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McFarland, Mary A. – Social Studies, 1982
Discusses how the global approach can be used to teach about Japanese culture in elementary and secondary social studies classes. Students compare and contrast Japanese and American cultures. Methods for helping students to become familiar with aspects of Japanese culture are included. (AM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Hartig, Paul – Fremdsprachliche Unterricht, 1975
Eight recent monographs and collections on area and culture study in foreign language teaching are discussed and compared. The focus is on the various authors' definitions of the topic (culture, civilization, realia, etc.). Mentioned also is the function of area study in the course. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Language Instruction
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Hantula, James – Social Studies, 1975
A study of Japanese ways of coping with pollution, urbanization, and industrialization offers an opportunity for the social studies student to gain intercultural perspectives on the continuing problems of a modernizing society. Three perspectives on ways of coping are presented to illustrate the concept. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Global Approach
Nugent, Helen Jean M. – 1987
This ERIC Digest considers: (1) why U.S. students should learn about Canada; (2) where course content on Canada belongs in the curriculum; and (3) useful strategies and resources to improve the teaching of Canadian studies. The United States and Canada share the world's largest undefended border, and the United States trades more with Canada than…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Butwell, Richard – Social Science Record, 1974
To motivate students in the study of Asia at a time when interest in the East has declined but interaction increased, the author makes nine specific suggestions to secondary school teachers involving in-class exploration, outside experts, and cultural representatives. (JH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Learning Activities, Non Western Civilization
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Schrand, Heinrich – Zielsprache Englisch, 1975
Discusses nine articles dealing with area study and gives hints for treatment of various topics within the field of area studies. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language)
Bedford, Henry T. – College Board Review, 1973
An interdisciplinary course can offer new dimensions to both teaching and learning, but along with freedom there must be discipline. (Editor)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Higher Education
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Hall, Marie M. – California Council for the Social Studies Review, 1972
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, History Instruction
Kohn, Jackie – Instructor, 1972
Article shows how a visitor from another country enriched a social studies program; describes methods used, and the results gained with these methods. (RB)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Enrichment, Cultural Exchange, Ethnic Groups
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Long, James – Social Studies, 1982
Discusses ways of eliminating cultural, geographical, historical, and ideological misconceptions about the Soviet Union in secondary social studies classes. The author outlines four topics of study about the U.S.S.R. which he has found of interest to his students. (AM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Geography Instruction, History Instruction
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Watkinson, Ailsa; Peters, Yvonne – History and Social Science Teacher, 1982
Discusses the history of rights of the disabled in Canada, describes legal remedies now available to them, and presents a case study technique for teaching secondary social studies students about the rights of disabled persons. The disabled rights movement is an important part of the history of human rights in Canada. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Disabilities
Kirman, Joseph M. – Elements: Translating Theory into Practice, 1979
Advocates the use of infrared satellite maps for geography and social studies instruction above third grade. Teaching ideas with Landsat maps are listed and the costs and ordering sources of the maps provided. (SJL)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Class Activities, Geography Instruction, Intermediate Grades
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Hochman, Leah – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2005
Like religious studies, Jewish studies is an academic exploration of literature, ritual, history, philosophy, and experience across disciplinary boundaries. As with all area studies, Jewish studies balances itself--often precariously--as a bridge across that range of methodological options. The breadth of theories employed by each has complicated…
Descriptors: Religion Studies, Judaism, Area Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Stevenson, Sheryl – CEA Forum, 2006
Diane Gilliam Fisher's 2004 award-winning book of poems, "Kettle Bottom," offers students a revealing vantage point for seeing Appalachian regional culture in a postcolonial context. An artful and accessible poetic sequence that was selected as the 2005 summer reading for entering students at Smith College, "Kettle Bottom"…
Descriptors: Poetry, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation, Literary Devices
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Beyer, Barry K. – Social Education, 1971
A model lesson is presented based on the four basic operations of inquiry: defining a problem; hypothesizing answers; testing hypotheses; and, drawing conclusions. The lesson begins with the question, what are the people of the world like, refined to, what are the Hausa like. (DB)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Hausa, Inquiry
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