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Direct linkThirumurthy, Vidya; Uma, V.; Muthuram, R. N. – Childhood Education, 2008
The lives of many were changed forever when a tsunami struck on the morning of December 26, 2004, as a result of an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia registering 9.0 on the Richter scale. Aftershocks in the nearby Andaman and Nicobar Islands sent waves of fear among the survivors, further debilitating their spirits. The aim of this article is…
Descriptors: Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedJepson, Jill – Sign Language Studies, 1991
Based on narratives by deaf Indians and their family members, it is suggested that deaf Indians come to view their deafness as "natural." The notion of "naturalness" is complex and multifaceted. Several components of this notion and the role it plays in the lives of deaf people and their families are explored here. (JL)
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Deafness, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSen, Julu – Journal of Education for Teaching, 2002
Explored methods of helping Indian teachers articulate their concerns, experiences, and personal practical knowledge, surveying and interviewing teachers regarding their workplace and teaching experiences and critical incidents in their lives and examining their beliefs about students, colleagues, subject matter knowledge, and context. Overall,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives
Peer reviewedB'Hahn, Carmella – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2001
Arun Gandhi was taught well by his legendary grandfather, Mohandas K. Ghandi. In this interview, he weaves his wisdom about facing adversity, anger, and prejudice with his personal stories of life's challenges, including the assassination of his grandfather. (BF)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Foreign Countries, Human Dignity, Humanitarianism
Peer reviewedMontessori, Mario M. – NAMTA Journal, 1998
Describes the experiences of Maria Montessori and her son, Mario, during their internment in India during World War II. Discusses how their observations of communities of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims, and Zoroastrians at the Theosophical Society contributed to ideas related to the absorbent mind, and enabled the extension of the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Vandrick, Stephanie – American Language Review, 1999
The author of this article recounts her childhood in India and assesses its impact on her attitudes as an English-as-a-Second Language educator. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Colonialism, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Peer reviewedPerkins, William Eric – MultiCultural Review, 1996
Examines the growing body of literature for and against affirmative action. The author includes articles and books that chronicle the history of affirmative action and the backlash against it, personal narratives by blacks experiencing affirmative action programs firsthand, and two books that discuss India's attempts since 1948 to address the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Rights Legislation, Literature Reviews
Download full textTisone-Bartels, Dede; Eppley, Felicia – 1998
This lesson on India was developed based on an Internet Indian diary. The lesson describes visits and experiences in Delhi, Khajuraho, Varanasi, Bombay, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Madras, Jaipur, and Agra. It also provides a series of "virtual field trips" ("Love and Marriage"; "Sacred Places"; and "Solving a Community…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Context, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Benefits
Bhola, H. S. – 1986
This report contains one man's impressions of the state of adult literacy education in several countries of Africa and in India. The first country reported on is Ethiopia, where signs of a capitalist society were evident in that officially Marxist country, where literacy education was still a priority in the midst of a waning famine. Ethiopia had…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Gustafsson, Uwe – 1990
A literacy project in the eastern hill ranges of India is reported, based on 20 years of involvement, at the beginning of which the tribal language, Adivasi Oriya, was not yet a written language. The literacy rate among tribals in the agricultural community is about 10%. Researchers studied the tribal language, gave it an alphabet, adapted the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences
Smale, Jim, Ed. – Early Childhood Matters, 1999
This document consists of the three 1999 issues of The Bernard van Leer Foundation's "Early Childhood Matters." This periodical, addressed to practitioners in the field of early childhood education, evolved from an in-house publication directed to projects funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation. Articles in the February 1999 edition…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedThomas, Anne Horsfall – Social Studies Journal, 1991
Presents a teacher's impressions of India, gathered during a Fulbright-sponsored study tour. Examines modernizing influences in the midst of traditional culture, religious cultural groups and potential religious conflict, women's status, and problems due to overpopulation. (CH)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Females, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Kanwar, Asha S., Ed.; Taplin, Margaret, Ed. – 2001
This document consists of case studies documenting how distance education (DE) changed the lives of 23 women from the following locations: China; Hong Kong; India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; and Bangladesh. The case studies illustrate that participating in DE can benefit not only a woman herself but also her husband, children, other family members, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Caregivers, Case Studies
