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Download full textAmerican Forum for Global Education, New York, NY. – 1998
Latin America's rapid change in recent years has prompted the American Forum for Global Education to take a closer look at this important and dynamic region. This booklet summarizes how Latin America should be viewed in today's global world and highlights strategies for teaching these ideas. The booklet consists of the following four sections. The…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Backler, Alan L. – 1988
Intended for use with grades six through nine, "Global Geography" is a series of ten 15-minute video programs that help students think their way through important issues and increase their understanding of world geography. The programs fit easily into normal classroom schedules and support the content of most existing course sequences.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Enrichment, Geography Instruction, Global Approach
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
Martinson, Tom, Ed.; Brooker-Gross, Susan, Ed. – 1992
This book, issued in observance of the Columbus Quincentennial and on the occasion of the 27th International Geographical Congress, addresses a broad range of contemporary topics including environmental change, dynamics of the world economy, human needs, wants and rights, political order and change, and contemporary cultures. The format is one of…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies
Lyle, Sue; Roberts, Maggy – 1990
This resource packet includes a teacher's guide, reproducible student worksheets, posters, activity cards, and a music audiotape: "Song of the Forest," with a booklet of lyrics. The teacher's guide suggests interdisciplinary activities which meet the United Kingdom's National Curriculum requirements and encourage active learning as…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Ecology, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Rhoades, Roxanne – 1995
This guide offers a closer look at Paraguay as a landlocked republic in the heart of South America. The activities emphasize the interaction between the people and their land and pertain to three academic levels. Activities for grades 3-5 include: (1) "Packing for Paraguay"; (2) "Where in the World Are We Going and How in the World…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
