Transparencies and instructions are provided for each of the four lessons. Lesson 1 looks at "Culture and Perspective Taking on the Federal Republic of Germany" with five activities relating to: (1) "Impressions of Germany and Germans"; (2)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Comparative Analysis, Current Events
Kamis, Mazalan; Muhamad, Mazanah – 2002
As part of a larger study (not discussed) ten educated Malaysian citizens were interviewed to find whether their rising political consciousness, over a ten year period (1988-1999), indicated that their transformation was influenced by their culture. The subjects were between 35-45 years old, married, with an average of four children. All were…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Beliefs, Change Strategies