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| Today's Education | 7 |
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| Downie, Richard D. | 1 |
| Kaser, Thomas | 1 |
| Kaufman, Bel | 1 |
| Kobayashi, Victor N. | 1 |
| Murchison, Brian | 1 |
| Murray, Donald M. | 1 |
| Useem, Ruth Hill | 1 |
| Yeary, Elizabeth E. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 1 |
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Murchison, Brian – Today's Education, 1977
A former Peace Corps volunteer describes the personal and extrapersonal benefits of his two-year tour of duty in West Africa. (MB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture, Individual Development, Volunteers
Kaser, Thomas – Today's Education, 1978
Americans teaching in Britain find differences between the behavior and attitudes of American and English school children. (JD)
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, International Educational Exchange, Teacher Exchange Programs
Yeary, Elizabeth E. – Today's Education, 1976
Children who travel abroad with their parents and attend many foreign schools face some problems in establishing friendships, but learn to adapt to different cultures and environments. (JD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Context, Family Mobility, Foreign Culture
Kaufman, Bel – Today's Education, 1978
The author discusses her reaction to observing the attitudes and behaviors of teachers and students in Russian classrooms. (JD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Culture, Literature Appreciation
Murray, Donald M. – Today's Education, 1976
A cruise ship converted into a college took students to many foreign countries giving them the opportunity to study other cultures, politics, mores, and histories through their own observations and experiences under the guidance of teachers using a planned curriculum. (JD)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges, Field Trips, Foreign Culture
Useem, Ruth Hill; Downie, Richard D. – Today's Education, 1976
Children who live abroad with their parents are exposed to a wide diversity of cultural and educational influences, are internationally oriented, and have high career aspirations; when they return to schools in the United States they are often misunderstood by their peers and not sufficiently challenged academically by their teachers. (JD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Culture Contact
Kobayashi, Victor N. – Today's Education, 1977
A group of American teachers observe similarities and differences between the educational practices in the United States and in the countries of China, Korea, and Japan. (JD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Asian Studies, Behavior Patterns, Chinese Culture
