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Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1973
The conference proceedings from a symposium held by the Council for Cultural Cooperation were concerned with identifying those European facilities and methods which give the greatest promise of overcoming the problems of sociocultural development and are worthy of further development and study as pilot experiments. Participant countries were asked…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conference Reports, Cultural Awareness, Democratic Values
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This is the seventh of seven resource units for a twelfth grade course on value conflicts and policy decisions. The topic for this unit is: "What is the good life?" The objectives are listed as to generalizations, skills, and values. The double-page format relates objectives to pertinent content, teaching procedures, and instructional…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Content, Cultural Images, Educational Objectives
Taviss, Irene; Burbank, Judith – 1971
Lengthy abstracts of a small number of selected books and articles on the implications of computer technology are presented, preceded by a brief state-of-the-art survey which traces the impact of computers on the structure of economic and political organizations and socio-cultural patterns. A summary statement introduces each of the three abstract…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administration, Automation, Computer Science
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This recourse guide is one of a series of units on the theme Communities Around the World for grade 3. Background material on Paris, France is given for the teacher describing urban characteristics, French culture, and the physical site of the city. Objectives and goals related to concepts, generalizations, skills, and attitudes to be developed…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Study, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1972
In this course outline for social studies in secondary schools a humanistic approach is designed to help the student develop his own personal philosophy and value system. Through comparative analysis of several societies, both past and present, students are introduced to differing views and differing cultures. Three value issues (What is a good…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Satterlee, James L.; Malan, Vernon D. – 1972
Relating the history of the Dakota Indians from their origins to the present time, this document also examines the effects of acculturation on these Sioux people. Beginning with the Paleo-Indians of North America, it details the structure of the Dakota culture and attempts to acculturate the Indians into white society. Historical and current…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Crane, Julia G.; Angrosino, Michael V. – 1974
This manual is an introduction to field techniques for undergraduate anthropology students. It describes 14 projects, each devoted to a traditional area of anthropological inquiry. A "method" or "data collecting tool" is suggested by which each topic may be investigated profitably. Project 1 describes a suitable beginning field assignment.…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Culture Contact, Educational Anthropology, Educational Media
Cazden, Courtney B.; Leggett, Ellen L. – 1976
Four recommendations for research and educational policy to achieve culturally responsive education are made and discussed: (l) because children differ in sensory modality strength, and the learning of all children in bilingual-bicultural education schools may be depressed in overly verbal environments, all such schools should plan more…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Class Activities
Bagnole, John W. – 1977
This paper prepares teachers of English as a foreign language for many of the conditions they will encounter while teaching in the Arab world. The general theme is that attitudes of understanding and tolerance can lead to substantive improvements in professional morale and classroom effectiveness. Emphasizing the different regional factors and…
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Coeducation, Cultural Influences
African-American Inst., New York, NY. School Services Div. – 1976
An initiation ceremony which marks the passage from adolescence to adulthood in an African village is the topic of this learning module for elementary and secondary students. A reading is adapted from the autobiography of a Guinean youth who participated in the initiation experience with other boys in his village at the age of 12 years. A lesson…
Descriptors: Adolescents, African Culture, Area Studies, Autobiographies
Gallo, Erminia Mina – 1997
A study examined how the family structure has changed over time in contemporary realistic children's literature for middle readers. There is an ongoing debate in this country about what defines a family and whether it is in transformation or becoming extinct. Since 1960 there is evidence that the family structure has changed. The books selected in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Divorce, Family Size
Tawil, Sobhi, Ed. – 1997
This volume addresses the dual problems of providing rapid educational responses in global conflict and crisis situations and assessing the role of education in the root causes of these conflicts. Education and training are key components of international relief responses to emergencies resulting from conflicts. Even more important, rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Educational Development, Educational Responsibility, Educational Strategies
Autry, George B.; Guillory, Ferrel – 1999
James B. Duke established the Duke Endowment in 1924. This document examines what the Carolinas have accomplished since that time--both through the endowment's investments and otherwise--and what remains to be achieved. The first chapter describes the Carolinas' of the 1920s. While the rest of the nation enjoyed economic prosperity, the rural…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Reedy, Sean – 1999
A survey investigated the attitudes of Japanese university students and their non-Japanese university teachers toward testing and the use of textbooks in their English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom. Subjects were 120 students and 13 native English-speaking instructors at 3 Japanese universities. Results reveal a gap in attitudes between the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
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Craver, Charles B. – Futurist, 1983
To prosper in the future, unions will have to expand from their traditional blue-collar base, revise their approach to appeal to new worker values, and cooperate internationally. (IS)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship, Futures (of Society), Global Approach
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