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A Survey of Teacher Attitudes of the German Democratic Republic to War and Peace and Their Perceptions and Misperceptions of Canadian Students.
Weiss, Alan Z. – 1988
Forty teachers attending a summer institute in East Germany in August of 1987 were given a questionnaire concerning their attitudes towards the German Democratic Republic and their opinions, perceptions, and misperceptions of Canadian students. The questionnaire was applied in Zwickau, East Germany at a small pedagogical college. Teachers were…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Recent Experiences in Continuing Education for Social Studies Teachers in the New States of Germany.
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George, Uta – Social Science Record, 1994
Reports on a staff development project for in-service teachers from former East German states. Describes the project's background, previous in-service teacher education, and the project's organization. Concludes that economic difficulties and the rise of neo-Nazism makes it imperative for German teachers to develop democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Communism, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries
Experiencing the New Geography in East Germany.
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Mai, Uli; Burpee, Peter – McGill Journal of Education, 1996
Considers the difficulties experienced by the East German School system adjusting to a more progressive educational philosophy. Specifically, contrasts the traditional East German geography instruction (focused solely on physical geography) with the West German emphasis on social issues and problem solving. Many East German instructors distrust…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decentralization, Democratic Values, Educational Change