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Holmes, Ramona – Teaching Music, 1996
Provides a lesson plan for beginning string students using a basic rhythm from Zimbabwe's Shona people and then building upon that rhythm. Briefly discusses simple yet effective techniques for playing and adapting African music. Includes musical scores, teaching tips, and selected recordings. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries
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Grace, Columbus M. – Language Arts, 2004
The African-American oral tradition is an important aspect of the culture of people of African descent. Infusion of this tradition into literacy instructions is suggested for literacy learning.
Descriptors: Oral Tradition, African American Culture, African Americans, Literacy Education
Gagliano, Sara; Rapport, Wendy – 1995
This packet of materials was created to accompany the exhibit "The Sphinx and the Pyramids: 100 Years of American Archaeology at Giza" at the Semitic Museum of Harvard University. The lessons and teacher's guide focus on the following: (1) "The Mystery of the Secret Tomb" where students take on the role of an archaeologist by…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Studies, Ancient History
Kuntz, Patricia S. – 1993
African studies computer resources that are readily available in the United States with linkages to Africa are described, highlighting those most directly corresponding to African content. Africanists can use the following four fundamental computer systems: (1) Internet/Bitnet; (2) Fidonet; (3) Usenet; and (4) dial-up bulletin board services. The…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Agiobu-Kemmer, Ibinabo S. – 1992
Children in Africa starve to death or fail to thrive and achieve their full potential as a result of social problems that have their roots in both national and international issues. In many African countries, parents are unable to feed their children because farmers no longer grow enough food and prefer to cultivate cash crops that are exported to…
Descriptors: African Culture, Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Child Rearing
Hamilton, Robert E., Ed. – 1992
This document presents lesson plans for instruction concerning the history and geography of the continent of Africa. Topics include: (1) "The Challenge of Teaching African History and Culture" (Robert Hamilton); (2) "A Physical Overview of Africa" (Robert Hamilton and Kim Lilly); (3) "A Cultural Overview of Africa"…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Cultural Awareness, Culture Conflict
Gill, Wali – 1991
The plight of African American males has become a problem of alarming proportions in the United States. This paper reports serious disadvantage and risk for this group in terms of education, employment, poverty levels, family disintegration, criminal status, health, and death rates. The paper contends that the crisis for African American males…
Descriptors: African Culture, At Risk Persons, Blacks, Community Role
Adams, George; And Others – 1981
Designed for use in Michigan schools, this K-2 social studies unit examines aspects of African and Black American life. Material is divided into 11 sections. Sections 1 and 2 provide rationale, project overview, and an introduction to the unit. Section 3 outlines the five content and skill goals of the program: to learn the location of Ghana,…
Descriptors: African Culture, Background, Black Community, Black Culture
Ray, Sally J. – 1987
While the government of South Africa has outwardly promoted democracy since 1983, it nonetheless has placed its press under tight constraint to discourage dissent concerning political issues and enhance the government's credibility. Not only are journalists within the country restricted, but foreign correspondents as well. Moreover, although there…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Censorship, Civil Rights
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1984
The Archaeology and African Cultures program was a collaborative effort among the New York City Public Schools' Division of Curriculum and Instruction and four New York City museums. The program was designed to provide teachers of the gifted and talented with a rigourous series of seminars in the field of archaeology as well as on each museum's…
Descriptors: African Culture, Archaeology, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment
Hartwig, Gerald W., Ed.; And Others – 1977
This publication contains frank discussions of intercultural educators' high and low points in North Carolina during the past five years. Since the fall of 1971 the social studies curriculum for the public schools of North Carolina has specifically included the study of Africa and Asia. There are seven articles. The first article discusses why and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Asian Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
Obura, Willis Bill – 1977
Rural Africa includes some 80% of the African population; its people are poverty stricken, illiterate, ill-sheltered, and ill-nourished. These circumstances make rural development absolutely vital. However, past rural development policies have failed to take into consideration the structure and division of labor in the farm family, the traditional…
Descriptors: African Culture, Agricultural Trends, Change Agents, Community Development
Museum of African Art, Washington, DC. – 1975
This guide for secondary teachers focuses on sub-Saharan (Black) African history and culture. Although the guide is intended to be used in conjunction with the audiovisual materials on African heritage produced by the Museum of African Art, it can also be used as a source of background reading for teachers and as a guide to additional…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Art
Gerzoff, Sheila, Comp.; And Others – 1974
This is a compendium of almost 700 16mm films about Africa. The guide lists existing resources that are readily available in the Midwest to educators in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, and communities. Selected were films being distributed by nonprofit educational, religious, and commercial distributors; films from…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Catalogs, Developing Nations
Coburn, Barbara; And Others – 1970
This guide provides a sampling of reference materials which are pertinent for two ninth grade units: Africa South of the Sahara: Land and People, and Africa South of the Sahara: Historic Trends. The effect of urbanization upon traditional tribalistic cultures is the focus. A case study is used to encourage an inductive approach to the learning…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Case Studies, Concept Teaching
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