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Woodside, Jane Harris – Now and Then, 1994
Describes multitribal American Indian pow wows, their proliferation over the past 20 years, and typical dances featured. Examines the evolution of one pow wow that takes place during a three-day Appalachian festival in Tennessee. Discusses the role of Appalachian pow wows in bringing together scattered Native communities and educating whites about…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Bashian, Kathleen Ryniker – Momentum, 1991
Highlights the benefits of a cultural arts program for elementary schools, using as resources artists, performers, and artists from every discipline. Focuses on program administration, keys to success (e.g., variety and matching artist ability to school interest), financial requirements, and benefits. (DMM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Artists, Catholic Schools, Cultural Activities

Gincley, Leslie – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1998
To bring more young adults into the Thurmont Branch of the Frederick County (Maryland) Public Library, a children's librarian and the Young Adult Advisory Committee created Teen Poetry Night, at which teens were invited to read their own poetry or the work of a favorite poet. Program planning and implementation are described. (PEN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Cultural Activities, Library Services

Grant, Helen – Practically Primary, 1999
Describes a program designed to explore issues of identity with English-as-Second-Language students from diverse backgrounds in an Australian classroom. (NH)
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student)
Texas Child Care, 2000
Offers craft activities that help children develop a balanced perspective of foreign cultures. Presents 15 craft activities with detailed lists of supplies and procedures for children, with appropriate ages indicated. (DLH)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture

Medway, Peter – English in Education, 1999
Presents three justifications of the arts and arts education: the arguments of (1) individual consciousness; (2) societal self-awareness; and (3) cultural presence. Claims young people need wide experience as both makers and consumers of cultural works. (NH)
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Fine Arts, Participative Decision Making
Swope, Brad – Teaching Tolerance, 2004
The Gullah Nation encompasses the Sea Islands of coastal South Carolina and Georgia, taking in small adjoining swaths of North Carolina and Florida. The Gullah--or Geechee, as they are usually known in Georgia--survive and often thrive in postmodern America. But they still cherish their traditional crafts (basketweaving, storytelling, cast…
Descriptors: Creoles, African Americans, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Maintenance
Clark, David; Brooks, Malcolm – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2004
An event based on "find the rule" problems has been part of the University of Canberra Maths Day since 1985. In this paper, the authors describe the Swiss event, its context, its aims, its logistics, and gives examples of problems used in past events. The type of problems used, how they are used in an event at the maths day, and how the…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Mathematics, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Activities

Brugar, Kristy – Social Education, 2004
On January 18, 1803 President Thomas Jefferson asked Congress to fund an expedition to the source of the Missouri River. This expedition would become known as the Corps of Discovery, which would spend twenty-eight months exploring, studying, and documenting the wonders of the western frontier. Led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark,…
Descriptors: Grade 7, United States History, Anthropology, Enrichment Activities
Winchester, Hilary P. M.; Rofe, Matthew W. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2005
The village of Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills is synonymous with Christmas. Its annual Festival of Lights originated in the 1940s and now attracts over 250,000 visitors each year. In 1994, the Lobethal Lights Festival Committee took over the coordination of activities and gained serious corporate sponsorship. The formalisation of the Festival…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Holidays, Religion, Folk Culture
Turner-Bisset, Rosie – Education 3-13, 2007
This article offers an analysis of recent development in primary education, in particular the prevailing climate of performativity and new initiatives on creativity. Since 1989 education has been dominated by the performativity discourse accompanied by the obsession with evidence: of children's learning; of teachers' performance; and of student…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Cultural Activities, Educational Change
Magnin, Michele Claude – 1997
A "global simulation" is a class activity allowing students to encounter situations that include love, life, and death in a simulated environment. This paper describes several possible simulations. Each one can be integrated into a variety of intermediate- to advanced-level curricula such as a conversation class, a culture and civilization class,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Activities
Johnston, Thomas F. – Indian Historian, 1975
The last surviving, authentic, major musico-religious ceremony of the Alaskan Athabascan Indians is described. (NQ)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cultural Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships
Carter, Linda P. – 1988
This paper discusses narrative as a culturally significant speech genre which can be analyzed to reveal important aspects of a culture's code, particularly its expectations for conduct. The paper argues that through an analysis of narratives an understanding of one important aspect of a culture's code, specifically, that aspect which deals with a…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Language Role
Ettema, James S. – 1985
If there is a dominant theme in the research on the "production of culture," it is the tension between creativity and constraint. Constraints are imposed by the structures and processes of culture-producing industries and organizations in the attempt to cope with the uncertainties of generating and marketing cultural products. Yet the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creativity Research, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness