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Krajnc, Ana; Mrmak, Ilija – 1978
Focusing on adult education in Yugoslavia, this book is part of the series on adult education in Europe. The first of eight sections, traces historical development of adult education in Yugoslavia beginning with the second half of the nineteenth century and focusing on promotion of political awareness and socio-political education of the working…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Development
Altenbaugh, Richard J.; Paulston, Rolland G. – 1977
American working class organizations' efforts since World War I to establish and control their own educational programs flourished during the 1920s and 1930s with the appearance of over 300 worker controlled colleges. An important forerunner of this movement was the Work People's College, created by socialist Finnish immigrants in Duluth,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Download full textIvey, Oliver T.; Hickson, Mark, III – 1974
A program based upon the study of human history and culture has been developed for seventh grade students by social studies teachers in Montgomery, Alabama public schools. The major objective of the program is to help students understand how basic relationships between time, space, and the cosmos have operated throughout the history of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Context, Culture, Curriculum Development
Espinosa, J. Manuel – 1976
Focusing upon the role of the United States government in furthering educational and cultural relations with other nations, the book presents a history of cooperative exchange between the United States and Latin America from 1936-48. The report, based upon primary source material in the form of communications between the Department of State and…
Descriptors: American History, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange, Culture Contact
Fairbank, Wilma – 1976
The monograph, presenting a history of cultural exchanges between the United States and China from 1942-49, focuses upon the effect of Department of State cultural programs on international cooperation and understanding. Based upon primary source material in the form of reports and daily correspondence between Washington and the American Embassy…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Chinese Culture, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Whitesides, William L., Sr., Ed. – 1998
This book, written by graduate students at the Catholic University (District of Columbia) School of Library and Information Science, examines current priorities, policies, and practices of public libraries. Following an introduction, "Reinventing Libraries: Responding to the Forces of Change" (Lisa Crisman), chapters include: (1) "A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Change, Cultural Context
Dadzie, Stella, Comp. – 1999
This is a handbook to assist European adult educators in teaching in a multicultural society, presenting models of intercultural practice for organizational and staff development in youth and adult education. Section 1 explains the document's purpose and use, discusses the objectives and major activities of the Learning to Live in a Multi-Cultural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Change Strategies
