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Download full textAspeslagh, Robert – 1992
This document describes the ways in which Japan and the German nations have taught the history of World War II. According to the document, the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) took a pro-communist and anti-fascist approach to the subject. At the same time, the Western Allies pressured the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to institute a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, History Instruction, Peace
Peer reviewedDi Napoli, Thomas – Die Unterrichtspraxis, 1980
Proposes the use of postage stamps as sources of information and visual aids in teaching the culture and civilization of the German Democratic Republic. Illustrates how stamps can provide interesting insights into areas such as history, economy, socio-political customs, foreign policy and the arts. (MES)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Classroom Techniques, Communism, Cultural Education
Weiss, Alan Z. – 1988
Forty teachers attending a summer institute in East Germany in August of 1987 were given a questionnaire concerning their attitudes towards the German Democratic Republic and their opinions, perceptions, and misperceptions of Canadian students. The questionnaire was applied in Zwickau, East Germany at a small pedagogical college. Teachers were…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Peer reviewedLatka-Johring, Sigrid – European Education, 1991
Discusses the difficulties of educational reform in what was formerly East Germany. Describes the educational system in East Germany as uniform and military in nature. Criticizes the one-sidedness of socialist education and its politicalization. Compares classroom atmospheres before and after the Germanies were united. (DK)
Descriptors: Civics, Civil Defense, Classroom Environment, College Curriculum
