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Education and Primary Development in Malaya 1900-1940; A Study of the Malay Community. Final Report.
Radcliffe, David J. – 1968
This study investigated low-level primary education of rural village schools in Malaya to determine the influence of education in the development of the Malaysian community during the period from the 1890's to 1941. In addition, the concept that the "mass" can develop into an "audience" with specific interests and demands was…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anthropology, Community, Community Characteristics
Brown, Eddie F. – 1978
Designed for presentation in three two-hour class periods, this five-unit module presents both a conceptual framework for the study and analysis of Indian communities and a guide to instructors in schools of social work for presentation of this framework to students in a classroom setting. Primary focus is upon federally recognized tribal…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Guides
Molnar, Alex
Educators, replacing substance with form in their dialogs, argue over symptoms and fail to consider causes. No coherent analysis links practice to social reality, because low-level sloganeering replaces useful analytic language. Particularly offensive, career education, another energy-draining slogan, has clearly reactionary potential. Two…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Cultural Images, Educational Innovation
Point Pleasant Beach Board of Education, NJ. – 1968
This is one unit of the series described in SO 000 378. One of the most important developments in the recent interpretations of American economic history has been the emphasis placed on business. The specific objectives of this unit are enumerated: 1) to realize that all resources are limited and the utilization of these resources is determined by…
Descriptors: Business, Business Responsibility, Economic Change, Economic Progress
Ladu, Tora Tuve; And Others – 1968
A systematic cross-cultural study of French and Hispanic cultures is made in three major areas in this guide designed to help integrate sociocultural subject matter into the foreign language instructional program. Human nature, social relations, man and nature, time, and space--as universal problems of cultural orientation--serve as the foundation…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art Expression, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture
Chapin, Emerson – 1973
This report describes a one-day conference intended to advance knowledge concerning social change in Japan and the United States. Characterizing the change as one from industrial production dominance to knowledge production dominance; the conference addressed related questions such as defining post-industrial society, informational society, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This resource guide outlines one of a series of units for grade 2. Information on Soviet culture is included for the teacher, describing the urban site, the home, social structure of the family, role relationships in the family, functions of the family in the Soviet Union, and the socialization process. Major concepts related to culture, social…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Communism, Community Study, Concept Teaching
Bock, John C. – 1971
The study's objective was to examine the interrelationships of education and other social institutions of Malaysia's transitional society to understand those conditions which facilitate, or impede, the formal educational institutions' effectiveness as an agent of directed social change, especially regarding national integration and shared…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Science Research, Change Agents, Comparative Education
Gillespie, Judith A.; Glenn, Allen D. – 1971
This paper is a working model for a new one- or two-semester civics education program for high school students. The paper is divided into four major sections. Part I treats existing civics programs and explains how the Politics and Participation Program seeks to correct two general problems facing the schools and civic education - 1) it attempts…
Descriptors: Civics, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Course Descriptions
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
The resource unit prepared for grade one is the fourth in a series on the theme of Families Around the World. For this study of the Japanese family, background material is presented for the teacher describing the site of Suye Mura, family structure, basic physical needs, a typical day, socialization, communication, village life today, and the…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Guides

Webster, Gerald R. – Journal of Geography, 1997
Examines the geographical and political forces that are central to the process of legislative redistricting. Reviews the historical background of the redistricting process and discusses the importance of minority representation. Briefly looks at some of the alternative systems of representation that have been suggested to improve the quality of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Economic Factors, Educational Trends, Elections

Warf, Barney – Journal of Geography, 1997
Offers five themes from political geography that could be incorporated into college geography courses: historical specificity of geography; (2) interconnectedness of regions; (3) interpenetration of the human and natural worlds; (4) centrality of culture in social reproduction; and (5) use of political economy to uncover social relations. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economics

Straussfogel, Debra – Journal of Geography, 1997
Presents a conceptual framework that embeds ideas from world-systems theory within the larger context known as the theory of dissipative structures. This perspective reflects the interconnectedness of individual and separate places into a larger global system that is a single functioning spatial entity. (MJP)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Economic Factors, Educational Trends, Free Enterprise System
Lipman, Pauline – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2005
This paper examines the changing nature of metroregions and their schools. It discusses the influence of global neo-liberalism and resistance on processes of social differentiation through case studies of Chicago metroregion communities and schools. Using spatial theory, the paper argues that while the restructuring of metroregions creates…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Equal Education, Social Justice
Borg, Carmel; Mayo, Peter – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2005
This paper provides a critical analysis of the EU's "Memorandum on lifelong learning" in light of the evolution of the concepts of lifelong education and lifelong learning from the late sixties onward. It also analyses this document in light of the forces of globalisation that impinge on educational policy-making in Europe as well as the…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational History