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Zhao, Weiju; Zhang, Zhiping; Liu, Juan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Family is the essential unit of society as well as the pupils' cradle for growing up. It is particularly significant to help pupils understand "family," then form a scientific concept of the family and develop a positive family sentiment. In the current primary school textbooks of "Morality and Life (Society)" (version of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Family (Sociological Unit), Textbooks
Smith, Gary R. – 1978
Designed to help secondary students recognize that a country's music both reflects and reinforces cultural values, this unit involves students in comparing the music of the United States, China, and Japan. The unit could be used as part of an Asian history or Western history course. The approximate time required for the unit is 12 class periods.…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Comparative Analysis, Music, Political Socialization
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Fuhler, Carol J.; Farris, Pamela J.; Hatch, Lynda – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1998
Explores folktales from China, Africa, and Russia suggesting ways to utilize them in the social studies classroom as a means to teaching children about other cultures. Warns that when using folktales it is important to explain that the folktales do not bear a one-to-one relationship with present-day societies. (CMK)
Descriptors: African Culture, Chinese Culture, Cultural Awareness, Educational Strategies
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Keach, Everett T., Jr.; Kalupa, Nancy P. – Social Education, 1984
Children's drawings from the People's Republic of China can be used in the social studies classroom to help students understand Chinese values and make inferences about political and social changes that have taken place in China. Specific examples of art are provided and discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Childrens Art, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Thomas, Paul F., Ed. – Horizon, 1988
The articles in this special edition were compiled to provide information to Canadian social studies teachers about Pacific Rim countries. Section 1, entitled "The Big Picture and Future Interests," contains: (1) "Social Studies for the 21st Century" (J. Tucker); (2) "Culture and Communication: A Perspective on Asian…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies
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Tucker, Jan L.; Gilliom, M. Eugene – Social Education, 1984
Among the goals of Chinese educators today are unifying education standards, extending the length of schooling to 12 years, and improving teacher quality. Moral education is being introduced into formal schooling on a large scale. Social studies courses are heavily laced with party dogma. Social studies courses are listed. (RM)
Descriptors: Communism, Comparative Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
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Fouts, Jeffrey T.; Chan, Jack C. K. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1996
Describes the communist Chinese national curriculum in social studies, a broad term that includes moral and political education, as well as traditional subjects. Includes a sample moral and political education lesson, " Socialism is Good," and lists of several textbook contents and curriculum guides. Provides a brief educational history.…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Communism, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development