A formidable national educational reform movement has developed, aimed at improving the cultural literacy of U.S. students. Ideas about the illiteracy of American students and the urgency of restoring the nation's cultural knowledge, if carried forward, have strong implications for the school curriculum at both the elementary and secondary levels…

The three major objectives of intercultural education are to help people effectively manage encounters among culturally different individuals, competently move in and out of culturally diverse settings, and skillfully utilize resources of human culture in creating new settings. At present, schools and the social studies profession are not…

The Uppsala International Seminar in Physics assists universities in developing countries in their endeavors to provide a useful and solid training of scientists at all levels (secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate), to promote basic and applied research within the field of physics, and to demonstrate the fruitfulness of international and…

General guidelines are presented in the pamphlet for intercultural, host nation programs designed specifically for USDESEA elementary and certain junior high schools, but applicable to high schools. Emphasis is upon incorporating the host nation's community resources and talents into the school's curriculum, recognizing the unique opportunity for…

This bibliography lists some 400 references for the teaching of culture and civilization and was compiled for teachers of foreign languages in American schools and colleges. Each item included in the study meets one or more of the following criteria: (1) it was submitted to ERIC or published in a source readily accessible to foreign language…

This book provides a collection of patterns and activities based on the origins of customs and traditions practiced during the winter holiday seasons in countries around the world. Christmas is a Christian tradition, but it is recognized by many in the world as a time of joy, hope, peace on earth, and goodwill for all. This book examines how many…

This paper addresses the problem that children in the school were not participating in relevant inter-cultural studies that were contextual and interactive. The study was conducted in a private, tuition-based, enrichment program which included a kindergarten during school hours and an afterschool program for kindergarteners through fifth graders.…

This paper explains how cultural life in Germany is shared through public funding and support. Since culture is commonly accepted by Germans to be vital to the psychic health of the nation, public funding of culture is not a controversial issue. The expression "cultural federalism" is frequently used to describe the way in which…

Commentary on the relationship of culture study and language instruction focuses on: (1) educational goals of current language programs, (2) the relationship between language study and university structure, and (3) observations concerning instructional personnel. The author concludes by urging a realistic appraisal of goals and institutional…

Discusses the history of low tolerance for different cultures and general ethnocentrism in schools in the United States. Seeks to determine if story telling and interpretation of a story by first graders in a suburban Chicago public school could stimulate interest in and expression of positive feelings for persons from a cultural background…

English, which enrolls all students, is the only humanities course capable of transmitting culture to everyone. Students respond to cultural stimuli other than books, however; and since many justifications for traditionally narrow English courses are demonstrably not valid, English subject matter should be broadened to include methods of…

This publication examines the contribution that arts and culture have to make, in ways that more formal education and social policy approaches struggle to achieve. It also explores the relationship between arts, culture, and lifelong learning, especially in overcoming social exclusion. It assumes that earning a living ought not to be calculated…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER WHAT OTHER DISCIPLINES MIGHT HAVE TO TELL THE LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EXTENDED ITS FOCUS BEYOND ITS USUAL INVOLVEMENT WITH IMMEDIATE PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEMS BY ADOPTING AS THE SUBJECT OF ITS 1960 PROGRAM "CULTURE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING." THE FIVE…

Materials developed by high school anthropology students to investigate and explain American culture are presented. The purpose of the handbook is to aid social studies classroom teachers as they develop and implement educational programs on the American way of life within the context of global culture. The activities presented in the handbook can…