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Download full textRuiz, Octavio Madigan; And Others – 1995
This resource book braids together the cultural, political and economic realities which together shape Mexican history. The guiding question for the book is that of: "What do we need to know about Mexico's past in order to understand its present and future?" To address the question, the interdisciplinary resource book addresses key…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Latin American Culture, Latin American History
Birdsall, Nancy, Ed.; Sabot, Richard H., Ed. – 1996
The studies presented in this volume help readers to understand the constraints faced in addressing the key problems within the Brazilian education system. Steps to address the issues and benefits to be gained by addressing those issues are discussed. Forty-two authors reiterate that the success of Brazil's education reform will have an important…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Development, Educational Research
Rice, Marion J.; Barnes, Buckley R. – 1976
Culture is the main subject of this student material for a quarter or one-semester course on a comparative study of Mexico and the United States. The ongoing processes of continuity and change in culture and their relationship are emphasized. The first chapter is devoted to the concept of culture, the total way of life of a people from language…
Descriptors: American Culture, American History, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
PDF pending restorationBrigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. Language Research Center. – 1976
This learning aid is intended to help Americans become more effective in understanding and communicating with Latin Americans. The book consists of the following: (1) a map of Latin America, with area and population statistics for the various countries; (2) a brief description of the land, the people, the economy, diet, religion, government,…
Descriptors: American Culture, Autoinstructional Aids, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Espinosa, J. Manuel – 1976
Focusing upon the role of the United States government in furthering educational and cultural relations with other nations, the book presents a history of cooperative exchange between the United States and Latin America from 1936-48. The report, based upon primary source material in the form of communications between the Department of State and…
Descriptors: American History, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange, Culture Contact
Gorden, Raymond L. – 1975
This volume is intended as a guide to cross-cultural communication for American guests and Colombian hosts interacting with each other. For this study, American guests and Colombian hosts were asked to talk about themselves and each other. Part one, "Scenes of Guest-Host Miscommunication," discusses scenes of interaction between the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
