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Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1991
This simulation exercise is designed to provide students at the intermediate and secondary education levels with an experimental or discovery exercise in cross cultural relations. The simulation is designed to be a part of a more extensive study of cultural perceptions and can be used in an exploration or one's own community as well as in more…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education, Culture Contact
Download full textMcDermott, Peter; And Others – 1996
A study examined the usefulness of the instructional recommendations in basal reader program teachers' manuals for discussing race in multicultural stories. Three recently published basal reader series widely used in the Capital District of New York State were used in this analysis: Harcourt Brace (1995), Houghton Mifflin (1993), and MacMillan…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedSabato, George – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes and comments upon a Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Program trip to China. Discusses economic, social, and political changes in China during recent years. Provides recommendations for instructional resources for teaching about China. (CFR)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Roen, Kim – 1997
This curriculum unit was developed to assist middle-school students in understanding diversity in race, religion and culture present in India. Sections of the guide include: (1) "Assessment," which discusses Indian culture; (2) "The Culture of the Monsoon"; (3) "Musical Culture"; (4) "Systemic Culture"; (5)…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedWilson, Jeri, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1995
Asserts that technology can be used in many ways to develop communication, understanding, and an appreciation of differences among children. Describes the use of electronic mail and interactive videodisks to teach about culture and cultural differences. Reviews commercial products on these topics. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences
Lee, Marilyn; And Others – 1980
Designed primarily for students in the intermediate grades, this document provides discussion topics, poetry, and activities to help students: (1) recognize the uniqueness of themselves and others; (2) become aware of their uniqueness as members of the human family; (3) become aware of individual differences, emotions, and feelings; (4) recognize…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Family Relationship, Human Relations
Toothman, Maryann; Jensen, Denise – 1980
An intermediate or junior high level unit on Indians indigenous to Iowa focuses on history, culture, and cultural conflict between the Indians and white Americans. Many of the materials can be adapted for use in other states or for a more general unit on American Indians. Twenty lessons cover the location of Iowa; prehistoric Iowa; Indian society…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indian Reservations, American Indian Studies
