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Hougaard, Anders, Ed.; Lund, Steffen Nordahl, Ed. – Odense Working Papers in Language and Communication, 2002
These 2 volumes include papers and abstracts of papers presented at the August 2002 "The Way We Think" conference in Denmark. Papers and abstracts of papers in the two volumes include: "Blending and Conceptual Disintegration" (Anders Hougaard); "Levels of Blending, Disintegration, and Language Evolution" (Carl Bache); "Conceptual Integration,…
Descriptors: Basque, Children, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
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Rothwell, Jennifer Truran – Social Education, 1997
Considers the use of cultural images and symbols of Native Americans to reflect, interpret, and justify the westward expansion of the United States. Seldom overtly racist, paintings and lithographs of the time often presented a benign and romantic vision of the West. Includes suggested teaching ideas. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Cultural Images, Cultural Interrelationships
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Duncum, Paul – Studies in Art Education, 1997
Argues that the culture is inundated with mass media imagery. Proposes new directions for art education that respond to this by acknowledging the crossover between high and popular culture forms, incorporating new technologies, and accommodating a view of individuals as multifaceted. Outlines a representative classroom unit on media education.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Creative Teaching, Cultural Images, Cultural Influences
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Lowe, Roy – Paedagogica Historica, 1996
Discusses the implications of postmodernism for the field of the history of education, specifically from the point of view of theory and methodology. Briefly reviews theoretical applications and their leading adherents in Britain. Concludes that postmodern theory should make historians more self-reflective. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
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Colman, Penny – OAH Magazine of History, 1997
Examines the personal views, research methods, and writing strategies of an author who specializes in books on labor history aimed at the young adult market. Discusses some of the work that went into biographies of Mother Jones, Rosie the Riveter, and Frances Perkins. Recommends an increased focus on labor history. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Biographies, Books
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Rodney, William – Canadian Social Studies, 1994
Asserts that the writers and producers of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's documentary, "The Valour and the Horror," failed to assess Canadian Air Force actions in light of Allied war aims. Argues that the documentary series distorted the era and produced a false view of history. Gives specific examples of these claims. (CFR)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Bias, Broadcast Industry, Documentaries
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Tanaka, Sachiko Oda; Tanaka, Harumi – World Englishes, 1995
Provides an overview of the different types of books about the use of English published in Japan and discusses some of the controversies about the role of English in Japan. New directions in the use of English are described that are reflected in new courses in the school system and in publications aimed at English-speaking Japanese. (56…
Descriptors: Business English, Dictionaries, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
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Maher, John C.; Kawanishi, Yumiko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1995
Examines the experiences of ethnic Koreans and the Korean language in Japan since 1945, focusing on Japanese attitudes toward Koreans and the Korean language, provisions for Korean and bilingual education, and the increasing influence of Koreans in Japanese society. (18 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences, Educational Policy
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Briley, Ron – History Teacher, 1990
Describes a year-long elective film course in modern U.S. history for twelfth grade students. Explains course methodology and objectives. Analyzes selected films to illustrate how the course elucidates the consensus-conflict theme in U.S. history since the 1930s and enhances student understanding of Hollywood's perspective on gender, race, and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Creative Teaching, Critical Viewing
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Moore, Marvin L. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1992
Examines 115 successful television series portraying white and African-American families across 4 decades of U.S. prime-time television for the structure and characteristics of the families. The data show a trend toward more equal presentation of conventional and nonconventional families, few divorced or female single parents, and few minority…
Descriptors: Black Family, Characterization, Commercial Television, Family Characteristics
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Freedman, Kerry – Art Education, 1997
Asks how art should be taught in a culture in which television and electronic media constitute the primary media with which young people interact. Suggests that art educators should focus on how students use technology, the production and viewing of technological images, and the ways that such images have meaning. (DSK)
Descriptors: Art, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Commercial Art
Trampiets, Frances – Momentum, 1998
Presents a four-stage model for dioceses wishing to integrate media literacy into elementary and secondary religious studies and parish youth programs. Describes the Vatican's 1992 Aetatis Novae: Pastoral Instruction on Social Communications, and its effect on Catholic curricula. (VWC)
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Christianity, Educational Media
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Baker, Bernie – Interdisciplinary Humanities, 1995
Describes an interdisciplinary high school course that used contemporary films to illustrate overarching themes in the U.S. experience. Themes included individualism/social responsibility, isolation/internationalism, and liberal/conservative. Emphasis was on conceptual rather than historic relationships (e.g. "Norma Rae" illustrated…
Descriptors: American Dream, American Studies, Consciousness Raising, Content Analysis
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Elmesky, Rowhea – School Science & Mathematics, 2005
Those who are most marginalized, both culturally and economically, in society are concentrated in the nation's largest urban centers and have the least opportunities to be successful in school science or to pursue higher education and career trajectories in science, mathematics, or engineering. This article shares the results of a study in which…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Urban Schools, Physics, Science Instruction
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Zvonovskii, Vladimir; Lutseva, Svetlana – Russian Education and Society, 2004
This article presents a study based on surveys conducted annually for the past nine years by the Samara Foundation for Social Research, commissioned by the committee for youth affairs of the administration of Samara Oblast. The sample consists of about 800 young people aged fourteen to thirty. In the present study the authors have focused on…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, Foreign Countries, Surveys
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