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Download full textBarker, Bruce O.; Christian, Duane – 1987
This study assessed the extent to which information about Japan is taught in secondary world history classrooms in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. The sample used for this study was 475 world history teachers, randomly selected, in K-12 school districts scattered across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. A 21-item questionnaire was mailed to each of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Foreign Countries, History Instruction
Morehouse, Ward; Ehrman, Edith – 1973
Concerned that many important innovations in undergraduate education are apparently having little impact on the international dimensions of American education, the Council for Intercultural Studies and Programs, with support from the Institute of International Studies, sought to define more precisely the nature of the problem and to develop some…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Asian Studies, Developing Nations
Montgomery, Travis – 1974
One of several investigations comprising a study of students' needs related to school vocational services in a three-county area, the document reports the results of a survey designed to include all senior high school teachers in 10 schools. The questionnaire is a 21-item instrument developed to provide information on the extent to which teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Area Studies, Career Education, Career Opportunities
Hall, Susan J. – 1977
Many American educational materials present biased or inaccurate views of Africa. Although these problems are found in a range of media, this study examines printed matter only. A representative sampling of materials indicates that four approaches are generally used in a study of Africa: geographical, historical, cultural, and case study. An…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Area Studies
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1986
This study of the importance of second language and international studies in Illinois in relation to the interests of the state covers the following topics: the importance of second language and international studies, characteristics of effective programs in second language and international studies, the status of those studies in Illinois, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Fryer, T. Bruce – 1975
Curricular changes at all levels of foreign language education provide alternate ways to provide valid learning experiences. There is new freedom for students to explore varying time arrangements, different learning styles, diverse content, and various locations for instruction. A discussion of student learning styles concerns individualization,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Career Education, Classical Languages, College Language Programs
