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Direct linkHua, Congchao – Childhood Education, 2013
Literacy practices and sociocultural contexts have greatly defined and influenced each other. The role language plays in mobilizing both revolution and progress is well delineated in Congchao Hua's article comparing language learning curriculum in China over three decades, from the 1970s to the 2000s. The universality of the social and political…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Arts, Educational Objectives, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedAllen, Kate; Ingulsrud, John E. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1998
Examined the graphic representations of male and female characters in primary school textbooks in China, focusing on 1st-6th grade language, ethics, and mathematics. Analysis of textbook illustrations, identification of figures' activities, and classification of adults' occupations indicated that the illustrations stereotyped gender roles in a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Illustrations
Peer reviewedFuhler, Carol J.; Farris, Pamela J.; Hatch, Lynda – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1998
Explores folktales from China, Africa, and Russia suggesting ways to utilize them in the social studies classroom as a means to teaching children about other cultures. Warns that when using folktales it is important to explain that the folktales do not bear a one-to-one relationship with present-day societies. (CMK)
Descriptors: African Culture, Chinese Culture, Cultural Awareness, Educational Strategies
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1979
This teaching unit consists of eight folktales from China and Japan, skill-development exercises, and follow-up activities. It is designed for the upper elementary grades (3-6), and is easily adaptable to a broad range of age levels and abilities. It can be used in several curriculum areas, including: (1) social studies on China, Japan or Asia;…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedShen, Wenju; Emrick, Susan – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1994
Asserts that multicultural education is an integral part of the school curriculum. Describes a three-week interdisciplinary unit on China combining social studies, language arts, mathematics, the arts, and computer skills. Includes a list of children's literature, a sample lesson, and a map of China. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Download full textJarchow, Elaine, Ed.; Midkiff, Ronald, Ed.; Pickert, Sarah, Ed. – 1998
This book for elementary school teachers presents a rationale for developing a global perspective, providing sample lesson plans and a curriculum resource guide. Chapter 1, "Promoting a Global Perspective in Elementary Education" (Ronald G. Midkiff), uses stories from one teacher's global experiences to offer a rationale for promoting…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Doolin, Dennis J.; Ridley, Charles P. – 1968
This document consists of a translation and analysis of a set of grammar "Readers" in use in Communist China in the first five grades of elementary school from about 1958 through 1966. The analysis begins with a discussion of the background and sources of the selections in the "Readers," proceeds to a discussion of moral and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Books, Child Development, Childrens Literature
