In this study, we propose a set of concepts for conceptualizing issues of learning science related to globalization, the encounter with the (radically) foreign/strange--as this occurs as part of migration and even as part of the encounter of a learner with the unknown content that science lessons are to impart--from the perspective of the…

John Thomson was a nineteenth-century British photojournalist who used the wet-plate process to illustrate his explorations of eastern and Southeast Asia. His travels from 1862 to 1872 took him to the following places, among others: Ceylon, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Saigon, Siam, mainland China, and Taiwan. Thomson chose to use the wet-plate…

In order to explain the international and comparative study fields with enough detail to command reader appreciation for the one world philosophy which they represent, it is necessary, with information taken from several occupational fields, to describe the new breed, the International Man. This man works and prospers because international trade…

Describes the Federal Republic of Germany's broadcast system, which is divided into nine regional broadcast stations. User sponsored on a non-voluntary basis, the two TV networks, ARD and Z DF, provide competition for one another while supplementing the third channel's educational programming. (RAO)

In several Asian countries, examinations have a central importance in the educational program, and their impact is felt throughout the society as well as in the schools. (GB)

Examines the historical development of the relationship between Soviet education and the outside world; communist countries, developing nations, and Western nations. Examines regional influences; influences of the educational theories of the revolution; Soviet criticism of Western educational theories as well as the international debit and credit…

These 30 lesson plans were designed to accompany "Contemporary Japan: A Teaching Workbook", a collection of class activities, primary source selections, student readings, and role-play exercises. The lesson plans are based primarily on materials in the workbook, although materials from other sources also are recommended. Some of the…

Describes how conservatism is sweeping Japan and how the Ministry of Education is using schools to create and manipulate docile citizens. Accompanied by a contradictory interpretation. (BD)

Discusses some problems encountered in doing cross-cultural research and reports on the approaches used to solve the difficulties. (HMV)

REPORTED ARE ANALYSES OF THE WORKS OF FOUR CONTEMPORARY FRENCH AUTHORS (RENE MARILL ALBERES, YVES BONNEFOY, MICHEL BUTOR, AND JEAN BRULLER UNDER THE PSEUDONYM VERCORS). THE ANALYSES WERE PREPARED IN FRENCH BY THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS FOR THE FRENCH CULTURE RESEARCH PROJECT, A LANGUAGE RESEARCH EFFORT. THE STUDIES ILLUSTRATE THE AUTHORS' THEMES IN…

The author hopes to draw more attention to Malay folk literature by discussing Malay stories available in English. (63 references) (SJ)

Describes the physical education program in elementary schools in the U.S.S.R. as well as special schools available for intensive training in various sports. (ST)