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Nostrand, Howard Lee – 1967
The distinction between the value system and the unconsciously held assumptions of a culture is clarified in this paper. The underlying structure of the sociocultural whole of a particular society leads the author to explore culture's "ground of meaning" in terms of main themes. A tentative summary of the value system of French culture…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
Gast, David K. – Elementary English, 1967
Children's fiction written between 1945 and 1962 was analyzed for current stereotypes of minority Americans, and the results were compared with related studies of adult fiction and school textbooks. Two analytic instruments were applied to 114 minority characters selected from 42 children's books about American Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Negroes,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Books, Childrens Literature
Cook, Mercer; Henderson, Stephen E. – 1969
The two essays in this volume attempt to broaden and intensify the reader's understanding of the Black Revolution in Africa and America, showing indestructible links despite cultural dissimilarities. Cook traces the development of black African consciousness through the works of selected black African writers from the 19th century to the present.…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Black Attitudes, Black Culture
Wilgus, Karna S., Comp. – 1974
This annotated bibliography citing 479 books on Latin America is a revised and updated version of a 1969 edition available as ED 059 120. The emergence of independent nations in the English-speaking Caribbean and other realignments in hemisphere affairs, as well as the appearance of new materials, indicated the need for a new edition. The revision…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Developing Nations, Economics
Bragaw, Donald H.; And Others – 1973
This guide to the series of seven, thirty-minute, color, television programs developed for the middle grades deals with the topics of urbanization, culture clash, mobility, nationalism, morality, ideology, and privacy. The films are designed around the inquiry/discovery approach and utilize introductory, simulated situations followed by three…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Concept Teaching
Franklin, Mary Ann – 1973
A set of five teacher-prepared Learning Activity Packages for individualized instruction on western civilization at the twelfth grade level includes the following units: Establishment of Western Civilization; Middle Period of Western Civilization; Islam and the Saracenic Civilization; the Renaissance and Reformation; and Modern Western…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Ancient History, Grade 12, Humanities
Harkins, Arthur M.; And Others – 1972
Consultants hired by a power company in the Central United States cooperated with employees to design a unique nine-month program called "Future Trends." The course, stressing the traits of man which enable him to adapt to the future, is outlined in this appendix. The course is divided into a preview and eight topic segments. A short description…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Communications
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