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Peer reviewedMolnar, Alex – Educational Leadership, 1985
Global tensions necessitate increased understanding of the Soviet Union by Americans. Educators can help by convincing their professional organizations to support activities aimed at increasing the availability of information and by making sure that local efforts to provide information to students are clearly unbiased and are purely educational in…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Stuart, Kevin C., Comp.; Grimme, Holger K., Ed. – 1988
What Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm brothers achieved by collecting stories from the common people that had been handed down orally from generation to generation is also achieved in this collection of folktales consisting of 45 fables and 65 tales and short stories. This publication, addressed to educators, anthropologists, and specialists…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLittle Soldier, Lee – Social Education, 1990
Contends that anthropology should provide the focus for the elementary social studies curriculum. Delineates concepts and generalizations for such a curriculum and suggests activities to build anthropological understanding. (GG)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Activities
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1991
This simulation exercise is designed to provide students at the intermediate and secondary education levels with an experimental or discovery exercise in cross cultural relations. The simulation is designed to be a part of a more extensive study of cultural perceptions and can be used in an exploration or one's own community as well as in more…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education, Culture Contact
Peer reviewedForeign Language Annals, 1976
A series of short articles are presented featuring aspects of the American Bicentennial and stressing classroom activities and projects suitable for foreign language students and teachers. (Author/CLK)
Descriptors: American Culture, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1983
This guide is for educators who wish to improve existing curricular frameworks about teaching about language. The guide is anchored by five goal statements for student learning: (1) to investigate the origin and early development of human communication systems; (2) to gain an appreciation for the rich variety of ways in which humans convey…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education
Winpenny, Patricia; Cadwell, Katherine Weeks; Cadwell, Louise – 1996
This book of lessons can be used at the elementary level and middle school to foster cultural awareness and global perspectives. Lessons begin with a general approach to perspectives-taking and move toward a specific study of Russian culture. The lessons can be used at different grade levels and adapted to fit various classroom needs. The book is…
Descriptors: Bias, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Culture
Peer reviewedKehoe, John W. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1975
A role playing activity in which students develop empathetic thinking by exchanging roles with a member of another culture is provided. (DE)
Descriptors: American Indians, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education
Download full textCarr, Tom – 1985
Current approaches to teaching culture which have adapted the anthropological model to contemporary life situations can serve as a guide to the organization of traditional civilization course material, from which exercises can be developed. Culture instruction should incorporate a cross-cultural dimension, be authentically contemporary, and be…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
Peer reviewedMitchem, Virginie – Reading Teacher, 1981
Argues that using the themes and stories of humans' earliest heritage can enhance language and learning for children. (FL)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Elementary Education
Peyre, Henri – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Discusses the value of language study with respect to international relations. (AM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1984
This unit, designed for use with students in grades 6-12, concerns the diverse and unifying forces that characterize life in Brazil's urban centers. Comprised of seven lessons and used with a set of slides, lesson 1, "Geography," distinguishes Brazil from other South American countries through an examination of the country's geographic…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Dunn, Stephen P., Ed.; Dunn, Ethel, Ed. – The Station Relay, 1986
A compilation of five journal issues describing facts and daily life in the Soviet Union, the documents are intended to help people of the United States know about the people of the Soviet Union, their hopes, fears, and facts of their daily lives. Among the topics included in the publications are: Soviet consumers and the law; public health…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Consumer Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Rammage, Alix – 1981
One of three handbooks dealing with pottery traditions from around the world, this packet draws together information about historical, ethnographic, and pottery traditions of Pakistan. The handbook begins with a brief discussion of Pakistan's land and people, a short history of Pakistan, Islamic pottery traditions, and Pakistan potters and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art History, Ceramics
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1983
This guide is for educators who wish to improve existing curricular frameworks concerning teaching about world literature. The guide is anchored by four goal statements for student learning: (1) to increase students' appreciation of oral literary traditions as a means for better understanding themselves and others; (2) to examine the written…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Guides
