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Hong, Won-Pyo; Halvorsen, Anne-Lise – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2010
This study examines six US social studies teachers' beliefs and curricular decisions that impact their teaching about Asia. Using interview data, the study seeks to understand the forces that influence what, how, and when teachers teach about Asia in their secondary classes, if and how they position Asians as "others", and what bearing…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Asian Culture, Foreign Culture, Foreign Countries
Qi, Jie; Zhang, Sheng Ping – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to problematize that which has been taken for granted about the notion of multiculturalism in Japan. Multiculturalism is a "hot" issue in Japan. As the Japanese government started to promote "internationalization" since 1980s, slogans such as "international exchange," "cultural…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences