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Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange, Kuala Lumpur. – 2002
The general objective of the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program is to help U.S. educators enhance their international understanding and increase their knowledge of the people and culture of other countries. This particular program offered participants an overview of life in Malaysia and Singapore through seminars and other activities.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Developing Nations
Miller, Steven L., Ed. – 1995
This book is intended to provide educators with the means to observe and teach about the unification process in Europe. The book contains a collection of essays about different aspects of unification. The Preface, by Dagmar Kraemer and Manfred Stassen, presents a brief historic overview of the development of the European Union. Chapter 1 is the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. – 1999
This resource guide for teachers contains readings, investigative sources, and first-hand accounts of the actions of the present military regime in Burma, a regime which retained power even after it lost the 1990 national elections, and which sponsors repression of pro-democracy forces in the country. The first section, an introduction, includes…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Childrens Rights, Civil Liberties, Conflict
Corby, Richard A. – 1991
This unit is designed for students in grades 6-12. The unit provides an introduction to Sierra Leone and the continent of Africa through basic concepts and a conceptual framework for learning. The unit is divided into 17 activities. Activities include: (1) "Stereotypes and Myths about African and Africans"; (2) "The Manding Name…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Studies, Area Studies