List of Resources Used for MMCE


Resources


World Geogpraphy Quiz
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Has country geography quizes on all the regions we are studying.

CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Quick facts about other countries.

Wiki Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
A free Encylopedia on the internet.

References
http://allabout.co.jp/study/bizenglish/closeup/CU20040514A/index.htm
How to count large numbers in English

日本における多文化共生
http://blog.livedoor.jp/yamawaki_keizo/
This is the blog of 山脇啓造 who is a professor at Meiji Daigaku. I heard him speak and he was very good. He is an expert on "multicultural Japan".

http://www.kisc.meiji.ac.jp/~yamawaki/vision/
This is Yamawaki sensei's website. If you are interested in non-Japanese people living in Japan this is an important resource.

Important Theoretical Influences on MMCE

Geert Hofstede's Website
http://www.geert-hofstede.com/
Geert Hofstede is the author of the theory of culture that we are studying. In his website, he explains the different dimensions of national values and lists the national value scores of over 80 countries.

William H. Doll's Website
http://www.lsu.edu/faculty/wdoll/
William H. Doll wrote the book A Post-Modern Perspective on Curriculum and it has had a profound effect on the way I have planned my classes recently. Doll views curriculum not just as a "vehicle for transmitting knowledge" but as "a vehicle for creating and recreating ourselves and our culture."

Dr. Kai Ming Cheng's Class on Culture at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
http://my.gse.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?course=gse-a141&pageid=tk.page.gse-a141.generalinfo
This is the website of the class on culture I took 5 years ago when I was a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. It contains Dr. Cheng's course power point presentations and student presentations. For anyone interested in the interaction of culture and education this is an invaluable resource.