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Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1988
This unit, designed for use with high school and community college students, features a collection of literature about youths and young adults in contemporary China. Consisting of eight lessons, lessons 1 to 3 are introductory activities relating to Chinese youths and values. Lesson 4 presents excerpts from a Chinese collection of 100 life…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Chinese Culture, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries
Chan, Adrian; And Others – 1991
This unit, designed for use with high school and community college students, uses primary materials, literature, and interactive lesson plans to present the city of Berlin (Germany) as a case study of some of the 20th century's most significant events. In lesson 1, students take a pre-test, view a video about the Berlin Wall, and discuss the kinds…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Colleges, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Download full textJohnson, Marcia L.; Johnson, Jeffrey R. – 1996
This ERIC Digest asserts that the Japanese education system is one of the most influential agents molding Japanese youth. This influence is especially great due to the large amount of time students spend in schools. Six topics examine aspects of daily high school life: (1) Getting to School; (2) At School; (3) Extracurricular Activities; (4)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Environment
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1990
This document is a guide for educators to use in planning a three credit course designed to give secondary school students in the Northwest Territories (Canada) the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the historical, cultural, and social foundations of their Northern society; to help them appreciate the importance and uniqueness of the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
Ring, Diane M. – 1990
This unit on Hindu mythology is designed to help secondary students see beyond the exotic elements of another culture to the things its people have in common with people in the West: a continuous effort to find a purpose in existence, to explain the unknown, and to define good and bad, right and wrong. Students are asked to analyze Hindu religious…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Class Activities, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries
Nucho, Leslie Schmida, Ed.; And Others – Arab World Almanac, 1991
Each of the three issues of this volume of "Arab World Almanac" features a self-contained lesson plan on one aspect of the Arab world. The Fall, 1990 issue focuses on "Oil and the Arab World." The Winter, 1991 issue looks at "The Arab World in the World Wars." The Spring, 1991 issue examines "Islamic Revival in the Arab World." Each issue includes…
Descriptors: Arabs, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
