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Wide Angle: Window into Global History

RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
Barshefsky Interview In this video from Wide Angle, Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, former U.S. Trade Representative in the Clinton Administration, discusses her views on economic change in China.	9-12	Video
Coping with the Crisis This video from Wide Angle explores the life of an Iraqi refugee in Jordan and examines the challenges faced by host countries Jordan and Syria.	9-12	Video
Girls Speak Out This lesson follows girls in several developing countries to evaluate their access to education, a basic human right. (India, Benin)	9-12	Lesson Plan
Going Home? This video from Wide Angle explores the challenges Iraqi refugees face and the tough decisions they make to either stay in a host country or return home.	9-12	Video
Innovative Approaches to Healthcare in Mozambique and Beyond Using video from the PBS program Wide Angle, students learn about limited health resources in Mozambique and innovative approaches taken there and in other countries to combat public health problems.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis This video from Wide Angle provides an overview of the Iraqi refugee crisis and challenges the refugees face.	9-12	Video
Jefferson: Safe Haven In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the safe haven that school provides for the children of Brazil’s shantytowns.	9-12	Video
Jefferson: The Bolsa Familia The challenges of growing up in one of Brazil’s largest favelas (shantytowns) are the focus of this Wide Angle video.	9-12	Video
Joab: The Class Prefect This video from Wide Angle profiles Joab, a boy from Kibera, Kenya, who has returned to school after dropping out following his mother’s death. Joab is chosen class prefect by the other students.	9-12	Video
Ken & Joab: A Comparison This Wide Angle video segment provides a comparison of two classrooms in the state-supported free primary schools of Japan and Kenya.	9-12	Video
Labor Disputes In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China’s courts.	9-12	Video
Legal System Expansion This Wide Angle video provides an overview of the expansion of the legal system in China as market forces lead to new circumstances requiring legal solutions.	9-12	Video
Making Women's Health a Priority In this video from Wide Angle, Aaron Brown (host of Wide Angle) interviews Dr. Margaret Chan (Director-General of the World Health Organization- WHO), about a program to reduce the maternal death rate in Mozambique and related health issues.	9-12	Video
Migrant Workers and Social Justice Chinese migrant workers give insight into their status, lack of power and vulnerability in the new economic order in this video from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
Nanavi In this video segment from Wide Angle, meet Nanavi, a young girl in Benin who has a rare opportunity to go to school.	9-12	Video
Neeraj Neeraj, a young girl in rural India who performs her household chores during the day and goes to school at night, is profiled in this video segment from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
Night School In this video from Wide Angle, visit a makeshift night school in rural India designed to allow child laborers who work during the day to obtain an education.	9-12	Video
The Power of Developers This Wide Angle video features a peasant family in China that is caught in a land rights dispute with no apparent solution in sight.	9-12	Video
Refugee Camp In this Wide Angle video segment, meet 16-year-old Rajap, a Chechen refugee who attempts to continue his education while living in a tent city.	9-12	Video
The Rule of Law China’s recent adoption of a legal system based on the rule of law is the focus of this video from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
Rural Healthcare in Mozambique This video from Wide Angle describes the healthcare at the Hospital Rural de Manjacaze, a rural hospital in Mozambique.	9-12	Video
School in Benin The education of young girls in Benin is the focus of this video from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
Seeking a Home Away from Home: Exploring the Plight of Refugees from Iraq and Beyond Using segments from the PBS program Wide Angle, students learn about refugees in Iraq and beyond, as well as the challenges refugees face and laws that have been passed to protect them.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Shugufa: Struggle to Learn In this Wide Angle video, Shugufa, a 13-year-old Afghani girl, attends schools where she studies religion, math and language and has made it to the 6th grade, surpassing all odds.	9-12	Video
Shugufa: Struggle to Study This Wide Angle video segment visits Afghanistan to explore the home life of Shugufa, a young girl caught between the traditions of Afghani society and modernization.	9-12	Video
Solving the Doctor Shortage in Mozambique This video from Wide Angle provides an overview of the issue of maternal mortality in Mozambique and an innovative program to train midwives and nurses to perform surgeries during pregnancy and delivery.	9-12	Video
Trust in the Law Citizen complaints demonstrate that China’s legal system has not yet fully gained the people’s trust in this Wide Angle video.	9-12	Video