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Byrne, Eileen M. – Comparative Education, 1987
Examines reasons preventing effective policymaking and genuine reform in a number of countries. Measures policy change in education against stages in coming to terms with a new issue: new knowledge, awareness, understanding, creation of new principles, implementation of new policy, change, and monitoring. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Differences

Honig, Alice Sterling – Young Children, 1984
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Biological Influences, Birth Weight, Child Caregivers
Heilenman, L. Kathy, Ed. – 1998
This collection of papers is divided into two parts. After "Introduction" (L. Kathy Heilenman), Part 1, "Research and Language Program Directors: The Relationship," includes "Research Domains and Language Program Direction" (Bill VanPatten); "Language Program Direction and the Modernist Agenda" (Celeste…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrators, College Admission, College Faculty
Reyes, Maria de la Luz, Ed.; Halcon, John J., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers brings together the foremost leading authorities and scholars on the issue of literacy for Latino students. After an "Introduction" (Maria da la Luz Reyes and John J. Halcon), there are 14 chapters in three parts. Part 1, "Sociocultural, Sociohistorical, and Sociopolitical Context of Literacy"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingualism, Children, Culturally Relevant Education
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1957
The basic theme of this yearbook, "The Role of the Schools in the Improvement of Community Life," is open to a variety of interpretations. Many factors determine what role the schools will play in a particular country or area, and consequently, what part they may have in community improvement programs. Among the factors are the history…
Descriptors: Community Education, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Educational Change

Hume, Julie – Social Studies Review, 1997
Briefly discusses Alexis de Tocqueville's observation that the United States is a nation largely defined by its civic and social organizations. Contrasts this with the recent assertion that the nation is suffering a decline in social capital. Proposes a combination of character and citizenship education as a possible remedy for this. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Citizenship Education, Community Organizations, Cultural Influences

Hengst, Heinz – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1997
Children's publicness is undergoing a substantial change. "Scripts" created by the media and involving intensive consumption influence when, where, and how children's publicness occurs. Particularly important are attempts to develop new ways of integrating medial, sensual-active, body-, space- and group-related actions. This article…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Response, Children, Cultural Influences

Merrett, Christopher D. – Journal of Geography, 1997
Defines political geography as a discipline specifically concerned with territorial organization and power and how these impact human and political processes. Traces the development of the discipline from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Discusses reasons for its fall from academic grace and its eventual resurgence. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alienation, Economic Factors, Educational Trends

Karklins, Rasma; Zepa, Brigita – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Maintains that people have multiple identities and discusses how these differential identities were realigned in Latvia during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Survey data suggests current ethnopolitical identity incorporates multiple dimensions and a strong contextual component. Includes graphs and tables of statistical data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups

Hanif, Muhammad – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that Islam is one of the world's fastest growing religions and an increasingly important political force in the world. Provides background information on Sunni and Shiite Islam, highlighting their historical, religious, and ideological differences. (CFR)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education

Rainbow, Bernarr – Philosophy of Music Education Review, 1995
Attempts a deeper understanding of, and justification for, music education by concentrating on its application in two historic periods. Contrasts the utilitarian approach of Greek civilization with the religious and liturgical concepts of the Medieval period. Asserts that historical awareness is an integral component of music education. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Choral Music, Cultural Background, European History

Wronka, Joseph – Journal of Moral Education, 1994
Contends that human rights education, particularly in the United States, tends to emphasize civil and political rights. Argues the need to emphasize economic and social rights and the interdependency of human rights. Contends that moral education should open discussion and scholarship so that students will choose their values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives

Lo, Leslie Nai-Kwai – Chinese University Education Journal, 1994
Surveys major changes that have occurred in the fields of development studies and development education since World War II. Maintains that the Western assumption of human progress has been undermined in the Asian Pacific Rim. Maintains that scholars in the region should chart a new course of educational development. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Exchange, Developing Nations

Bonner, Phillip – Journal of American History, 1994
Describes the background and impact of the History Workshop at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, on the role of history in shaping South African society since 1977. Asserts that a revolution in historical writing has taken place and that it has reached the general public through public conferences. (CFR)
Descriptors: Apartheid, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Caulfield, Rick – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1995
Reviews literature suggesting that a sociocultural model of infant social development is needed to examine variable influencing infants' interactions with caregivers. Significant variables include familial influences and cultural expectations. Positive development requires that these variables lead to adults who respond appropriately to infant…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes