Considers how a sociolinguistic approach to novels can lead from a linguistic background to a richer appreciation of how a text works. (AEA)

Describes experiment called Bonjour Seattle designed to build interest in a foreign people through a citywide program of cultural and commercial events. Program built bridges between education, business and government, between an ethnic group and a community, and between the Pacific Northwest and France. (Author/BK)

The content of children's dance is distinguished from movement education by its specific emphasis on the expressive and the aesthetic. (JD)

A good principle in teaching folk dance is to adhere as closely as possible to the authentic source of the dance. (JD)

Provides a retrospective of Winifred Ward's career; she is credited with being one of the founders of creative drama in the United States. States that Ward wrote many books about theater, taught for 32 years, founded the first national organization for child drama in 1944, and received numerous academic honors. Relates anecdotes told by those who…

Describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a noncredit introductory course in the Spanish American novel. The materials and lectures were based on texts in English translation and were prepared with the intent of stimulating interest among students with diverse backgrounds. This course was used as part of an Elderhostel program.…

This review details music instruction in the national educational system of Finland, specifically describing music institutes, folk high schools, adult education centers, Sibelius Academy, and university music education. (SK)

Examines the relationship between leisure and work, the role of leisure, and the demand for educational and cultural programs. Suggests that perhaps less programing zeal and more reasoned understanding would lead to the development of better leisure activities for older people. (Available from University of Texas Press, Box 7819, Austin, TX…

Studies the material culture of elementary classrooms in a rural midwestern school to determine whether socialization and enculturation into national society and culture are symbolically reinforced by the integrative functions of classroom decoration and artifacts. (Author/BE)

To the Indian, art is a way of seeing, and the Indian painters of the 1970s have given greater emphasis to the personal nature of seeing than have any Native artists before them. Article discusses recent trends, qualities, and innovations in Indian art and some of the significant Indian artists.

Defines "community conversations" as discussions which take place after performances in communal spaces, with audience members and artists speaking as equals. Outlines egalitarian qualities which define the best community conversations. Proposes that when an academic program or cultural institution is reconsidering its role in the community, a…

The current preoccupation with testing and curtailments of arts programs add up to educational and cultural deprivation for today's students. In our haste and intensity to achieve, dominate, and acquire, we should not undervalue the spiritual, mental, and emotional amenities provided by the fine arts, which comprise the languages of civilization.…

Even schools with well-developed volunteer training programs overlook vast opportunities for curricular enrichment through use of parent volunteers' varied skills. These are three categories of parents' competencies: skills in hobbies and crafts, direct knowledge and experience concerning occupations, and knowledge about different cultures. (MLH)

Presents information based on Freedom School Training Materials and the Freedom School Curriculum. Describes a day in the Freedom Schools. Discusses the Freedom School curriculum noting that it is centered around books with enriching images of Black culture and history. Reproduces the week 1 and week 3 overviews and book lists. (SG)

The "back to basics" movement in Australian elementary and secondary schools is criticized because it would take the culturally impoverished nineteenth-century elementary school as a model. It is suggested that despite some structural limitations, the establishment of state secondary schools has led to some widening of cultural…