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Beauchamp, Edward R. – 1985
This document chronicles major developments in post World War II Japanese educational policy. The focus is mainly on the way in which world events, social structure, religion, cultural values, and official policy initiatives influenced Japanese educational practices. Developments covered in the first period, from 1868 to 1945, began with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cultural Traits, Democracy
Zale, Pamela K. – 1986
A course at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis offers students the opportunity to learn argumentative writing, while becoming aware of scholarly discourse in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Students realize that what once passed for a simple argument in everyday life becomes more sophisticated as they learn about research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Curriculum, College Freshmen, Course Content
Kuvlesky, William P. – 1983
The thesis that Mexican Americans share a monolithic, "pathological" subculture that causes difficulties Mexican American children may have in adapting to Anglo society is challenged, using data from studies of Mexican American families and youth. Origin of the theory that all Mexican Americans share a negative subculture is detailed,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Behavior Theories, Cultural Differences
Brenzel, Barbara M. – 1983
In this overview of precedents set in the informal and formal education of women of the 19th century, a revisionist approach to the history of education is outlined. Such an approach focuses not only on the elite women's struggles for education, but also on the education of women of color, different classes, and various ethnic backgrounds. Popular…
Descriptors: Authors, Educational History, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Strain, Mary Pat; Berninger, Roger – 1977
Activities and teaching strategies proposed in this resource manual are intended to help social studies teachers at the high school level in adapting the career education philosophy to the classroom. The manual consists of two parts. Part 1 identifies goals and objectives of career education and various social studies subjects (world culture,…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Career Choice, Career Education, Current Events
Garcia, Ricardo L. – 1976
The purpose of bilingual education is to increase the academic ability and success of the student through the use of the native language as the principal instrument of instruction. The aim is for the student to develop appropriate academic attitudes towards, practical aptitudes in, and a knowledge of the target language. The pamphlet explores…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Community Involvement
Kirschenbaum, Howard – Educators Guide to Media & Methods, 1968
Instructional materials and teaching approaches can be used to get students to seriously and constructively confront problems in race relations which they will eventually have to solve. For example, Richard Wright's "Black Boy," an anthology of Negro poetry or a collection of poems on race relations, and such films as "Where is Prejudice?" can…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Black Literature, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Radcliffe, David J. – 1968
This study investigated low-level primary education of rural village schools in Malaya to determine the influence of education in the development of the Malaysian community during the period from the 1890's to 1941. In addition, the concept that the "mass" can develop into an "audience" with specific interests and demands was…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anthropology, Community, Community Characteristics
Crumrine, Janice G.; Nix, Harold L. – 1978
The findings of this second phase of a four-phase study of shrimp fishing focus on the effect of this occupation upon the family. Data were collected from a random sample of 87 boat captains, 73 wives, community personnel, and high school students in two Georgia coastal counties. The family structure reveals a traditional conception of male and…
Descriptors: Family Attitudes, Family Life, Family Relationship, Family Role
Marker, Gerald W. – 1978
Modern society should consider the social consequences of science and technology. Examples of problems which have recently arisen from the increased interdependence of technology and society include depletion of the ozone layer of the atmosphere by aerosol sprays, prolongation of life by artificial means, and rapidly increasing population due…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Depleted Resources, Developed Nations, Energy
Molnar, Alex
Educators, replacing substance with form in their dialogs, argue over symptoms and fail to consider causes. No coherent analysis links practice to social reality, because low-level sloganeering replaces useful analytic language. Particularly offensive, career education, another energy-draining slogan, has clearly reactionary potential. Two…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Cultural Images, Educational Innovation
Council on Interracial Books for Children, Inc., New York, NY. – 1976
The criteria developed by the Council on Interracial Books for Children over the ten years that it has spent reviewing the value content of literature for young people is contained in this volume. The book also provides a new and unique content rating instrument designed to help parents, librarians, and teachers detect hidden messages and unstated…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Books, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis
Weiss, Walter – 1966
The mass media are considered to be television, radio, movies, and newspapers. They may generate changes in cognition and comprehension. They do effect emotional arousal, sex and behavior identification, and changes in allocation of time, consumer purchase, and voting behavior. The only data which show a clear relationship between the mass media…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Communications, Comparative Analysis
Cooper, Gwen, Ed.; And Others – 1973
The California Indian Education Association has held American Indian education workshops in conjunction with its annual conferences since its inception in 1967. The report of this 5th annual meeting reflected many of the frustrations that Indians face in their contact with society, particularly in the educational system. The frustrations of Indian…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, American Indian Languages, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Bock, John C. – 1971
The study's objective was to examine the interrelationships of education and other social institutions of Malaysia's transitional society to understand those conditions which facilitate, or impede, the formal educational institutions' effectiveness as an agent of directed social change, especially regarding national integration and shared…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Science Research, Change Agents, Comparative Education
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