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Griswold, William J. – 1975
Forty-two secondary-level Canadian and American world history, social studies, and geography textbooks on the Middle East are examined for errors in content, oversimplification of complicated issues, and stereotyping. Areas under examination for distortion include Middle East geography and culture, economics, and maldistribution of wealth,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 1969
Curriculum units on China have been selected and evaluated in this annotated bibliography for the teacher. Annotations give the author's background, the scope of the work, the teaching approach best utilized with the unit, and an evaluation of the unit. A final criterion used in the annotation is the section which gives the unit's outstanding…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Cross Cultural Studies
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Social Science Curriculum Study Center. – 1969
The last of three indepth studies of cultural areas in today's world that comprise course III and build upon a course described in SO003 517 are provided in this secondary teaching guide on Russia. The purpose is to present data on the people, physical environment, and aspects of social, economic, and political life in the hope that students will…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Concept Teaching
Leppert, Ella C. – 1968
This secondary level instructional unit on India is the second of three cultural areas comprising Course III, "Cultural Areas of Today's World," and follows the first sequential social studies unit on Africa described in SO 003 516. A major objective is for the student to comprehend the characteristics and value structure of India and,…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Affective Objectives, Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies
Schaeffler, Walter S.; Collier, Anne B. – 1978
The interdisciplinary curriculum on global economic and social development and interdependence traces Western development trends, investigates current issues and processes in development, and offers a development planning exercise. An introductory section serves as a teacher's guide. It discusses the skills developed by the activities, suggests…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Leppert, Ella C.; Johnson, Ellen – 1967
The material in the Course III, Unit I, secondary teacher's manual builds upon earlier sequential courses and provides a foundation for the study of two other cultural areas. Objectives are for students to broaden their cultural understanding and awareness emphasizing main ideas about Africa. Students will analyze why a tremendous regional…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, African Culture, Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies