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Overmier, Mary; And Others – 1995
This booklet presents nine class activities dealing with nonverbal communication. Activities in the booklet deal with facial expressions, mimes, body language, "clothes talk," personal space, and mixed messages. Many of the activities in the booklet involve coloring or drawing on illustrations provided. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Clothing, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Senungetuk, Joseph – Weewish Tree, 1976
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Childrens Literature, Clothing, Eskimos
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Halloran, S. Michael – College Composition and Communication, 1978
Draws an analogy between the choices made in selecting one's attire and those made in writing in that both articulate identity and recognize appropriateness. (DD)
Descriptors: Clothing, Decision Making, Higher Education, Rhetoric
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Hinton, Karen; Margerum, B. Jean – Adolescence, 1984
Surveyed high school students (N=184) to establish relationships between use of and attitudes toward used clothing and attitudes toward the ecology and economy. Results showed that as use increased, attitudes and economic and ecological concerns also became more positive, although 50 percent of the students disliked wearing used clothing. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Clothing, Ecology, Economics
MacCleave-Frazier, Anne; Murray, Eloise Comeau – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1984
Recent social changes and changes in the ways the profession views itself suggest that there are undeveloped options for teaching clothing. Clothing can be a medium for teaching about a wide variety of issues such as individual personality, interpersonal relationships, and family and social behavior. (JOW)
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Home Economics, Interpersonal Relationship, Secondary Education
McCluskey, Murton – 1995
Produced by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, this teaching resource provides information on powwows and related Native American culture and traditions. A powwow is a gathering where Native American dancing, singing, and celebration take place. Gatherings may include dancing and singing contests, "give-aways," encampments,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Clothing, Cultural Activities
Laszlo, Richard; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1973
Descriptors: Clothing, French, Illustrations, Language Styles
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Grodsky, Shirley E. – School Arts, 1972
The author tells how a paper clothing making project was successful. (MF)
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Clothing Design
Sprague, Vernon S. – Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1971
Descriptors: Cleaning, Clothing, Colleges, Cost Estimates
Aviation/Space, 1982
A unusual technology transfer, involving sailboats and commercial wind energy systems, highlights space-related spinoffs for home, consumer, and recreational use. These include clothing for cooling athletes, high-intensity lighting, an advanced welding tool, and a water filter. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aerospace Technology, Clothing, Lighting
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Walsh, Kathy – School Arts, 1981
Suggests field trips and other activities for studying contemporary and historic costume. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art History, Clothing, Elementary Secondary Education
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Annesser, Dorothy – School Arts, 1977
The dashiki, a loose blouse-like garment, probably originated in West Africa. The simplicity of the garment made it an excellent choice for construction by eight- and nine-year-old students. Describes how students at the Thousand Oaks School in Berkeley, California, learned to make the dashiki. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Clothing Design, Elementary School Students
Hawthorn, Ruth – Adults Learning (England), 2002
Describes an adult education for women in Kosovo to learn dressmaking. Indicates that the primary purpose of the class was to bring the women together for conversation and mutual support. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Clothing Instruction, Females, Foreign Countries
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Davis, Leslie L.; Lennon, Sharron J. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1988
Integrates theoretical and methodological perspective involved with research in social cognition with literature from clothing and human behavior area. Found that theory and research from cognitive psychology serve as suitable and relevant framework for study of clothing and human behavior. Makes recommendations to researchers with regard to…
Descriptors: Behavior, Clothing, Cognitive Psychology, Research and Development
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Magnenat-Thalmann, Nadia – Educational Media International, 1992
Presents an overview of the problems and techniques involved in visualizing humans in a three-dimensional scene. Topics discussed include human shape modeling, including shape creation and deformation; human motion control, including facial animation and interaction with synthetic actors; and human rendering and clothing, including textures and…
Descriptors: Clothing, Computer Graphics, Human Body, Models
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