States that the problems of culturally different children have been incorrectly analyzed; this is considered to have significant implications for educational planning. (DM)

Issues pertaining to historical scholarship in general are discussed, and suggestions for improving the level of scholarship in histories of physical education, leisure, and sport are given. Historians should possess broad knowledge of the culture, social institutions, and ideas of the past if they are to write about them. (PP)

Focuses on helping teachers of dominant culture students promote valid concepts about Native Americans of today and yesterday in their classrooms and enabling teachers to provide effective school experiences for Indian students. Refutes common misconceptions about native Americans and lists core values shared by many Indians. (DMM)

The importance of learning and providing thorough cultural information to students learning a second language is illustrated with a variety of examples showing misunderstanding between Chinese and English-speaking individuals. (MSE)

Outlines an approach, designed for upper level German students, to studying GDR film which focuses on the relationship between film art and socialist ideology. (EKN)

The evolution of the idea of "civilization" applied to language teaching is viewed as tied to different conceptions of language underlying the last 50 years' instruction. Three questions are addressed: What are the traits of each? How do language and civilization respond to these notions? Where does this concept stand today? (MSE)

Discusses some of the difficulties that arise when an Arabic-English translator is required to find cultural equivalents for words or concepts that do not exist in one of the languages. Examples are given in the areas of ecology, material culture, social culture, political culture, and religious culture. (EKN)