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Crosby, Valmai – 1997
The Country Women's Association (CWA) is a nationwide Australian group that started in the 1920s in response to isolated women's need to socialize. The group's activities have expanded greatly over time. It distributes essential food and clothing to needy rural families, and its extensive involvement in incidental education for women includes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Community Education, Community Organizations
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Nussenbaum, Gladys S. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Describes a successful reciprocal bilingual exchange program between Anglophone fourth-year high school students of Spanish and native speakers of Spanish in an elementary school. Plans and specific activities are outlined for weekly interactions which serve as a sociocultural and linguistic bridge between the two groups of Spanish speakers. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
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MacIntire, Jay A.; Plucker, Jonathan A. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
Two studies indicate that rural gifted students in Maine middle schools with gifted programs have greater extracurricular and cultural opportunities than those in schools without gifted programs, and in eight states, the level of opportunities available to gifted students does not differ between rural and suburban middle schools. However,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cultural Activities, Cultural Opportunities, Educational Opportunities
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Cox, Gordon – History of Education, 1996
Considers the educational music broadcasts of the British Broadcasting System and asks three questions: (1) what new ideas for the teaching of music were disseminated; (2) were the programs successful in teaching traditional music skills; and (3) what was the critical reaction from music teachers and educators. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational History
Carrigan, Tony; Kibblewhite, John – Education Canada, 2002
Immigrants often comprise most of the student body in urban Canadian schools. An elementary school in suburban Vancouver (British Columbia) provides sheltered classes and bilingual student partners for beginning English language learners. A school-based friendship club fosters intercultural understanding and a welcoming atmosphere for students and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Clubs, Cultural Activities, Cultural Pluralism
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Henley, Barbara – NASPA Journal, 1990
Discusses the environment for Blacks on predominantly White campuses and describes Unity through Diversity Week, a program designed to promote racial and cultural diversity and to address racism. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Environment, College Students, Cultural Activities
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Krukowski, Lucian – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1990
Describes different theories of art and how they disagree on the question of the way that artworks relate to the circumstance of their origins and use. Discusses how these circumstances influence the way one thinks about artworks. Considers where E. D. Hirsch's ideas on cultural literacy fit into this aesthetic controversy. (KM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Appreciation, Art Education
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Cocciolone, Kathy R. – School Arts, 1989
Discusses an international art exchange project designed to teach fifth-grade students that the culture of a country is reflected in its art and that art is a universal language. Describes the contributions from Scotland, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Japan, and India. Points out ways to use materials in schools. (KO)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Childrens Art, Cultural Activities
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McFee, June King – Studies in Art Education, 1991
Examines seven controversial issues in art education and sets them in a larger social context to help identify their contributions to art education. Concludes that art education should include all art forms from all cultures, develop more interaction between people in theory and practice, and extend the use of social and behavioral sciences. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Behavioral Sciences, Cultural Activities
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Pichini, Cecelia D.; Sanson, Debra – School Arts, 1990
Describes an African maskmaking project completed by seventh grade that gave students insight into tribal cultures. Discusses materials and methods students used to make the masks along with a backdrop painting to complement their masks. Displays several examples of student art. (DB)
Descriptors: African Culture, Art Activities, Art Education, Art History
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Bullen, Nancy – Music Educators Journal, 1993
Describes a school districtwide program in which secondary students produced operas as part of the regular and extracurricular curricula. Details events dating from 1985 illustrating the growth and development of the program. Contends that the program was an intellectually rewarding experience and an excellent public relations activity for the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cultural Activities, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning
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Kelchner, Thomas A. – School Arts, 1990
Describes how art history and art criticism in the art curriculum benefit Trainable Mentally Retarded (TMR) students. Shows how these students enjoy looking at and talking about art and maintains that the experience will be successful if the requirements are kept basic. Outlines objectives that incorporate art history and criticism into the TMR…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History
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Anderson/Sankofa, David A. – MultiCultural Review, 1993
Kwanzaa, the African-American cultural holiday, can be a valuable resource for teachers to help students develop as partners in a democratic society. The origins and practices of the celebration are explored, and several resources are described to help teachers and librarians develop programs to observe Kwanzaa and its seven principles. (SLD)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black History, Cultural Activities
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Reynolds, Gretchen – Canadian Children, 1998
Describes a visit by an early childhood educator to the Tungasuvvingat Inuit Head Start Program in Ottawa. Explains how this program, funded by Health Canada under the Aboriginal Head Start Initiative, emphasizes retention of the Inuit culture and language in its curriculum activities and materials, special events, daily routines, parent education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education, Cultural Maintenance
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Otero, George G.; Harris, Zoanne – 1981
This two-part curriculum unit includes 20 slides depicting Days of the Dead in Mexico and the United States. The unit is designed to help middle school students compare customs and practices associated with death throughout the world in a way that promotes understanding of the values and needs that produce and are reinforced by death rituals and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Beliefs, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
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