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Marshall, Gene; And Others – 1983
An annual foreign language festival established by McNeese State University and the Calcasieu Parish School System (Louisiana) was designed to motivate students, inform them of employment opportunities, help them understand their own and other heritages, and illustrate the international and intercultural opportunities and challenges of the modern…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cultural Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textFallahi, Mitra – 1994
This paper addresses the role of the classroom in bringing students of different backgrounds together and the role of the teacher in creating an atmosphere in which students not only get along well with each other, but also develop respect and appreciation that they carry with them outside of school. There is a need to create an atmosphere of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Activities, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Jones, David – 2001
Adult and continuing education in the arts can and does play a role in the development of cultural identity. Dimensions of culture include ethnicity, location, age, social class, and time. This definition of culture leads to the conclusion that cultures are generally small and are dynamic rather than static. Research shows that individuals in what…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Art Activities, Art Education, Creative Activities
Chilcoat, George W. – 1983
Activities focusing on three popular culture genres of the late nineteenth century--the muckraker magazine, the dime novel, and melodrama--help secondary students appreciate the ethnic diversity, social problems, and social themes of turn-of-the-century urban America. Material is divided into four sections. Following an introduction, the first…
Descriptors: American Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
PDF pending restorationStone, Frank Andrews – 1986
Intercultural education in the Greater Salt Lake City (Utah) metropolitan area seems to have minimal effect on high school students' behavior or attitudes. This study was planned in order to better understand the nature and dynamics of intercultural instruction in Salt Lake City. Information was analyzed from the following sources: (1) interviews…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cross Cultural Training
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Inc., Madison, CT. – 1976
This volume contains the reports of the working committees of the 1976 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The introduction traces the patterns of immigration in North America from the colonial period to the twentieth century. Sections entitled Origins, Cultural Pluralism, and Contributions deal with the settlement patterns…
Descriptors: American Culture, American History, Anglo Americans, Asian Americans
