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ERIC Number: EJ504120
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Teaching about Vietnamese Culture: Water Puppetry as the Soul of the Rice Fields.
Contreras, Gloria
Social Studies, v86 n1 p25-28 Jan-Feb 1995
Maintains that educators can use Vietnamese history and culture to teach about human-environment interaction, adaptation, and modification. Describes Vietnamese water puppetry and recommends its use in U.S. classrooms. Includes five photographs, a description of water puppetry, and instructional suggestions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Geography, Learning Strategies, Legends, Puppetry, Student Projects, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Vietnam; Vietnamese Culture
Note: Theme issue topic: "Teaching about Vietnam."