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Smith, Douglas C. – 1994
This monograph describes elementary teacher education in South Korea and aspects of Korean society that have contributed to the uniqueness of this educative process. Within the context of comparative education, the essay introduces the cultural, social, and institutional attributes of Korea; discusses specifics of the educative process as a…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Download full textMorris, Christine Marie – 1995
This ethnographic study examines the process of cultural colonialism and the effects of cultural colonialist institutions in West Virginia on the mountain culture arts and artists. Interviews, observations, written material, and video recordings were used to substantiate interviews with artists and institutional administrators. Interpretation of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Aesthetic Values, Art
Bamgbose, Ayo – 1994
This paper argues that while there are factors common to second language learning in both monolingual and multilingual contexts, there are also predictable differences in degree arising from a one-many or many-one language learning situation, common to both contexts, as opposed to a many-many language learning situation typical of the multilingual…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
Terdal, Marjorie; And Others – 1996
A study investigated the adjustments made in classroom behavior and teaching techniques by western-trained English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers in Japanese universities. Subjects were 16 instructors at three institutions, all with native or native-like English fluency and all trained in Canadian or United States graduate programs for ESL…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Quigley, Martyn, Ed. – 1994
These proceedings contain papers from the 1994 annual meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group. Papers are divided into the following sections: (1) invited lectures; (2) working groups; (3) topic groups; (4) ad hoc groups; and (5) reports on ICMI (International Committee on Mathematical Instruction) studies. Papers include: (1)…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Context, Educational Change
Henry, Mary E. – 1991
Schools embody a "symbolic order" communicated through school rituals and social and symbolic relationships. Schools possess a moral vision, a system of values and norms that they wish to develop in students. This paper compares the symbolic order of two independent schools, one a traditional college preparatory school (preschool-grade 12), the…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Cultural Context, Educational Anthropology, Educational Objectives
Kamimura, Taeko; Oi, Kyoko – 1994
A study compared the rhetoric of letter-writing in English and Japanese, focusing on: (1) relationship between degree of cultural awareness and writing behavior of Japanese students of English as a Second Language (ESL); and (2) relationship of cultural awareness and English proficiency in ESL student writing. Subjects were 120 Japanese college…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
Cajete, Gregory – 1994
This book explores the nature of indigenous education, outlining key elements of American Indian perspectives on learning and teaching. It advocates developing a contemporary, culturally based, educational process founded upon traditional tribal values, orientations, and principles, while simultaneously using the most appropriate concepts,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Art, Community Influence
Wei, Jennifer M. – 1994
This paper explores the range of arguments and sentiments regarding the promotion and/or abolition of types of Chinese scripts. The written representations of Cantonese in Hong Kong, Mandarin in Taiwan as well as Mandarin in China are examined via issues of identity and of discourse both at national and international levels. Chinese scripts are…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context
Kitao, Kenji, Ed.; And Others – 1994
Representing a refereed selection of papers from the 1994 JALT Kansai Conference, this collection of 25 papers contains formal presentations, teaching experiences, research projects, and ideas for effective teaching. The papers and their authors are, as follows: (1) "Culturally Influenced Communication Patterns: Overview, Implications and…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies
Ianni, Francis A. J. – 1990
This paper explores and highlights the importance of social, cultural, and behavioral contexts in the effectiveness of mentoring relationships. A first section looks at growing up in American and the varieties of personal and social development that are found. This section argues against viewing adolescents as similar across the boundaries of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Standards
Kaufman, Lionel M., Jr. – 1993
A study investigated the usefulness of adopting innovative, student-centered instructional techniques in two traditional but very different cultures, Turkey and Puerto Rico. In each country, the study occurred in a program to train teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL). Using a student-centered approach, trainees learned how to prepare…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, English (Second Language)
Marshall, Catherine; And Others – 1989
A research project that developed methods for describing, organizing, analyzing, and predicting state education policy activity had as its major focus the way that values affect that policy. Data were drawn from six states: Wisconsin, Illinois, California, Arizona, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. They were chosen to represent ranges of political…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Culture
RESNA: Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Washington, DC. – 1993
The purpose of this curriculum, part of Project Reaching Out, is to provide African-Americans with low incidence disabilities an overview of information on assistive technology in a manner that respects differences in beliefs, interpersonal styles, and behaviors. Low incidence disabilities are defined as deafness, blindness, deaf blindness,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Education, Advocacy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Lynch, Patrick D. – 1997
This report focuses on Hispanic American culture in the schools of the lower Rio Bravo Valley (Texas) through impressions and descriptions of the interrelationship of school and community. School culture is defined as reflecting the shared characteristics and uniqueness of the community cultures around the school. The school cultures of the Valley…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Educational Anthropology
