Global Education. A Study of Schooling in the United States. Technical Report Series, No. 20.

Autor/in	Tye, Kenneth A.
Institution	California Univ., Los Angeles. Graduate School of Education
Titel	Global Education. A Study of Schooling in the United States. Technical Report Series, No. 20.
Quelle	(1980), (16 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Curriculum Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Instructional Materials; International Relations; Knowledge Level; Nationalism; Parent Attitudes; School Responsibility; Social Sciences; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Ausland; Globales Denken; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Internationale Beziehungen; Wissensbasis; Nationalismus; Elternverhalten; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Upper elementary and secondary students, teachers, and parents were surveyed to measure their attitudes toward nationalism and students' knowledge of world affairs. Teachers were also questioned about their travel experiences and inservice activities. Results of the survey indicated that the students, in general, were against war, realized that Americans cannot alone solve all world problems, felt that foreigners should be allowed to live in the United States, believed that schools should not teach that the United States is the best in the world, and believed that schools should teach about other countries and people. Older students were less positive about the United States sharing with other countries, although students in lower socioeconomic schools were more willing to share. All students scored poorly on questions about world affairs, and curriculum materials at the secondary level showed very little international content. A majority of teachers believed that schools should teach about other countries and should help students develop positive attitudes toward people from other countries. However, they tended to believe that students should be taught to place national citizenship ahead of world citizenship and to place more emphasis upon patriotism. The average social studies teacher was neither more multilingual nor better traveled than teachers of other subjects. Few inservice activities involved learning a second language. Parents' responses were for the most part similar to the teachers' responses, although some schools were identified in which parents and teachers disagreed on attitudes toward patriotism and world citizenship. The point is made that implementing global education in the schools would be desirable and that perhaps the upper elementary level would be the best stage at which to initiate it. (JD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01