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Peer reviewedAdjaye, Joseph K. – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1987
The perception and organization of time are basic to the internal ordering of culture. This article demonstrates that the Akan observe precise time structures although these are largely unrecorded. Their time related institutions form a coherent system that orders life, but they are very different from those in Western perceptions. (Author/VM)
Descriptors: African Culture, Cultural Activities, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedBrush, Stephen G. – Science Teacher, 1987
Presents a chronology of scientific efforts designed to determine the age of the earth. Summarizes scientists' attempts at dating the planet's formation, including the examination of lead in the environment, the calculation of the earth's cooling temperature and time, the study of geological sedimentation and the analysis of moon rocks. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Ecology
Peer reviewedHolloway, Joseph E. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1989
The Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Northern Florida retain almost every element of African culture, including language, oral tradition, folklore, and aesthetics. Examines the African influence in the lifestyle of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands, especially in terms of their concept of time. (AF)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Languages, Bantu Languages
Download full textSchneider, Elsa – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1959
Physical education is considered to be an integral part of the curriculum in good elementary schools. Many inquiries come to the Office of Education concerning the role of the classroom teachers and the special teacher of physical education, the policies and procedures which school systems follow in administering the physical education program,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary Schools, Urban Schools, Program Administration
Eisen, George – 1981
Some aspects of the white-Indian relationship are reflected in the writings of 16th and 17th century observers of Indian pastimes. The Noble Savage image was apparently accepted by French colonists as a consequence of an intellectual disappointment in the contemporary societies. In an age of absolutism and religious intolerance, the picture of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cheating, Codes of Ethics
Noyes, Frederick K. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1912
This bulletin presents abstracts of papers presented at St. Louis, Missouri, February 26-29, 1912, before the National Council of Education of the National Education Association; the Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association; the Department of Normal Schools of the National Education Association; the National Society for…
Descriptors: School Organization, Agricultural Education, Industrial Training, Vocational Education
