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Gibbs, James L. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1981
This description of the law course RADCULT discusses how the casebook method was used to examine the resolution of common legal problems within the legal systems of four radically different cultures. (AM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Design, Legal Education
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Nicholson, M.E.R. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1981
This description of two courses of college level Legal Anthropology for senior citizens in continuing education shows how students with widely varying backgrounds examined legal dilemmas within their international cultural contexts using mystery stories and other fiction. The need for innovative teaching methods for adult learners is stressed. (AM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Kramsch, Claire J. – 1989
Current concern over the link between the teaching of foreign languages and cultures is itself an American cultural concern, born of a specifically American educational tradition focusing on utility, democracy, and scientific measures of progress. State guidelines for integration of the teaching of languages and culture reflect the following…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
Feitelson, Dina – 1988
Creating a link between current research findings and classroom practice, this book analyzes, compares, and critiques prevalent classroom strategies in beginning reading instruction in light of expertise available in other countries. The book begins with a section on "Points of Departure," consisting of three chapters:…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Design