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Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 2000
The Tokyo (Japan) October 2000 meeting of experts on History Teaching in Japan and the Russian Federation was organized by the International Society for Educational Information (ISEI) and the Council of Europe. This was the second meeting, following the initial 1999 St. Petersburg (Russia) meeting conducted to increase mutual understanding in the…
Descriptors: Asian History, Developed Nations, Educational Cooperation, Foreign Countries

White, Charles S. – Social Education, 1992
Presents a bibliography of 18 video products for use in the classroom. Includes programs on geography, Japanese culture, Native American culture and history, change in the former Soviet Union, and the Persian Gulf War. Gives a brief description of each program. Lists recently released software programs on geography, tests, history, and computer…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Annotated Bibliographies, Courseware
Wojtan, Linda S. – 1994
This ERIC Digest discusses how, by studying Japan, the larger context of the Asia-Pacific region can be explored and students can be introduced to current realities. The top 5 competitive countries for 1994 were the United States, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and Germany. Because of the increasing interdependence between the United States and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education

Kiang, Peter Nien-chu – Social Education, 1991
Discusses using the changing conditions of life within the United States as the starting point for developing global perspectives in social studies teaching and curriculum transformation. Suggests that the Pacific Century will require people of the United States to function in a multicultural world. Examines the history of Asians in the United…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Contact, Curriculum Development

Conner, Mary E. – Social Studies Review, 1998
Contends that regional studies, such as Asian studies, can engage students more actively than a traditional global approach to world history. Delineates the author's objectives in teaching a course in Asian studies. Outlines the subjects covered in the course's units on China, Japan, and Korea. (DSK)
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Barker, Bruce O.; Christian, Duane – 1987
This study assessed the extent to which information about Japan is taught in secondary world history classrooms in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. The sample used for this study was 475 world history teachers, randomly selected, in K-12 school districts scattered across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. A 21-item questionnaire was mailed to each of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Foreign Countries, History Instruction
Cave, Peter – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Japan has often been criticized for allegedly teaching its schoolchildren about the history of Imperial Japan 1895-1945 in selective and misleading ways. Is this criticism justified, and how does it compare with the record of another former colonial power in East Asia: England? International criticism of history teaching in England has been…
Descriptors: Criticism, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, History Instruction

Caswell, Kurt – English Journal, 1998
Describes a collaborative project between a South Carolina History and Geography teacher of grades 7-8 and an American teacher of English-as-a-Second-Language in a Japanese high school. Describes class activities as students exchanged correspondence, sent packages, and finally met each other when the American students traveled to Japan. Notes…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture

McKay, Roberta – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Expounds on two headline articles from the "Edmonton Journal" (Canada) that prompted the columnist to reflect on the history of the textbook in social studies. The two articles refer to politically motivated editing of history texts in Hong Kong and Japan. Urges history teachers to teach history "the way it happened." (DSK)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Content Analysis, Current Events

Schlene, Vickie L. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1991
Presents nine documents from the ERIC database dealing with teaching about World War II. Includes articles addressing the lessons of Pearl Harbor, the Holocaust, the wartime internment of Japanese Americans, industry's response to the war, and the moral lessons of Nazism. (SG)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries
McKay, Penny, Ed.; Graves, Kathleen, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
As the second volume of a seven-volume series, this book describes curriculum development as three interrelated processes: planning, enacting, and evaluating. Curriculum development is a dynamic process that happens among learners and teachers in the classroom. In this volume, readers will encounter teachers, curriculum developers, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Curriculum Development
Perialas, Stephen – 1972
This secondary level curriculum guide provides a program and identifies materials for the study of the history and culture of China and Japan. The purpose of the course is to provide exercises that require students to research, question, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate historical data. Each lesson contains behavior and content objectives,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Cross Cultural Studies
Ottenheimer, Laurence – 1988
Part of an international series of amply illustrated, colorful, small size books designed for children ages 5 to 10, this volume talks about Japanese culture, modern life style, geography, music, arts, sports, and traditions. There is a brief description of how Japanese children learn to read and write. Japanese hot baths, school books, the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1988
This curriculum guide is designed to assist teachers and supervisors in the implementation of the New York State Global Studies syllabus. The materials presented in this guide represent suggested approaches for teaching the unit on East Asia-Japan. The themes addressed are: the physical/historical setting, the dynamics of change, contemporary…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides
Hackney, Sheldon – Humanities, 1995
Presents an interview with historian Gerhard Weinberg by Sheldon Hackney of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Asserts that the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II also marks the end of the postwar world. Discusses post-World War II diplomacy and international relations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Communism, Diplomatic History, Elementary Secondary Education