I am looking for a few resources that provide good information on the following:
Background information
-weather/climate
-geographical region
-monetary system
-political system
etc
Educational System/Literacy
-literacy rate
-age at which students start and finish school
-beliefs about parents/teachers/student roles and responsibilities with respect to school and homework
-assessment and evaluation
Language
-writing samples
Cultural Issues
-body language
-non-verbal gestures
-concept of time
-style of dress
-festivals
-speaking in class; asking questions
-attitude towards punctuality
-forms of addressing the teacher
-music/art/drama/physical education in schools
look on google there is a site called CIA casebook (i think i may have got the name wrong but its something similar) it has upto date info
for the top two topics and some of the lower ones