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Kim, Young Yun, Ed.; Gudykunst, William B., Ed. – International and Intercultural Communication Annual, 1988
Reflecting multidisciplinary and multisocietal approaches, this collection presents 14 theoretical or research-based essays dealing with cross-cultural adaptation of individuals who are born and raised in one culture and find themselves in need of modifying their customary life patterns in a foreign culture. Papers in the collection are:…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Scott, John W., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1991
This volume of a journal on folksong for elementary and secondary teachers of history, literature, music, and the humanities contains three issues. The Fall 1990 issue is devoted to the songs of Newfoundland. The Winter 1991 issue features songs concerning mine, mill and tunnel workers in the years 1877-1932. The Spring 1991 issue focuses on songs…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
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Download full textDegge, Rogena, M., Ed. – Journal of Multicultural and Cross-cultural Research in Art Education, 1990
This document contains eight volumes of "The Journal of Multicultural and Cross-cultural Research in Art Education." Founded in 1981 by the United States Society for Education through Art, the journal's purpose is to promote a greater understanding of diverse cultures and to explore the role of art in multicultural education. Featured articles…
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research
PDF pending restorationCentral America in the Classroom, 1992
This issue focuses on the historical and contemporary reality of the indigenous Pipils native group of El Salvador. This information is presented to help Salvadoran students living in the United States and their classmates learn about the history of the Salvadoran people. Spanish excerpts are included. This serial is put forth by the Network of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Peeters, Yvo J. D. – 1987
This document presents a bibliography of the literature on ethnic and minority relations problems in Europe. Part 1 consists of a select bibliography which covers the period 1960 to 1985 and primarily contains European and North American materials. These materials (247 books and reports) document the effort of scholars to force the international…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Groups
Tien, H. Yuan; And Others – Population Bulletin, 1992
China's herculean efforts to slow the increase of its giant population appear to have worked: the annual birth rate fell from about 35 births per 1,000 in the 1950s to 20 per 1,000 in the 1990s. This bulletin examines the development and consequences of the strict population planning control measures introduced in the 1970s, and strengthened in…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Family Planning, Family Size
Grootings, Peter, Ed. – CEDEFOP Flash, 1992
A meeting held in Berlin provided a forum for researchers from the Central European countries of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland to discuss the research situation in vocational education and training (VET) in their countries and to discuss the possibilities for developing forms of cooperation with researchers from the 10 Western European…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Culture, Institutional Cooperation
Asia Wise, 1990
Student volumes and teacher guides for 10 issues of an Australian magazine devoted to the study of Asia comprise this document. The subjects of the ten issues are: (1) Trading for Our Future; (2) Korea: Two Nations--One People; (3) Women in Asia--A Confusing Picture; (4) Australia--Indonesia: A Developing Relationship; (5) The Land on the Roof of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Bash, Leslie, Ed.; Green, Andy, Ed. – 1995
This book addresses themes related to the transition from childhood to adulthood. Entry into employment and other areas of social life that are symbolic of maturity and the attainment of full citizenship differs from society to society and is contingent upon appropriate political and economic factors. The volume draws upon a diversity of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Schwarzwald, Sigrid – Inter Nationes Press Special Report, 1988
By participating in the cultivation and preservation of existing cultural assets in developing nations, and by promoting the cultural, literary, and artistic manifestations within those countries, the West German government seeks to establish the essential prerequisites required for a thriving dialogue with those nations, and can aid in their…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Exchange, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Wojtan, Linda S. – News and Notes on the Social Sciences, 1985
Certain Japanese educational practices serving as worthwhile examples to the United States' educational system are highlighted in this overview of Japanese education. However, it is stressed that because the United States and the Japanese educational systems are dependent upon their social context and exist in a symbiotic relationship within that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Curriculum
Nucho, Leslie Schmida, Ed. – Arab World Almanac, 1990
A curriculum resource developed to help high school teachers provide their students with information about the Arab world is presented in the first three issues of this "periodical educational resource." The publication's regional focus is designed to encourage in students a multicultural perspective and increased knowledge of the global…
Descriptors: Arabs, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Resources
Nucho, Leslie Schmida, Ed.; And Others – Arab World Almanac, 1991
Each of the three issues of this volume of "Arab World Almanac" features a self-contained lesson plan on one aspect of the Arab world. The Fall, 1990 issue focuses on "Oil and the Arab World." The Winter, 1991 issue looks at "The Arab World in the World Wars." The Spring, 1991 issue examines "Islamic Revival in the Arab World." Each issue includes…
Descriptors: Arabs, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
