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Zill, Nicholas; And Others – 1984
The Interagency Conference on Child and Family Statistics was organized around seven groups that were asked to develop specific recommendations for improving the federal statistical database on children and families. This booklet is a report on the recommendations made at the conference. The first part of the report distills and synthesizes the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Coordination
Ahola-Sidaway, Janice A. – 1988
This paper examines the key differences between elementary school culture and high school culture as experienced by a group of Quebec youngsters making the transition from elementary school to high school. It presents a selective summary of a major research study that focused on the fundamental differences between elementary school student life…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship
Harris, Ben M. – 1983
Educational leaders' effective use of communications, collaboration, and common interests provides the key to managing a surplus of human resources. Students, like all members of an organization, are both a potential resource in fulfilling educational goals, and a personal and financial liability. Increases in the population, an aging citizenry,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1989
This report grows out of a symposium focusing on Education and Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism (ECALP), a project of enquiry of the international Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI). The report aims to clarify trends in multicultural education, and to examine the effects of cultural and linguistic development on educational…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy
Taylor, Lyndon E. – 1985
An examination is provided of the environmental, economic, and educational factors that will influence the courses, programs, and services of the community college in the future. Introductory remarks provide an overview of the future of the community college, detailing factors affecting the institutions such as the tax revolution, declining…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Department of Education, Kansas City, MO. Regional Office 7. – 1982
The citations in this bibliography include textbooks, other instructional materials, and resource materials that can be used in teaching refugees in the United States. The title entries are grouped in series consisting of: (1) textbooks, workbooks, and other instuctional materials on teaching English to non-English speakers; (2) curricular and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Cambodians
McFerren, Margaret – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in Iraq begins with an overview of the usage patterns of Arabic and Kurdish, especially in the context of recent political events and the agreement to make Kurdish a second official language in the Kurdish autonomous region, and to allow limited use of Kurdish in instruction and public communication. A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Arabic, Armed Forces, Bilingualism
Collinge, William B., Comp. – 1982
Compiled for social work students and human service workers concerned with Native American children and families, this bibliography cites 648 entries from the social science literature. Emphasis is on the problems of Native American children and families, the characteristics of their institutions, and the nature of the organized and informal…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Starrett, Richard A.; And Others – 1984
Data obtained from interviews with 1,804 non-institutionalized Hispanic elderly (age 55 and over) were analyzed to determine what factors best predict this group's use of informal mental health support (i.e., spouse, relatives, and friends). The study was a secondary analysis of data collected in 1979-80 using a national sample stratified by…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Cultural Influences, Demography, Environmental Influences
Kenkel, William F.; Benson, Barbara – 1976
Changes in marriage and the family from 1950-74 in five nonsocialist countries were explored. The countries selected for the study were Japan, the Netherlands, West Germany, Sweden, and the United States. Most of the data were derived from the United Nations'"Demographic Yearbook," although various original sources from the particular…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. Language Research Center. – 1977
The purpose of this communication learning aid is to help Americans become more effective in understanding and communicating with people of another culture. This publication discusses some differences encountered in Hong Kong in such things as food, laws, customs, religion, language, dress and basic attitudes. The first section describes the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Chinese Culture, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Ragoussis, Nikolaos – 1982
The report provides information on the social situation, the family, and the education system in Greece. The social situation is discussed in terms of the Greek political system, forms of society and social stratification, the linguistic situation, religions represented, social life and relationships, and 14 holidays and festivals. Information on…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Background, Education, Educational Change
Hendon, Ursula S. – 1978
This study delineates the interaction of language and culture as it relates to foreign language instruction and describes appropriate teaching strategies for the implementation of culture in the foreign language classroom. The study is based on the thesis that language and culture are not separable; the teaching of culture is properly a part of…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
WEINSTEIN, GERALD; AND OTHERS – 1967
IN A PANEL, GEORGE BRAGLE AND NATHAN GOULD STRESS TEACHER PREPARATION TO COPE WITH THE THREATENING IMPACT OF CULTURE OR REALITY SHOCK. THEY RECOMMEND MODIFYING THE ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS BY ALTERING THEIR PERCEPTIONS, PROVIDING THEM WITH DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE SOCIOCULTURAL MILIEU OF GHETTO SCHOOLS, AND REQUIRING THEM TO TAKE COURSES IN THE…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Teaching, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. – 1980
The Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is described. Two broad aims of the program are to explore the influence of social, political, and cultural forces on science and technology, and to examine the impact of technologies and scientific ideas on people's lives. Although based in the School of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Science, Course Descriptions, Cultural Influences
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