Library collections are generally ill equipped to effectively support foreign area students. This bibliography, one of a series on "neglected" foreign areas, attempts to provide guidelines for libraries in meeting these resources needs. Selection of entries was made according to the following guidelines: 1) few works in languages other…

The bibliography project aimed at providing undergraduate libraries with additonal and more recent resources by listing in separate bibliographies of 750 entries on Southeast Asia and 1200 entries on the Middle East and North Africa, each arranged by country and subject with an author index. The two computerized bibliographies, Southeast Asia: A…

THIS REPORT LISTS RESOURCES THAT MAY BE USEFUL TO INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR AREA TRAINING PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY IF THE TRAINEES ARE BEING SENT TO DEVELOPING NATIONS. PART I GIVES DESCRIPTIONS, SOURCE DATA, AND EVALUATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT FILMS LIKELY TO BE OF MORE THAN AVERAGE VALUE IN AREA TRAINING. IT ALSO CONTAINS ITEMS CONCERNED WITH…

Sub-Sahara Africa is covered in this bibliography prepared for use in training programs. Consisting of nearly 500 citations which date from 1940 to the present, topics covered include: POPULATION, Traditional Cultures, Religion, Art, Literature, History, Colonialism, Economic Development, Agricultural Modernization, Education and Manpower,…

This selected bibliography focuses on the Near East and North Africa. Among the topics covered are: Documentary Collections, History, Politics, and International Relations, Islam and the Islamic World, the Arabs, Geography, Art, Literature, Education and Sociocultural Patterns, and Economics, Labor and Oil. An introduction to the series is in SO…

This module contains a description of the responsibilities and ceremony of marriage in west Africa, seven discussion questions exploring the differences between Western and African marriage customs, five enrichment activities, and a bibliography of five books about love and marriage in Africa. The general discussion relates the engagement of a…

Two social studies units for sixth grade provide information and learning activities about Africa and Russia. Both units contain lists of concepts to be learned, skills, objectives, learning activities, common misconceptions, vocabulary, maps, objective and essay tests, and bibliographies. The unit on Africa helps students understand the wide…

This module is an introduction to traditional mathematics in Africa. A lesson plan is presented which explores the significance of words in the African number systems and compares them to American mathematical systems. Number words in four African languages are given as examples to illustrate base 5, 10, and 20 systems. Some words have been…

Six hundred and sixty-two listings of instructional materials for teaching about Africa are presented in this annotated bibliography to help teachers identify materials that will assist them in developing courses and units of study. Materials are identified that can be used by precollegiate teachers of all subject areas. This handbook is arranged…