Annotated bibliography of K-8 cultural and global awareness materials organized in 11 categories¶

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Description¶

The article is a guide that provides, in one integrated document, a listing and brief description of materials located in the Project Resource Center at Arizona State University. Each entry gives author, title, publisher, publication date, grade level where appropriate, and an annotation. As the abstract states, "Materials are presented in 11 categories--general theory, background information for teachers, curriculum guide and classroom activities, reports on programs, Your Community in the World /world in Your Community projects, textbooks, children's books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, bibliographies and lists of resources, and supplemental information". Asterisked items are also held in four Model Schools Resource Centers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Materials must have been accessioned and reviewed by Project staff; the list comprises only items reviewed through June 1980

Constraints¶

• No claim is made as to the comprehensiveness of the list; materials are not generally available for loan

Target Learners¶

• Elementary school educators (K-8)

Target Learning Goals¶

• Cultural understanding
• Global awareness

Claims¶

Related Elements¶

• Culture universals as conceptual tools for studying cultures
• Bibliography of 29 curriculum materials for affective development
• 33-page annotated resource listing for students and teachers

Examples¶

• Use experiential intercultural training methods such as simulations, role-playing and critical incidents to encounter perceptual and value differences

Key Sources¶

• Berman, Sarah, Martha Campbell, and Kathy Lentz. (1980). Annotated Bibliography of Materials for Developing Cultural Understanding and Global Awareness in the Elementary School. Arizona State University. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED199130