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Parisi, Lynn; Masalski, Kathleen Woods – 2002
This curriculum unit is the final volume of a four-part series. Noting that the humanities reveal the values and beliefs that underlie social, political, and economic institutions, the unit contends that the study of other countries and their histories may be greatly enriched by a humanities approach that draws on the fields of literature,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
Schelander, Bjorn – 1998
An overview of Singapore's history and culture is discussed in this learning guide. A study of the history of Singapore, including Temasek to Singapore, the Raffles Years, and the Straits Settlements, is given. Information about the transition of Singapore as a British Colony to the modern independent state of today, and the effects of World War…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Foreign Countries
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA. – 1994
Tomb art provides an invaluable window into China's history and culture. The understanding that spirits of dead ancestors can exert power and influence over the lives of their descendants has been a central tenet of the Chinese belief system, propelling the culture into practices ensuring the provision of comfort and status to the deceased in…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Archaeology, Area Studies, Art
Young, Jocelyn; And Others – 1995
This teacher's guide contains six lessons, including eight folktales, for using folktales from Japan and China in the elementary classroom. Specific objectives, materials, background notes, discussion questions, follow-up activities and a bibliography also are included. Each lesson takes approximately 1-3 class periods but are flexible for use.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Cultural Education
Marciano, John – 1997
This book is about civic literacy, which is described as "the ability to think critically and objectively about the nation's fundamental premises and practices." The volume examines influential education reports and theorists who have defined the civic literacy debate. The book challenges the dominant perspective of history as presented…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Civics, Content Analysis
Sharma, Sanjeev; Ladd, Ginger, Ed. – 1994
This book provides students with information about culture and trace important historical events that have brought this nation to its current position in the 20th century. Each chapter provides background information along with a glossary, student activities, and project suggestions. Chapters include: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "The…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Cambodians
Wiley, Christopher J., Ed. – 1974
Over 80 films are listed in this annotated film guide on China. Designed to help educators select films about China, each entry contains a short annotation which gives a capsule and sometimes evaluative summary of film content. The booklet is divided into four sections on China before and after 1949, Taiwan, and Chinese culture. Each listing…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies
Chen, C. M.; Stamps, Richard B. – 1972
Main archaeological articles and books from China that have been published from 1949 through 1965 are translated and compiled in bibliographic form. Because there is a lack of materials available to Western scholars of Chinese studies, the authors see these items as necessary resources for the understanding of Chinese civilization and the…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies
Kublin, Hyman – 1971
One hundred and eleven annotated bibliographic citations of books, including a few journals, on Japan published between 1941 and 1971 comprise this reading guide designed to meet the needs and adaptation of smaller libraries in schools, towns, and cities. Intended for serious beginning students or casual readers, it offers a broad scope of recent…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Asian History, Cultural Awareness
Hsu, Kai-yu – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
This article describes the value of Asian and Asian-American studies in American education and suggests an approach to accomodate them in American education. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Americans, Asian History, Asian Studies
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1995
This unit introduces students to the historical tradition of a non-Western nation seen within the comparative concept of feudalism. This is done partly through a look at Tokugawa Japan and partly through a comparative examination of the concept of feudalism. Although the unit deals mainly with a specific time span in Japanese history, it also…
Descriptors: Architecture, Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies
Hurst, G. Cameron, III – 1988
The altering of the presentation of Japan's imperialist adventures in Japanese high school history textbooks reflects a continuing dispute between Japan and her Asian neighbors, as well as between a politically conservative bureaucracy in the Ministry of Education and a historical profession heavily influenced by "progressives" who write…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Foreign Countries, Historiography
White, Caryn – 1993
This document is a catalog of audio-visual materials, other resources, and information on organizations concerned with East Asian studies, all of which are available through Yale University. The catalog begins with a discussion of goals and objectives and of the East Asian Resource and Education Program at Yale and the East Asian Education…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies
Shackford, Julie – 1992
This book provides an overview of Vietnam's history prior to the U.S. presence there. The book begins with a chronology extending from prehistoric times to the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Each chapter provides background information along with a glossary, student activities, and project suggestions. Chapters include: (1)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Foreign Countries
Barker, Bruce O.; Christian, Duane – 1987
This study assessed the extent to which information about Japan is taught in secondary world history classrooms in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. The sample used for this study was 475 world history teachers, randomly selected, in K-12 school districts scattered across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. A 21-item questionnaire was mailed to each of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Foreign Countries, History Instruction