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Download full textWeston, David – 1989
This ERIC Digest discusses: (1) reasons for learning about Inner Asia; (2) how to include Inner Asia in the curriculum; and (3) strategies for teaching about Inner Asia. U.S. students have difficulties in interpreting current events that occur in this region, because they lack knowledge of the history, geography, and cultures of Inner Asia. This…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Morrow, S. Rex – 1989
Although world history and global studies programs in U.S. public schools have expanded in recent years, teaching about India and South Asia has remained insufficient. As a result, students often develop cultural misunderstandings and false stereotypes. India, as a focus of study, provides students with the opportunity to examine an ancient…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
