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White, Maureen; Bluemel, Nancy – 2001
The importance of translated children's books to the literary and cultural development of children is well documented, and the study of other countries is an important part of the school curriculum across grade levels. Therefore, purposes of the research were (1) to share results of research on outstanding translated children's books published…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Garfunkel, Jon – 2001
This resource handbook for educators is divided into three broad sections: "Curricular Ideas and Support Materials"; "About Tibet"; and "Suggested Sources for the Study of Tibet." The handbook's first section, "Curricular Ideas and Support Materials," contains the following subdivisions: "Thematic…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hall, Bonnie L. – 2000
These two curriculum units were developed as a result of study in Mexico and Guatemala during the Fulbright Hays Summer Seminar Abroad Program, 2000. The units are designed for use in an upper-level high school Spanish class. They are intended to be taught in Spanish, and the supplementary materials (with a few exceptions) are written in Spanish.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Global Education
EURYDICE European Unit, Brussels (Belgium). – 1993
This brief report offers an explanation for mutual understanding among European Community Member States of how "subsidiarity" applies for future cooperation in education and training. Basic information on the division of responsibilities, both administrative and financial, in education and training in the Member States is presented. The…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
EURYDICE European Unit, Brussels (Belgium). – 1995
This report provides a synopsis of the scientific information available at present on the beneficial effects of European pre-school education. The analysis also deals with the organisational characteristics of those institutions achieving the most positive results. The second part presents descriptive reports on the situation in each of the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
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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Bryce-Laporte, Roy Simon – Journal of Black Studies, 1972
The black immigrant as a subject has hitherto escaped the concerns of the large majority of mainstream social scientists and historians. (DM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Black History, Black Studies, Blacks
Russo, Francois – Pedagogie, 1973
Discusses the need for decompartmentalization in education and an attempt to unify the student's learning experience through interdisciplinary study. (DD)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Evaluation, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Dietz, Siegfried C. – International Education, 1972
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Counseling, Cross Cultural Studies
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Social Education, 1973
Excerpted from The People's Republic of China,'' No. 4 in the Issues in United States Foreign Policy series, the material discusses (1) Profile, (2) Customs, Etiquette, and Rhetoric, (3) Women in the P.R.C., (4) Cuisine, (5) Medicine and Health, (6) Education, (7) Language, and (8) Communes and Agriculture. (JB)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural 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
Educational Documentation and Information, 1971
The first part of this bibliography lists works of a theoretical nature. The second part is devoted to problems relating to the financing of education in certain regions or countries. All problems of the first part are found here but reference is made to specific situations: local, national, or regional. (Author)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Comparative Education, Developed Nations
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Doerr, Arthur H. – Social Studies, 1972
Iranians are torn between a desire to change and to modernize and a resistance to depart from well established modes and patterns of life. (Author)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors
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Smith, Brian – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1971
A plan which recognizes the clear distinction between individual aims, aspirations and achievements of students on the one hand and the purpose and function of adult education as an operation on the other, is likely to have a higher degree of success. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Area Studies, Bibliographies, Educational Objectives
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