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Osakwe, Mabel I. – World Englishes, 1999
Examines features that make Wole Soyinka's poems bilingual and bicultural. Four linguistic strategies revealing features used in Yoruba poetic discourse are identified across Soyinka's four anthologies: literal translation, creative translation, transference, and stylistic translation. The study reveals that the native language and literary…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Influences, English, Foreign Countries
Moss, Suzan – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2006
The tradition of using giant puppets in dance rituals is widespread throughout Africa. Huge puppets can communicate spiritual and moral authority, which is all the more easily accepted because it is delivered with a sense of playfulness. Giant puppets also create unique movement possibilities. This potent combination of symbolic meaning and…
Descriptors: Puppetry, Dance Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Foreign Countries
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Commission for International Adult Education, 2010
The 2010 International Pre-Conference of the Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE), American Association for Adult & Continuing (AAACE), was successfully conducted from October 24-26, at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida. This publication includes the papers presented during the conference. These are:…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Females, Transformative Learning, Adult Education
Selden, Sherman W. – Audiovisual Instruction, 1971
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations
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Squeri, Lawrence – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1989
Explores the work of Martin Bernal in tracing the roots of Greek civilization to Africa. Discusses the Ancient, Aryan, and Revised Ancient models for explaining Greek origins. Observes that Bernal's thesis comes at a time of increased interest in non-Western history. Suggests that views of ancient Greece will never be the same. (SG)
Descriptors: Black History, Cultural Influences, Greek Civilization, Higher Education
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Chantler, Khatidja – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2006
In this response to Pittu Laungani's conversation with William West, published in the August, 2004, issue of "British Journal of Guidance and Counselling," the author questions why person-centred counselling has been singled out for particular attention, argues that the dichotomy between client-centred and culture-centred counselling is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, Community Relations
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Demmer, Craig – Death Studies, 2007
AIDS continues to be a death sentence for many individuals living in South Africa where it remains the leading cause of death. Little is currently known about what it is like to experience the loss of a loved one to AIDS from the South African perspective and how to assist individuals who are living in a context vastly different from similarly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grief, Death, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Pence, Alan; Nsamenang, Bame – Bernard van Leer Foundation (NJ1), 2008
Issues connected with children's welfare and child development are appearing on national and international agendas with greater prominence and frequency. However, the international image of children is becoming increasingly homogeneous and Western-derived, with an associated erosion of the diversity of child contexts. This essay explores the…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries
Roxas, Kevin – Multicultural Education, 2008
In the research about the educational experiences of refugee students, few articles describe how recently-arrived refugee students and their families make their transition to public schools in the U.S. and how they negotiate success in a formal schooling environment. In order to illuminate these processes, the author conducted an in-depth study of…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Social Adjustment, High Schools
Awokoya, Janet Tolulope; Clark, Christine – Multicultural Education, 2008
The number of immigrants of color residing in the United States reached 13.5 million in March 2005, the highest in U.S. history. By 2010 the number of Black immigrants and their children is estimated to reach five million, and will represent twelve percent of the Black population in the United States. To date, the majority of Black immigrants in…
Descriptors: Educational Development, History, Foreign Countries, Educational Researchers
Sanneh, Lamin – 1984
The importance of studying the primary context of the relationship between "source" and "influence" in a comparative science of religion and culture is emphasized throughout this article. Focusing primarily on the situation in Muslim and Christian Africa, the article distinguishes between in-coming "sources" and…
Descriptors: Change, Christianity, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
Hawkridge, David G. – NSPI Journal, 1970
"A paper presented at the Sixth Annual Convention of the National Society for Programmed Instruction, held in San Antonio, April 17-20, 1968. (Editor)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Objectives, Map Skills, Program Development
Bowden, Edgar – Rural Sociol, 1970
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Cultural Influences, Diffusion, Farmers
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Lumumba, Hakeem – Counseling and Values, 2003
This article explores different aspects of the Islamic religion, or Al-Islam, including the beliefs and religious practices of Muslims; the historical relationship among Africa, African Americans, and Al-Islam; and the current and future implications for African Americans. (Contains 25 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: African History, Black History, Blacks, Counseling
Hunt, Frances – Online Submission, 2009
While initial access to education is increasing in many countries, drop out rates continue to be high. This seriously affects MDG and EFA goals around educational access. This briefing paper looks at the issue of dropping out from school. It is based on the CREATE Pathways to Access Research Monograph, "Dropping out from school: a cross…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Dropout Rate
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