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Direct linkKelley, Jane E. – Social Studies, 2008
Multicultural children's literature is a passport to foreign cultures. Because we live in a global and multicultural society, it is important to help children understand cultures different from their own. Many educators use picture storybooks to introduce the social life and customs of other societies. This article highlights four realistic…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Social Systems, Social Influences, Picture Books
Peer reviewedDoerr, Arthur H. – Social Studies, 1972
Iranians are torn between a desire to change and to modernize and a resistance to depart from well established modes and patterns of life. (Author)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedRoberts, Godfrey – Social Studies, 1976
The content and strategy for population education are areas of concern for educators throughout the world. Each country should create and maintain population programs which fit the individual needs of their countries. In addition, population education should be presented in value free approach, in which alternative viewpoints are presented for…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Peer reviewedLew, Seok-Choon – Social Studies, 1988
Characterizes the past 40 years in South Korea as a time of modernization, industrialization, urbanization, and internationalization. Discusses Korean religion and social values; family, kinship, and social life; education; housing, food, and clothing; leisure and sports; and the maintenance of national identity. Examines the Korean synthesis of…
Descriptors: Demography, Education, Foreign Countries, Housing
Peer reviewedRossi, John Allen; Tlou, Josiah S. – Social Studies, 1997
Discusses the political developments in South Africa following the demise of apartheid and suggests ways to integrate this subject into the social studies curriculum. Examines the current obstacles and opportunities for the development of democracy in South Africa. Includes a series of teaching activities and related questions. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Current Events, Democracy
Peer reviewedMeyer, John R. – Social Studies, 1990
Traces historical precedents of values development and citizenship education in the United States and Canada. Proposes a framework for democratic values education. Explores teaching methods and classroom environments that promote democratic citizenship education. Exhorts social studies educators to integrate teaching and learning in citizenship…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedMulcahy, D. G. – Social Studies, 1994
Contends that educational reform efforts have neglected the values of civic education and its implications for civic and social life. Asserts that this is not true in Europe where an increasing focus on the European dimension in education has a strong civic education component. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Interrelationships
