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Nunner-Winkler, Gertrud – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1990
Contends that identity problems among adolescents are exacerbated by misinterpretations of the role education plays in the process of achieving personal autonomy. States these problems arise when means to autonomy become ends in themselves and when status is emphasized over character. Explores three stages of the process from freedom to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
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Hastings, William L.; Payne, Kenneth A. – Social Education, 1990
Investigates strength of national identity and degrees of democratic orientation among honors high school seniors taking advanced political science courses in 1986 in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Finds West German students less tolerant of minority free speech, more fearful of consequences of dissent, and less politically…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement Programs, Cross Cultural Studies
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Bartelt, H. Guillermo – Wicazo Sa Review, 1986
Interest in the American Indian in West Germany is high. Romantic notions, derived from the novels of 19th century German writer Karl May and American westerns shown on German television, combined with a subtle anti-Americanism might be responsible for the American Indian Movement (AIM) support groups that have been forming among students and…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Studies
Glasrud, Clarence A., Ed. – 1979
This collection of conference papers explores aspects of the lives of German-American immigrants in Minnesota. Part 1, "The Ethnic Experience," consists of the following papers: "Was There a Single German-American Experience?" (Bonney); "The Most Diversified Ethnic Group" (Johnson); "Unraveling the Mystery of…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Education