This book investigates if there is a link between Tibetan ethnicity and education and, if so, how it functions. Research focused on the questions "Do the educational achievements of Tibetans in Tibet, India, and Switzerland differ and how can possible differences be attributed to their position as an ethnic group in these countries?"…

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…

A study investigated the use of verbo-visual content in geography textbooks of various countries. Secondary school geography textbooks from Australia, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and the United States were examined. For each of the selected books, empirical data about the amount of texts, pictures, maps, and tables was gathered; contents were assessed;…

The two-fold purpose of the conference reported in this document was to provide educators with assistance in introducing multicultural literature into their courses and programs, and to provide inspiration for continued efforts to internationalize the curriculum. The document contains the keynote speeches of David Abalos ("Multicultural…

This study was undertaken to measure the reading, writing, and numeration of 10 and 14 year-old students, and to collect information on teacher perceptions of the nature and extent of any learning difficulties experienced by individual students. A sample of 7,000 students was tested at each of the two age levels. Reading, writing numeration, and…

Presented in this guide are 14 multi-disciplinary ethnic heritage units for use with grades 7-12. Included are units for social studies, English, math, music, vocational education, and special education. Each unit contains a lesson plan which lists subject matter, general objectives, a subject overview, and estimated class time. Also listed are…

A conversation about cultural anthropology between a college anthropology professor and an English and humanities high school teacher is related. As part of the National Humanities Faculty Why Series, the book is intended to help students, teachers, and citizens maintain and improve their intellectual vigor and human awareness and to help them…

This curriculum guide offers two approaches to the teaching of tenth grade anthropology. The first approach is a more traditional approach to the subject area presented with the idea of simply giving the teacher something to build on. The second approach follows "History as Culture Change: An Overview" developed by the Anthropology…

Secondary and college level American textbooks should include information about minority groups, particularly Mexican-Americans. Surveys history textbooks with regard to their treatment of the Mexican American minority. For journal availability, see so 506 696. (DB)

This article suggests that the conventional Canadian History course be changed in order to capitalize on the experiences of the ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Such a course would be more meaningful not only for immigrant students but also for Canadian students. (CFM)

Examines the influence of sociocultural variables on the persistence of an American cultural-heritage curriculum approach and the entrenched rote learning of content in African schools. Offers a number of explanations for the persistence of teacher-presentation and student-recitation as dominate modes of instruction. (JDH)

Examines pastoral care, the welfare dimension of English secondary schools, in light of North American school counselling and guidance practices. The discipline/control emphasis of pastoral care does not correspond to North American practices in guidance and counselling. However, some commonalities in the academic/curricular and pastoral/welfare…

Compared the perceptions of 281 Papua New Guinean students and 329 Australian students of the economic and psychological costs of having children. Australians gave high ratings to the importance of financial and emotional costs, while New Guinea students were more aware of overpopulation and restrictions on parents. (JAC)

Discusses how content area reading strategies are particularly well-suited to developing cross-cultural understanding in both minority and mainstream culture students. Presents and compares strategies devised by secondary school teachers in rural Alaska to demonstrate how some teachers are already promoting cross-cultural understanding in their…

This book expands on the argument for a new type of science curriculum for secondary schools. Instead of being based on each of the major disciplines as are almost all current science curricula, it is suggested that curricula should be conceptually organized around the Earth system, including the science methodology of the system sciences, and…