Describes Boston Arts Academy's efforts to use the various art forms (music, dance, theater, and visual arts) and academics to teach students to understand and tolerate cultural differences throughout the world. (PKP)

Four games representing decision-making processes in China are described, including instructions, models for the construction of game materials, and questions for discussion at the conclusion of group play. (JH)

The data presented shows a variation between cultures in the meaning of achievement. The purpose of the study reported was to examine data contained in the Atlas of Subjective Meaning, not only to illustrate variations in the meaning of achievement across cultures, but also to discover continuities that might underly such variations and…

Suggests that a good starting point for social studies curriculum units on Japan at the secondary school level is an analysis of the interrelationships between Japan and the United States. Information is presented on population figures, industrialization, standard of living indicators, consumer price indexes, and crude birth and death rates for…

Responds to three articles from this issue on universalists versus multiculturalists. Explores the idea of an effective teacher as a culture broker. (SAH)

Reviews the historical development of Canadian studies in United States textbooks and other instructional material. Notes common shortcomings and misconceptions of early materials. Describes how an expanded and more even treatment of Canada would improve social studies instruction in the United States. (JDH)

Points out the degree of cultural difference between contemporary Islamic and American societies. Presents four lesson plans, appropriate for junior or senior high students, which foster greater understanding of Islamic cultural traditions. A role playing handout and brief bibliography are provided. (JDH)

A 16-year-old Taiwanese student at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, describes how the Chinese celebrate their New Year. (RM)

Little information is available on the smoking behavior of young people in developing countries and how such data would compare with data on smoking behavior of young people in the United States. Historical and sociological data were examined to compare the smoking behavior of adolescents in the Republic of China with the smoking behavior of…

The first aim of this study was to assess the proportion of students at different levels in a Nigerian secondary school who interpret selected diagrams in 3 or 2 dimensional terms and to see if there are differences between these interpretations and those of English students. (Author/AM)

Results indicate that measures of the social environment mediate and index much of the sociopsychological stimulation that bears, indirectly through perception, upon cognitive and attitudinal learning. (Author/MV)

Presents an analysis of research on learning about Japan by secondary students. Notes that most studies are concerned with what is being learned about Japan as it is presented in textbooks and instruction rather than exploring the ways students can learn more effectively about Japan. (JDH)

Identifies reasons why social studies educators should improve their teaching about South Korea. Included in the list is the increasing numbers of Koreans being educated in the United States, the summer Olympics in 1988, and the use of Korean culture as a case study demonstrating the effects of cultural transmission and society in transition. (JDH)

Learning activities will help secondary students become aware of Korea as a separate entity in Asia, see Korea as a developing area of the modern world, and gain an appreciation for Korean traditions. (RM)

This article addresses the multicultural aspect of Central Asia in response to the discussion on diversity in U.S. classrooms. Many areas of the world are more diverse than the U.S., and these areas experience successes and failures with many of the same issues the U.S. is currently struggling with. Comparing the U.S. diversity debate with similar…