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Hall, Beverley – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2008
The specific purpose of education is to "prepare" children so that they are able to maximise their potential and participate in the society or community around them. In order for many Third World nations to access information technology, the provision of language programs, particularly English, has become necessary. However, in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Vietnamese People, Early Childhood Education
Hafenrichter, John L. – 1974
Forty-four documents printed between 1967 and 1974 are listed in this annotated bibliography of library science and documentation literature which were written in Vietnam in connection with the Library Development Activity of the U.S. Office of Education, U.S. A.I.D./Vietnam. The bibliography is arranged chronologically to reflect the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Documentation, Library Science
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Delatte, Joseph G. Jr. – Child Study Journal, 1978
Some characteristics of the human figure drawings of 93 Vietnamese children were investigated. Drawings were scored according to the Goodenough method. Mental age scores were high in relation to chronological age and this result is explained in terms of cultural emphasis on the value of copying well. (SE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Elementary School Students, Freehand Drawing, Indochinese
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Berman, David M. – Social Studies, 1986
Too often seen through the lens of the United States experience in the Vietnam War, this article offers an alternative approach to teaching Vietnam through the development of a cultural and historical perspective. Provides a brief summary of literature on Vietnamese cultural history which is appropriate to high school students. (JDH)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, High Schools, Instructional Improvement, Social Studies
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Westing, Arthur H. – BioScience, 1971
Describes effects on animal and plant communities of military spraying in South Vietnamese forests. Briefly mentions economic effects. (AL)
Descriptors: Ecology, Economic Factors, Environmental Influences, Herbicides
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Marme, Michelle; Retish, Paul – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1988
Uses case study approach to report on one community's efforts to facilitate Vietnamese refugee family's adaptation to life in the United States, identify issues that may have contributed to adjustment difficulties that continued for two young adults from the family, and suggests alternative ways to have approached these issues. (NB)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, Community Role
Nguyen, Huong Tran – Multicultural Education, 2007
Many English language learners (ELL) struggle to function in English-only classes and to compete with their native English-speaking peers, and tend not to fare well on high-stakes testing. One such example is the Vietnamese American students at City Middle School whose reading levels ranged from an alarming 1.5 to 4 (mid-year first grade to fourth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language)
Dinh, Thinh Van – 1979
After a brief description of the origins and languages of the three major groups of Indochinese refugees in the United States--Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians--and short references to subgroups, 20 observations on the general cultural traits of the Indochinese are given. These observations touch on the following: the importance of harmonious…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cambodians, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Traits
Felsman, J. Kirk; And Others – 1985
This is a selected bibliography on child and adolescent refugees of Indochinese from the American project at Dartmouth Medical School. Very little literature exists on child or adolescent refugees of any nationality and virtually no prospective, longitudinal studies are available. No firm conclusions about the development and adaptation of these…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Asian Americans, Cambodians
Robinson, Christine Emilie – 1978
Several characteristics of children's play were noted by observing the playground activities of Vietnamese refugee and American children. The Vietnamese children tended to participate in highly structured games while their American peers often chose spontaneous play--games with structures that go beyond or destroy rules. It is suggested that…
Descriptors: American Culture, Childrens Games, Cultural Differences, Indochinese
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Social Security Administration (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Family Assistance. – 1978
This is a bilingual orientation handbook for Vietnamese refugees in the United States. The handbook provides information on refugee status, its legal definition and obligations. General information presented about the United States includes a description of the land, climate, people, government, and a list of national holidays. Living conditions…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingual Instructional Materials, Immigrants, Laws
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Yu, Elena S. H.; Liu, William T. – International Migration Review, 1986
Problems encountered in attempting to conduct survey research among Vietnamese refugees in San Diego include inaccurate sociodemographic responses (arising from fear and suspicion regarding researchers' motives), pressure on interviewers to take sides in ethnic and political conflicts, and difficulties in obtaining reliable samples. (GC)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Ethics, Political Attitudes, Refugees
Timko, Leslie – 2002
In 2002, the International Organization for Migration provided pre-arrival cultural orientation training to 905 Vietnamese Montagnard refugees living in a transit processing facility on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. The training was specifically designed to prepare the refugees for third country resettlement to the United States. It provided tools…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Indigenous Populations
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Haines, David; And Others – International Migration Review, 1981
Uses preliminary case data from Virginia to indicate the pervasive importance of the maintenance of family and community ties among Vietnamese refugees in the United States. Shows that the family is capable of furnishing significant amounts of emotional and practical support. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Support, Family Influence, Family Role
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Hwa-Froelich, Deborah A.; Matsuo, Hisako – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2005
Purpose: Vietnamese children's performance on language-based processing tasks of fast-mapping (FM) word-learning and dynamic assessment (DA) word- and rule-learning tasks were investigated. Method: Twenty-one first- and second-generation Vietnamese preschool children participated in this study. All children were enrolled in 2 Head Start programs…
Descriptors: Vietnamese People, Language Processing, Preschool Children, Task Analysis
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