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GRACE, GLORIA L.; HOFLAND, N.A. – 1967
IN ADDITION TO TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION SKILLS ARE REQUIRED BY AMERICANS FOR SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS MISSIONS. SINCE CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES, A PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAM IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP NECESSARY SKILLS AND ATTITUDES. TRAINING MATERIAL PACKAGES, NOTABLY THE SELF-CONTAINED…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
Munoz, Louis J. – West African Journal of Education, 1976
The dual mandate of modern language learning is considered to be linguistic competence and scholarly expertise in literature or in philology. The need for the systematic study of culture in modern language studies is discussed, and programs in the United States and Great Britain are compared. (MLW)
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Language Programs, Comparative Education, Cultural Education
Szalay, Lorand B.; And Others – 1982
Intended to promote mutual understanding and communication between Colombia and the United States, this lexicon shows how the two countries differ in their perceptions and evaluations of dominant themes and issues. The associative group analysis method was used in the study. One hundred American and 100 Colombian undergraduate students were…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness

Bathurst, Effie G.; Mackintosh, Helen K. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1943
With distance bridged by speedy planes, the Americas of tomorrow will accept as natural and reasonable the exchange of visits between countries separated by several thousand miles. Geography will be learned first hand not confined to books and maps. In the schools of the United States there has long been some inclusion of content on the other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Curriculum Guides, International Education