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PDF pending restorationAhmed, Naseem – 1996
This book, appropriate for use in grades 3-6, presents information about nine regions of the world: Malaysia; Costa Rica; Taiwan; New Mexico, United States; Japan; India; Nigeria; Thailand; and China. Each region is presented in a three part format: (1) Background information provides a look at the geographical location, the flag, and the social…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Folk Culture
Thun, Roderich – Literacy Work, 1975
The article traces the development and current operations of the Central American Institute for Adult Education (ICECU) an organization established in 1963 to disseminate general culture to adults and adolescents, particularly in rural Costa Rican communities of low educational level. (MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Activities, Cultural Enrichment
Peer reviewedSzente, Judit – Childhood Education, 2003
Chronicles the experiences of teachers and elementary students from the United States and Costa Rica as they participated in a videoconferencing project, initiated by Costa Rican students and made possible by CATE, Center for Applied Technologies in Education. Notes that the distance learning experience enhanced academic, technological and…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
