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Richardson, Toni – 1996
This project includes a mini-lesson to be used at the end of the unit on Latin America. The lesson introduces a service learning project to help Maryland students to address the service learning component needed for graduation. The specific lessons have students identify the changing role of Latin American countries in the world community. Ways in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Geography
Seif, Hinda – Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
As demographics shift and immigration is a hotly contested area of US civic life, the civic preparation and participation of Latin American immigrant youth is becoming increasingly important. The author examines the growing literature on this topic, inquiring into the political and demographic changes that have stimulated this area of inquiry, the…
Descriptors: Youth, Immigrants, Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans
Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009
Economic development in Latin America has trailed most other world regions over the past four decades despite its relatively high initial development and school attainment levels. This puzzle can be resolved by considering the actual learning as expressed in tests of cognitive skills, on which Latin American countries consistently perform at the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Indigenous Populations, Self Determination, Racial Differences
Anderson, Noel S.; Larson, Colleen L. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this interpretive case study is to examine the assumptions underpinning one Upward Bound program to understand how the program attempts to increase educational opportunity for poor urban youth and how this approach plays out in the lived experiences of three young men who participate in the program. Research Design: This…
Descriptors: Males, African Americans, American Indians, Asians
Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Brazil, Brasilia. – 1994
This book contains a review of the 1994 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program along with lesson plans from 13 of the participants. The curriculum projects contained in this book include: (1) "The Brazilian Cinema: A Critical Appreciation of An Industry in Turmoil" (Aaron Braun); (2) "Reflections on the Relationship between…
Descriptors: Climate, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations
Nunez, Lucia – 1996
This unit is guided by the question "How is history constructed?" In this unit, middle to secondary school students explore a variety of accounts of the clash of cultures that occurred between the Spanish and the Aztecs. Students examine a variety of primary sources and analyze the various perspectives presented. The six activities…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, International Relations
Rudoff, Susan – 1996
This unit examines why the numbers of Mexican immigrants in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are increasing. In addition, the unit seeks to use cultural information gathered from the Fulbright experience to enrich ESL U.S. history classes with units on Mexico. As students learn about U.S. history, they also gain a basis for comparing the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Hertzberg, Ruth A. – 1995
This paper describes the lives of some notable women in the history of Chile from the time of the conquistadors to the present. The significant women described in the paper include: (1) Ines de Suarez (accompanied Pedro de Validivia in 1544); (2) Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua (wife of Incan leader Jose Gabriel Tupac Amaru, about 1780); (3) Gabriela…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Aiex, Nola Kortner – 1986
Latin elements or themes made for the North American market have been used in American films, but at the same time these films have been playing in a Latin American market, making it useful to examine how Latin America has been portrayed in these films. The taste for exotic locales and themes is an element that has been present since the…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Ethnic Stereotypes, Film Criticism, Film Industry
MacLean, Hugh A. – 1970
The waning interest in classical studies, particularly affecting Latin language study, in Canada is pointed out and probed for the underlying reasons. The main weaknesses contributing to the declining enrollment figures are seen to be an outdated teaching methodology, an overemphasis on grammar, and failure to interest students in the ideas and…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Enrollment Trends, Language Instruction, Latin
Loy, Jane M. – 1973
The first section of this guide discusses topics such as the methods used to select educational films, their quality, the uses and values of films in the college classroom. After a brief section covering how to use the guide, 65 films that deal with Latin America and are recommended for use in conjunction with college courses in Latin American…
Descriptors: Films, Guides, Higher Education, History

Motto, Anna Lydia – Classical World, 1973
Version of this paper, entitled Teaching Classical Humanities--and Humanizing Classical Teaching,'' was delivered before the New Jersey Classical Association at Rutgers University. (RS)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, College Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Epics

McKeon, Richard – Journal of General Education, 1977
Explains how one might teach the Romans so as to help students see "how to use the arts of reason and discourse" in addressing modern problems, many of which find antecedents in the Roman past. (Editor)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources, General Education

Fox, Elizabeth – Journal of Communication, 1994
Offers a broad overview of communication media in Latin America and of the relationship between the state, the media, and society. Introduces articles in this issue which focus on communication media in Latin America. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Latin American Culture

Sager, Jennifer B.; Schlimmer, Elizabeth A.; Hellmann, James A. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2001
The demand for clinical services for both Latin Americans and the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) population is increasing rapidly. Consequently, LGB Latin Americans are more likely to seek clinical services. Article highlights critical characteristics of Latin American and LGB culture, and provides identity development, counseling, and ethical…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Counseling Services, Counseling Theories, Ethics