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Deb, Paromita – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Owing to the different models of disablement in different religions and cultures around the world, social and aesthetic representations of intellectually disabled people are diverse in various societies. Disability is perceived in a different way in India than in the West. There are very few studies on the complex role of Indian mainstream Hindi…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Popular Culture, Films
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Raman, Madhavi Gayathri; Vijaya – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
This paper captures the design of a comprehensive curriculum incorporating the four skills based exclusively on the use of parallel audio-visual and written texts. We discuss the use of authentic materials to teach English to Indian undergraduates aged 18 to 20 years. Specifically, we talk about the use of parallel reading (screen-play) and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
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Chakraborty, Kabita – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2010
This paper aims to understand why and how young Muslim women pursue sexual relationships in the urban bustees (slums) of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. I discuss how girls in heterosexual romantic relationships decide where, when and how to have sex, and the importance of class discourses and popular Bollywood culture in this decision-making…
Descriptors: Muslims, Females, Slums, Foreign Countries
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Pandey, Satish – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The present study aims to understand context and dynamics of cognitive learning of students as an outcome of the usage of popular movies as a learning tool in the management classroom and specifically in the context of a course on cross-cultural management issues. Design/methodology/approach: This is an exploratory study based on…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Content Analysis, Multicultural Education, Cross Cultural Training
Apple, Michael W., Ed.; Ball, Stephen J., Ed.; Gandin, Luis Armando, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This collection brings together many of the world's leading sociologists of education to explore and address key issues and concerns within the discipline. The thirty-seven newly commissioned chapters draw upon theory and research to provide new accounts of contemporary educational processes, global trends, and changing and enduring forms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Higher Education, Middle Class
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Reddi, Usha Vyasulu – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1985
Discusses youth culture and the role of mass media in transmitting popular culture. Reports a survey of Indian college students that shows (1) radio is the most popular music medium and (2) popular music derived from Indian films is preferred to Western music. (PD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Students, Cultural Context, Developing Nations