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Gordon, Sue – 1969
This resource guide was published to assist those who are trying to increase their knowledge and understanding of the subcontinent of India. It is divided into three parts: 1) an annotated list of selected periodicals including both western and Indian journals and Indian newspapers in a variety of fields: Asian studies, economic and social…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Humanities, Newspapers
Korsching, Peter F.; Burdge, Rabel J. – 1972
This investigation is an empirical attempt to locate variables which best predict individual modernity and to explicate causal relationships. The dimensions chosen for analysis are defined by several relevant models in past research. The independent variables include two personal characteristics (age and sex); five structural variables (residence,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Traits, Models, Research Projects
Foreign Service (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Foreign Service Inst. – 1972
This document, which contains over 500 citations, has as its main emphasis Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R. It is divided into the following main sections: 1) The Ideology and Nature of Communism; 2) International Communication; 3) The Soviet Union, with sections on its people and land, historical background and the formation of the U.S.S.R.; 4)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bibliographies, Communism, Developing Nations

Wei, Yung – Journal of Politics, 1976
It is the purpose of this article to examine the intellectual background of the study of Chinese political culture, to trace, review, and discuss the more important works on the subject, to discuss problems inherent in such a study and, finally, to make suggestions about the directions of further research in the field. The journal is available…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese Culture, Content Analysis
Pringle, Laurence – Ranger Rick, 1977
The various kinds of animals and insects that inhabit or visit a pond community are illustrated and described. Drawings of pond vegetation are included. (BT)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Biological Sciences, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
Saveland, Robert – Curriculum Review, 1987
Discusses problems with existing social studies curriculum, including the dichotomy between in-depth studies and coverage studies, lack of correlation with other fields of instruction, and uncertainty about the appropriate sequential development of concepts. A master plan for social studies curriculum, focusing on grades five through eight, is…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Guidelines

Krause, Horst – Social Studies, 1986
Presents sample learning objectives, tasks for students, and reading materials for studying about immigration to the United States. Raises the ethical question of restricting immigration to the United States and addresses the guest worker problem in Western Europe. (JDH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Descriptions, High Schools, Intercultural Communication
Tiene, Drew – Southwestern Journal of Social Education, 1983
Describes the contemporary Chinese justice system highlighting the elements of "western" justice it embodies. Presents lesson plans, complete with objectives, procedures, and all required materials, for illustrating the system with two recent Chinese criminal cases which were heard in "people's courts." (JDH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Courts, Criminal Law, Cultural Activities

Hurst, Herschel – Social Education, 1984
Australians are known for their egalitarian spirit, manifested by a dislike of social pretension and affectation. A brief history of the country from the time of its establishment in 1788 as a dumping ground for Britain's unwanted criminals to the present is presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Traits, Elementary Secondary Education

Sawer, Geoffrey – Social Education, 1984
Australia is an independent nation-state, federally constituted under a democratic parliamentary system. Being part of the Commonwealth of Nations, with feelings of loyalty to the Crown, Australia is also a democratic monarchy. Its political structure is discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Government (Administrative Body), Governmental Structure

Bader, William B. – Society, 1985
Describes reasons for, and presents some solutions to, the growing lack of understanding between the United States and the countries of Western Europe. Calls for revision of the major premises that governed the American approach, in government and academia, toward European affairs in the past. (KH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Ward, Robert E. – Society, 1985
Financially, Japanese studies are relatively well-supported. But the quality of graduate students in the field is declining, and the quality of those who move on to government service is even worse. Additional employment opportunities for Japanese specialists in the private and not-for-profit sectors might be developed. (KH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Koehring, Klaus-Heinrich; Schwerdtfeger, Inge Christine – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1976
Area/cultural studies have not enjoyed their rightful place in foreign language teaching because of their lack of orientation. They should not only be seen as revealing "sets" of data; they should be analyzed for patterns in terms of the target area rather than the native culture. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education
Quintyne, Susan – 2002
This curriculum project is designed for high school classes in Spanish, social studies, or global studies. The project's lesson plan lists materials needed; poses seven key questions about Mexico and Monterrey; outlines background notes on Mexico; and provides a detailed, step-by-step procedure for classroom implementation during three days. Also…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Economics, Foreign Countries
Fox, Sarah Cleveland – 2003
Since the end of the Cold War, and more recently since September 11, 2001, relations between the United States and Russia have reached new levels of cooperation and accommodation. At the same time, many important developments in Russia remain cloaked by government intrigue or obscured by the complexity of Russia's political and cultural past. This…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Critical Thinking, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy