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University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Center for Public Education in International Affairs. – 1990
These materials were designed for K-12 teachers interested in including Canada in the curriculum. The materials were developed to provide students with a basic level of familiarity about Canadian politics, history, culture, economic conditions, and relationship to the United States. Two classroom activities are provided for the elementary level…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textWojtan, Linda – 1987
Designed to assist social studies teachers, this resource guide provides a selected sample of current materials and resources available for teaching about East Asia. While sources on China, Japan, and Korea are emphasized, many of the materials also include information on South and Southeast Asia. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Asian Studies, Directories
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1990
This document is a guide for educators to use in planning a three credit course designed to give secondary school students in the Northwest Territories (Canada) the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the historical, cultural, and social foundations of their Northern society; to help them appreciate the importance and uniqueness of the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
Maxwell, Margaret, Ed. – 1983
Teachers from Worcester (Massachusetts) Public Schools and the University of Massachusetts collaborated in a Teacher Corps project to publish a resource handbook on African studies to be utilized in U.S. elementary and secondary classrooms. The handbook contains selected classroom activities and resources that enable both students and teachers to…
Descriptors: African Studies, Area Studies, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Enrichment
Johnson, Jeffrey R. – 1991
Recent events in Europe suggest that the pattern of global ideological struggle that provoked the division of Korea is apparently dissolving, giving way to nationalist movements. The division of the Korean people now appears anachronistic. There are signs that reunification is possible. Despite the importance of the Korean peninsula in world…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Nucho, Leslie Schmida, Ed. – Arab World Almanac, 1990
A curriculum resource developed to help high school teachers provide their students with information about the Arab world is presented in the first three issues of this "periodical educational resource." The publication's regional focus is designed to encourage in students a multicultural perspective and increased knowledge of the global…
Descriptors: Arabs, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedHoge, John Douglas; Allen, Rodney F. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1991
Offers guidelines for teaching about foreign countries in elementary school social studies lessons. Explains ways to determine content and goals, build background information, and locate instructional materials/community resources. Suggests activities for beginning, sustaining, and concluding units. Stresses importance of maintaining student…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Urch, George E., Ed.; And Others – 1972
The handbook presents methods and techniques for involving students in a variety of learning activities which will broaden their perceptions of the non-Western world, specifically Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The activities stress group discussion and personal interaction. Section one gives a brief overview of various…
Descriptors: African Culture, Arabs, Area Studies, Asian Studies
