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Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Inst. for International Studies. – 2001
This teacher resource text and student text is part of a continuing series on current and historical international issues, placing special emphasis on the importance of educating students in their participatory role as citizens. The unit seeks to bring Mexico's evolving national identity into sharper focus for U.S. high school students. Students…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Economics, Foreign Countries, Global Education
Download full textAntilla, Madeline; DeMonet, J. – 1999
In this lesson, students work as marketing teams hired by a U.S. fast food company to study the feasibility of selling fast food in Latin America. Teams are composed of cultural, production, marketing, and advertising experts. Each marketing team will investigate a product and a Latin American country. Teams will present their research and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Area Studies, Business, Cooperative Learning
Cornelius, Martha J.; And Others – 1978
This curriculum unit is intended to serve as a general introduction to the study of the traditions and culture of the vast heartland of the Eurasian land mass called Inner Asia. Objectives are to stimulate student and teacher interest in Inner Asian studies, as well as to encourage students to learn about the historical experience of other…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Area Studies, Curriculum Guides, Economics
Perkovich, George – 1989
In the United States, educators have had difficulty teaching about the Soviet Union. Students are often ignorant of the historical circumstances that have affected the U.S./Soviet relationship, and they are often miseducated by stereotypes they encounter in popular culture. This curriculum explores the government and economy of the Soviet Union,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civil Liberties, Communism, Critical Thinking
Neeson, Eileen; And Others – 1985
This social studies curriculum integrates the study of geographic, economic, historic, political and social features of nations in the Western Hemisphere with the development of key concepts and skills. While this curriculum focuses on the geographic and economic features of countries in the Western Hemisphere, it gives equal weight to the history…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1984
A study unit on Australia for secondary students is divided into eight sections. Section 1 introduces students to the states, territories, and capitals of the country. Section two, land and people, discusses the size, location, geology, climate, flora and fauna, and population of Australia. Sections 3 and 4 outline Australian history and include…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
