This monograph seeks to encourage individuals to undertake historical research of art education. Divided into two broad categories ("Resources" and "Conceptual Foundation"), the essays provide introductory guidance on both mechanical and theoretical aspects of research for the new art education historical researcher. The seven works include: (1)…

This report presents an evaluation of area studies and ethnic studies programs offered at institutions in the State University System (SUS) of Florida. The programs covered include domestically and internationally oriented interdisciplinary programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The internationally oriented programs are Latin…

This annual report examines recent changes in Australian education. Two strong emerging trends emerging are: increasing participation rates as more young people stay in the formal education system beyond the compulsory years and a shift in focus from the input in education to outcomes and sharpening of the way in which the outcomes are defined.…

This book provides brief descriptions of over 800 ethnic studies programs or departments in U.S. colleges or universities. More than 600 ethnic-specific programs, mainly African American, are listed. Other such programs include Asian American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, and Puerto Rican studies, as well as programs in Jewish studies,…

An alphabetical listing of serial titles that are relevant to Caribbean affairs and culture is provided. Annotations include the individual publication's scope of coverage as well as its frequency of appearance (monthly, quarterly, weekly, etc.) and postal address. The same type of information regarding newspapers published in the Caribbean area…

A review and conceptual analysis of the literature on the characteristics of students in Japan and of the factors influencing those characteristics was conducted. Information from both English and Japanese sources about cognitive, non-cognitive, and behavioral characteristics of students and factors influencing them was sought regarding students…

This meeting site guide for Lexington, Kentucky and the Bluegrass region around Lexington illustrates why the state of Kentucky and this region are excellent examples of how geography plays out on the land, how regions emerge, and how human events and processes, in the context of the physical environment, lead to differentiation and distinction,…

The successful educational and industrial systems in Japan are related to the social and historical condition of the country. A society that receives ideas and technology of education from other societies must go through the process of adoption, assimilation, and self-transformation. Students of society do not fully recognize the strengths and…

This study reports on the results of two panel surveys conducted in 1992 and 1995 with representative samples of 16- to 65-year old women in Germany. Participants were interviewed individually in their homes. The interviews lasted about two hours and consisted mainly of standardized scales which had to be filled by the participants. The results…

Sub-Saharan Africa faces a historic challenge: to achieve economic and social progress while experiencing extraordinary population growth. With an estimated 1989 population of 512 million, the 42 countries of sub-Saharan Africa have the highest birth and death rates of any major world region. Throughout the region, population has outstripped…

The Research Secretariat on Social Services and Community Development was one of the five Hispanic research task forces funded by the Ford Foundation to determine Hispanic research priorities. Its three major purposes were the following: (1) to develop an Hispanic research and policy agenda which recommends research activities and prioritizes…

A comprehensive guide to materials about the nation of South Africa for teachers wishing to study that area of the world is given. Part 1 of the guide provides a listing of organizations and books. Over 40 organizations involved in and concerned with issues about South Africa are provided in this section. Each listing provides the name of the…

This document is a catalog of audio-visual materials, other resources, and information on organizations concerned with East Asian studies, all of which are available through Yale University. The catalog begins with a discussion of goals and objectives and of the East Asian Resource and Education Program at Yale and the East Asian Education…

Jointly authored by an official of the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and a Bloomfield Hills Public Schools System (Michigan) school teacher, this document is designed to support the secondary school social studies curriculum in the study of Japan. The volume examines prevailing U.S. views of Japan, Japan's socio-economic…

This study assessed the extent to which information about Japan is taught in secondary world history classrooms in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. The sample used for this study was 475 world history teachers, randomly selected, in K-12 school districts scattered across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. A 21-item questionnaire was mailed to each of…