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Direct linkApple, Michael W., Ed.; Au, Wayne, Ed.; Gandin, Luis Armando, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Education" is the first authoritative reference work to provide an international analysis of the relationship between power, knowledge, education, and schooling. Rather than focusing solely on questions of how we teach efficiently and effectively, contributors to this volume push further…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, International Education, Political Attitudes, Economic Development
Download full textFain, Gerald S. – 1992
This digest addresses the importance to professional practice of ethics and shared values, focusing on the fields of health, physical education, recreation, and dance (HPRD). Practitioners in these fields routinely deal with situations that call upon moral reasoning and the articulation of values such as instruction about personal health, sexual…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Dance, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
Texas Southern Univ., Houston. Urban Resources Center. – 1973
Texas Southern University's capacity to simultaneously conduct comprehensive academic instruction, research and development, and community service programs is evaluated in this document. Automated techniques and subjective reasoning have supplied the basis for the analyses. The major objectives of the report were to determine the resource…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Administration, Educational Planning
Field, Sherry L.; Labbo, Linda D. – 1996
This manual provides accurate, up-to-date information about contemporary life in Japan and provides opportunities for students to develop cross-cultural awareness. The content of the lessons includes concepts traditionally taught in elementary school social studies programs. Lessons provide multiple opportunities for students to develop a variety…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedKoenig-McIntyre, Constance – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
Reviews factors concerning fitness screening in teacher education programs and examines screening requirements in selected institutions in the United States, Canada, and in three Scandinavian countries--Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The purpose is to provide cross-cultural perspectives on the issue. (SM)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion
Niemi, John A., Ed.; And Others – 1976
This annotated bibliography includes 787 items of research or investigation in adult education, mostly dated from 1973-75. They cover information sources; philosophy, policies, general objectives; legislation; finance costs; studies and planning--state, regional, and national; history; adult education as a field of study; adult education research;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Lifelong Learning, Research
Dik, David W.; And Others – 1968
Meeting the needs of migrant families through the Orange County Extension's 4-H and Home Economics Divisions is the theme of this 1968 report compiled by New York State Cooperative Extension Service. The objectives of both extension divisions include providing opportunities for migrant women and youths to learn by doing projects which help them…
Descriptors: Art Education, Clothing Instruction, Conservation Education, Extension Agents
O'Connor, David E.; Soderlind, Arthur E. – 1983
Part of a series intended to improve cross-cultural awareness and appreciation, this volume about Swedish Americans contains readings for secondary students and instructions to help teachers use the materials in multicultural education courses. The first four chapters, which form the bulk of the booklet, provide the student readings. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
Peer reviewedRubenstein, James M. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1987
Questionnaires completed by older adults in Luxembourg (N=138) and in France (N=100) revealed a high extent of participation in outdoor recreation (a demonstrated predictor of successful aging) in the two countries. Identified similarities and differences in socioeconomic characteristics, attitudes, and environmental factors associated with…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Outdoor Activities
Peer reviewedFrey, Richard D.; Allen, Mike – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1989
Importing traditional, yet unknown, physical activities from different cultures is an exciting way to add creativity and imagination to the physical education curriculum. Explanations, accompanied by teaching hints, are given of several traditional Alaskan native games which have been successfully used with K-Six students in the Anchorage School…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Childrens Games, Cultural Activities, Curriculum Development
Yiannakis, Andrew; Krotee, March L. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
Arguments for the development of the cross-cultural comparative sociological study of sport and physical activity are presented. (JMF)
Descriptors: Athletics, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Physical Education
Cheffers, John T. F. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
The study of pedagogy in cross-cultural contexts is encouraged and examples of some existing studies and their methodologies are highlighted. (JMF)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Instruction, Research Methodology
Alexander, John F.; Liang, Michael T. C. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
Recent cross-cultural research in exercise science is enumerated along with a list of congresses and symposia and international organizations supporting such research. (JMF)
Descriptors: Athletics, Cross Cultural Studies, Exercise Physiology, Foreign Countries
Krotee, March L. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
Sport psychology is defined in terms of human behavior in athletic situations. The psychosocial cross-cultural setting provides a model for studying trait and state psychosocial attributes and suggests issues and concerns for further study. (JMF)
Descriptors: Athletics, Competition, Cross Cultural Studies, International Organizations
Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1974
At a seminar on Compensatory Early Childhood Education held in Jerusalem in the fall of 1972 the idea of compensatory education and its viability in cross cultural terms was examined in conjunction with a critical review of the whole notion of social and cultural disadvantage. Twenty-two participants from international governmental organizations…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
