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Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. – 1970
This data book, updating a December 1968 publication, is designed to serve the internal program and operational needs of the Agency for International Development. More than 19 Latin American republics are referred to in major sections on: (1) Latin America in the Free World: population and production, (2) summary of basic data, (3) population…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Area Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Change
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1969
Recent developments in Britain show an increased recognition of the value of students of many disciplines of practical skills in foreign languages. In a number of universities language centers have been established to provide "service courses" in foreign languages and in non-university institutions degree courses have been established in…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Area Studies, Business Education, Conference Reports
Cantera, Bonnie – 1971
This quinmester course guide for grades seven through nine examines Latin America and the United States/Latin America relationship through the concept of stability as influenced by various social, economic, and political factors. The goals of the course are for the student to discover the diversity of backgrounds, aspirations, and customs of the…
Descriptors: American History, American Studies, Area Studies, Bibliographies
Brademas, John; And Others – 1966
A selection of important readings from the existing literature in the field of international education is brought together in this volume, printed to serve as a guide for members of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Congress in understanding the tasks for which the International Education Act of 1963, H. R. 14643, gives support.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bibliographies, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This is a teacher's guide and end of year summary for an eleventh grade course on area studies. The course is part of an articulated curriculum for grades K-12. The guide contains goals for the course which are related to values, skills, and concepts and generalizations. The focus of the course is on problems of four selected areas: Western…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Cross Cultural Studies
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This subunit on Western Europe is one of four resource units for an eleventh grade area studies course. One section of the subunit contains an introduction and the other the geography of Western Europe. The introduction contains objectives, an outline of content, teaching procedures, and instructional materials. The geography section focuses upon…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Concept Formation, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies
Abrams, Grace C.; Schmidt, Fran – 1971
This Quinmester world studies elective course for grades 7, 8, and 9, focuses on the comparative study of three far eastern nations: China, India, and Japan. The study examines the successes and failures of each nation in dealing with the common problems of over-population, industrialization, and literacy education, leading to speculation as to…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Comparative Analysis, Course Objectives
High School Geography Project, Boulder, CO. – 1968
This guidebook for the teacher of geography or social studies includes teaching and learning suggestions. The major theme is teaching geography using one's local area as the prime resource. The four sections in the guidebook deal with: 1) Relating Geographic Concepts to the Local Community gives quick, non-technical explanations of some of the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bibliographies, Class Activities, Community Resources
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Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1968
An integrated secondary curriculum is outlined in this particular guide for Canadian schools. The grade 11 World Geography course is intended to help students place geographic concepts developed in the first ten years of school into a systematic framework. Here conservation of all resources is an important topic: water resources and pollution,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Guides, Deduction, Environmental Education
Rosen, Seymour M. – 1971
This study is one of a series of the Office of Education publications on major aspects of Soviet Education. Focusing on recent developments in training and research programs within the Soviet Union, it points up the continued growth in size and diversity of international education programs, and shows their relationship to the Soviet national…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education
Arapahoe County School District 6, Littleton, CO. – 1970
The unit experiences for the K-12 curriculum guide, including these for grade 5, are outlined in SO 001 139. These units include the study of the culture, history, geography, and economics of regions of the United States. The depth study of Colorado draws relationship between the state, the nation, and the world. The emphasis for both grade 5 and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Area Studies, Citizenship, Concept Teaching
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1967
A case study on Birmingham is presented in the first part of this resource unit on regional studies designed for fifth graders. The objective of the sequent occupance unit is to illustrate the impact which the discovery and utilization of a large natural resource, namely, iron ore, can have on the development of a city, in the hope that students…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Johnson, Ellen K. – 1968
This teachers guide for a secondary course on cultural development builds upon earlier sequential learning courses and deals with concepts and generalizations drawn from the field of anthropology. Primary objectives are to develop students' understanding and awareness of culture. Five sections comprise this 10-week course. The nature of culture is…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Anthropology, Area Studies, Concept Teaching
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African-American Inst., New York, NY. School Services Div. – 1976
This module is an introduction to traditional mathematics in Africa. A lesson plan is presented which explores the significance of words in the African number systems and compares them to American mathematical systems. Number words in four African languages are given as examples to illustrate base 5, 10, and 20 systems. Some words have been…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Bibliographies
African-American Inst., New York, NY. School Services Div. – 1975
An interdisciplinary focus on the teaching of African geography is presented in this module, arranged by three major topics. Topic I stresses the African view that water is the sustainer of life, presents a case study of the Nile River, and discusses the significance of rivers as natural boundaries that delineate political units. Topic II gives…
Descriptors: African History, Area Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development
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