This document reports on a conference that focused on the problems and rewards encountered by overseas students studying in Britain. The conference aimed to explore the cultural and educational benefits, both within institutions and the society as a whole, of having overseas students present in British institutions of higher education. Papers…

Published by La Causa Publications, the document is a Chicano plan for higher education in the universities and colleges in California. The manifesto found in the booklet states that "the self-determination of our community is now the only acceptable mandate for social and political action; it is the essence of Chicano commitment....Chicanos…

Describes the syllabi of parallel French- and English-language college courses in French civilization. (DB)

Reviews goals and strategies for teaching critical thinking in the fine arts. Describes objective and nonobjective elements in the arts and discusses the role of critical thinking in the arts classroom, suggesting that value judgments must be based on appropriate intellectual standards. Highlights strategies for applying critical thinking in the…

Beginning as a pilot study in the spring of 1973, this analysis developed into a full study whose purpose was to determine how much of a financial subsidy the institutions of higher education do provide to the professional touring performing arts. The magnitude of expenditures as well as a measure of subsidies provided by sponsoring institutions…

Historical background concerning the nature and function of museums is provided, and the aesthetic functions of museums are discussed. The first major aesthetic function of museums is to preserve the artistic heritage of mankind and to make it widely available. The second major function is patronage. (RM)

Must adhere to Mao's policy that education must serve proletarian politics, be combined with productive labor, enable everyone to develop fully, and enable workers to have both socialist consciousness and culture. (Author/ND)

The social-educative and cultural districts established in the areas of Charleroi, Belgium are presented as an approach to solving educational disparities within a region between different social groups. (JMF)

Intended to help literature teachers examine ways in which the traditional canon can be expanded to include diversity in curricular choices, this book invites readers to work together to find new and better ways to introduce an ever-changing student body to what has heretofore been either unacknowledged or undervalued. The book is divided into…

The Centre for Cultural Resources, founded in 1979 by the Indian government, offers a broad array of training strategies and programs for inservice teacher training. The 5- to 6-week orientation training program is designed to expand the use of practical art activities as teaching vehicles linking education to culture and promoting unification…

Traditionally, counselor educators have employed didactic methods and a Western European world view to train students who will serve minorities. This article proposes a curriculum approach which specifies the desired competencies expected of culturally sensitive, competent, multicultural counselors through experiential methods during training. To…

Because folklife studies have been integrated into a variety of scholarly and public pursuits, the breadth and vitality of the field has sometimes been underestimated. This directory demonstrates the extent of resources and programs available. Chapter one presents U.S. and Canadian federal agencies and organizations that provide long-range…

Given the responsibility that was placed on school systems to develop and maintain Canadian culture through arts education, the faculty of education at the University of Regina (Saskatchewan), developed a program to prepare teachers to fill the variety of arts education roles. In the four-year undergraduate program, five arts disciplines are…

The programming and funding of the professional touring performing arts by college, university and community arts organizations during the 1974-75 season was surveyed in a sixth report since 1965. The study seeks to provide national benchmarks from which the individual arts administrator can make local comparisons. From the 174 responding…

Encourages the use of personalized questions in second-year foreign language courses. The students' interest will thus be maintained since they will be able to relate the language to their own knowledge and experiences. This will aid in vocabulary development, increase cultural awareness, and prepare the way for readings. (TL)