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Download full textGumnior, Elisabeth C.; Richards, Eric L. – 1992
This paper demonstrates with specific examples from various students' journals how subtly and, at the same time, pervasively ethnocentricity expresses itself, and offers suggestions on how to assess and combat ethnocentric beliefs through writing assignments and classroom exercises in an international business law course at Indiana University. The…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Business Administration Education, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedCarrington, Bruce; Short, Geoffrey – Educational Studies, 1993
Contends that, since the mid-1980s, many British schools in predominantly white areas have taken active steps to counter racism and ethnocentrism. Examines the ethical issues of researching such initiatives at the primary school level. Looks at curriculum development work in antiracist and multicultural education in "all white" schools.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Images, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Peer reviewedBraun, Joseph A., Jr., Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Contends that computers and television have contributed to a sense of global connectedness. Presents reviews of a computer software program and two videotape series that focus on global issues and children in other cultures. Asserts that instructional materials such as these can help reduce ethnocentrism among students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Images
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Curriculum Framework and Textbook Development Unit. – 1986
The California Legislature recognized the significant place of instructional materials in the formation of a child's attitudes and beliefs when it adopted "Educational Code" sections 60040 through 60044. The "Education Code" sections referred to in this document are intended to help dispel negative stereotypes by emphasizing…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Attitudes, Change Strategies, Cultural Images
