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Berry, Gordon L.; Asamen, Joy Keiko – 1993
Television now plays a major role in the socialization of children. Set within a multicultural context, this book identifies the social and cultural impact of television on the psychosocial development of children. The book also analyzes major media organizations and projects policies, practices and research directions for the future. Following an…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Wong, Shelley; Teuben-Rowe, Sharon – Sunshine State TESOL Journal, 1997
Graduate students in an English-as-a-Second-Language education program at the University of Maryland were surveyed concerning suggested methods for incorporating languages other than English into the curriculum in a multicultural classroom. Respondents were master's and doctoral students from a variety of language backgrounds. The article details…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Evans, Bruce, Ed.; Bell, Nancy, Ed.; Cahnnann, Melisa, Ed.; McKinney, Michelle, Ed.; Schwinge, Diana, Ed.; Wang, Shu-han, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1998
Four papers on linguistics include: "The Teacher-Research Relationship: Multiple Perspectives and Possibilities" (Teresa Pica), on the research relationships of researchers and language teachers; "Politeness in the Speech of Korean ESL Learners" (Nancy Bell), focusing on the speech acts of disagreeing, requesting, and making…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Jansen, Jonathan D. – 1987
This curriculum analysis of black South African education considers conflict and change in historical, contemporary, and postapartheid contexts. Part 1, "The Historical Context," interprets curriculum evolution, beginning with the evangelical curriculum for slaves in 1658 and concluding with formalization of racism in the apartheid…
Descriptors: Black Education, Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Development
Berman, David M. – 1987
In structure and in function, the Japanese high school entrance examination--as exemplified by data from Chiba prefecture in 1986--survives as a prewar hierarchical cultural pattern. Postwar American occupation reforms offered "democratic education" in the form of a single-track system with 9 years of compulsory schooling; such a system,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Case Studies, Cultural Influences
Taniuchi, Lois – 1984
As the Suzuki method of music instruction has spread from Japan to other countries, its methods have been modified to adapt to the culture of those countries. In this paper the Japanese cultural background, and the principles and methods developed in Japan are discussed and compared with the adaptations made in the United States. The Suzuki method…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Anthropology, Case Studies, Child Development
Lee, Linda E. – 1983
Existing enrollment and financial assistance data for Frontier School Division and provincial school students were examined to identify trends and factors in secondary and postsecondary school participation and to suggest strategies for increasing postsecondary accessibility and participation. Figures for 1977-1982 indicated that 25-30% of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives
Bruhn, Thea C. – 1984
A survey of the language usage patterns in Zaire begins with an overview of usage of French as the official language and Swahili, Lingala, Ciluba, and Kikongo as the four national languages used both in their respective regions and as part of the mixture of languages used for official and unofficial communication purposes. The systematic study of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Armed Forces, Bantu Languages
McFerren, Margaret – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in South Africa begins with an overview of the distribution among the population of the official languages, Afrikaans and English, and the principle languages of the Black majority: Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Nothern Sotho (Pedi), Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swazi, and Venda. The influence of apartheid policy on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Afrikaans, Armed Forces
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Pemberton, S. Macpherson – 1976
This overview of social research illustrates how the federal government increasingly relies on knowledge gained through research reports and studies for its planning and policy formation. The research reviews are grouped into five sections. The first section, the historical perspective, traces the increasing importance of the role of social…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Carlson, Mary C.; Carlson, Robert L. – 1981
In North Dakota, the schools played the major role in imparting American culture to the immigrants who by 1920 numbered 67% of North Dakota's population, but rural schools were not ideally suited to the task. The immigrants tended to cluster in nationality groups in geographic areas of the state, giving communities distinct ethnic identities. The…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences
Kuvlesky, William P. – 1977
An impressionistic, interpretative analysis of information from direct observation, known informants, and interviews provides a picture of the life situation of Spanish American youth living in rural Taos County, New Mexico. Northern Taos County has experienced dramatic social change over the last several decades, altering the traditional,…
Descriptors: Community Study, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Relations, Family Influence
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1980
This report examines the causes and consequences of youth unemployment in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. Summarized first is the youth unemployment situation since the 1974/1975 recession. In a section on recent developments in youth labor markets a series of tables and graphs provide data on youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Demography, Economic Climate
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. – 1974
The document contains papers presented at a conference on global population trends. Conference participants, who represented international agencies and governments in developing nations, investigated social determinants of population trends, population policy, and population program assistance. Eleven papers are presented. Topics discussed include…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth Rate, Contraception, Cross Cultural Studies
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div. – 1979
This report provides information on factors that are associated with children's progress through elementary school and high school. Children's rates of advancement through school were measured by comparing the grade attended in 1976 with the typical grades attended by children at each age. The grade in which most children of a given age were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
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