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| Clearing House | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBollin, Gail G. – Clearing House, 2003
Presents information about the middle school educational system in Mexico. Considers the implications for better meeting the needs of Mexican children in U.S. schools. Describes experiences and knowledge gained while the author taught a graduate workshop to American teachers in Guanajuato, Mexico. Places the information gained in the context of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Peer reviewedWatland, Arnold E. – Clearing House, 1988
Asserts that teachers from different cultural backgrounds hold the same perceptions of professionalism. Claims that teachers can have various levels of job satisfaction and still retain a high perception of professionalism. (MM)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKrebs, Sylvia – Clearing House, 1997
Offers a brief report on a private elementary and middle school located in northwest China. Discusses opportunities and dilemmas of private education in China, including access, teacher hiring/firing and pay, tuition, and class size. (SR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Size, Educational Facilities, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedTillman, Joe – Clearing House, 1999
Describes a three-day unit for eighth-grade geography classes that uses a videotape of an ABC News Special to combine a lesson on the Bosnian Civil War with a media-analysis activity. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Grade 8
