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Education Reform in Bolivia: Transitions towards Which Future?
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Arrueta, Jose Antonio; Avery, Helen – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2012
This article concerns the impact of educational reforms on young people in Bolivian society as they transition into adulthood, against the backdrop of globalisation and far-reaching structural changes. Ethnicity and cultural capital are linked in complex ways with social stratification in Bolivia. In a pluricultural society, the language of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Cultural Capital
Global Leadership Study: A Theoretical Framework
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Perkins, Anne W. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2009
Traditional leadership theory and research courses do not adequately prepare students for cross-cultural leadership. This article notes six premises of Western theories and demonstrates the limitations of these premises in non-Western settings. A framework for the study of cross-cultural leadership, The Global Leadership-Learning Pyramid, is…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Intercultural Programs
Intercultural Education: Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific Conference=Obrazovanje za interkulturalizam: Zbornik radova S.2 Medunarodne znanstvene konferencije
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Peko, Andelka, Ed.; Sablic, Marija, Ed.; Jindra, Ranka, Ed. – Online Submission, 2010
The democratic changes that occurred in Croatia within last two decades are oriented towards European values and multi-intercultural perspectives. Let us remember that, according to the census from 1991, Croatia was inhabited with people from 27 nations, with Croats being a majority. During the Homeland war, basically a defensive war against the…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Foreign Countries
Impressions of Germany: A Personal Vignette.
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McKinnon, Mike – Social Education, 1993
Describes a student exchange program in which 8 Canadian and 80 U.S. high school students visited Germany for 3 weeks. Contends that the students came to understand and believe that a unified Europe was part of their future. Argues that studying Germany and Europe helps prepare students for life in an interdependent world. (CFR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Current Events
AFS Orientation Handbook: Volume VI.
AFS International/Intercultural Programs, Inc., New York, NY. – 1987
This manual is a resource guide for teachers and administrators and was compiled to provide direction for planning an effective orientation program. An in-depth design is given which will enable participants to derive maximum benefit from an intercultural experience. Each of the sections includes detailed instructions for the preparation of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Evaluation Criteria
Multi-Cultural Approach to Education: Using University Students in K-12 Classes as a Resource. MAIS Project.
Sult, Judith J. – 1983
A Masters Program in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) project that was designed to integrate multicultural awareness in the classroom is described. In this project, university foreign students taught elementary and secondary students about foreign cultures and other world perspectives. The Oregon State System of Higher Education agreed to enroll a…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Programs, Cross Age Teaching, Cultural Awareness