| Abstrakt: |
The article cites a study aimed to determine the possibilities of influencing high-school pupils to become more internationally minded by incidental teaching in economic geography. The investigation covered a period of eighteen weeks and was conducted by the writer in the high school of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, an industrial community of 14,000 inhabitants. Due to the type of community in which the school is located, pupils of various nationalities were present. The four classes used were comprised of a heterogeneous grouping of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Pupils were matched on I.Q. and on scores on the Neumann-Kulp-Davidson Test of International Attitudes. In order that there should be some definite directions towards which influencing might take place, it was decided to direct teaching towards increased respect for the Germans, increased opposition towards war, and an increased preference for the Chinese. For this purpose the three relevant Thurstone attitude scales were used. |
