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Peer reviewedKlein, Ann G. – Social Education, 1993
Reports on the experience of an education professor teaching U.S. history to secondary students in Japan. Lists five basic pedagogical principles derived from the experience. (CFR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Peer reviewedTran, MyLuong T. – Social Education, 1990
Presents an activity designed to assist students in examining and reflecting on their personal values. Argues that students need to know themselves to explore the values of others and to develop an open-minded perspective on the cultural values of others. (DB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedSchur, Joan Brodsky – Social Education, 1997
Demonstrates how introducing students to African literature can appeal to their imaginations and encourage them to develop their insights into African culture. Outlines the procedures in a middle school class where the students are transformed into anthropologists as they read Chinua Achebe's, "Things Fall Apart." (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Anthropology
