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Umolu, Mary Harden – African Progress, 1972
Descriptors: African Culture, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies
Clark, Leon E., Ed. – 1971
This book, first in a series of six dealing with African culture and intended for secondary level students, deals with tradition and change in Africa. All of the selections in this volume were written by Africans and come from a variety of sources including autobiographies, novels, and poems. The basic purpose of the book is to capture some of the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Black Studies, Child Rearing
Hendrikson, Leslie – 1983
This unit is designed to introduce upper elementary and middle school students to the traditional cultures of the people of Southern Africa, particularly the Swazi. Information on housing and family life covers family structure, marriage customs, respect for ancestors, male and female roles, employment, eating customs, and handicrafts. An overview…
Descriptors: African Culture, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Family Life
Roper, D. Lee – 1978
This booklet touches upon many aspects of the Maasai tribe of Tanzania and Kenya. Topics covered include an historical background examining Maasai origins and contact with Europeans and a survey of their economic system detailing community life, daily routine, diet, the importance of and ideas about raising livestock, food, technology, and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Anthropology, Cultural Background, Family Life
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1991
This curriculum unit is part of a larger project designed to introduce communication-based, culturally specific instructional materials on French-speaking African societies into the foreign language curriculum with the goal of increasing the appeal and relevance of French language study, especially to African-American students. The materials,…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
Download full textPatterson, Ruth Polk – 1978
A two week unit on the cycle of life in the African family for secondary school students is presented. General objectives are to help students value and respect marriage and the family as basic constituents of all human cultures; to create cultural awareness; to identify aspects of traditional family life which may serve as models for social…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Child Role, Cultural Awareness
Anderson, A. John – 1977
This teaching guide presents objectives, activities, resources, and evaluative criteria for use by tenth grade world history classroom teachers as they develop and implement a unit on the African family. Objectives are to help students understand the nature and function of African families, recognize the similarities between African and American…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Child Role, Cross Cultural Studies
