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Peer reviewedOrwin, Clifford; Forbes, H. D. – International Journal of Social Education, 1994
Summarizes E. D. Hirsch's book, "Cultural Literacy," focusing on four separate arguments. Compares U.S. and Canadian education and society, particularly in relationship to multiculturalism and bilingualism. Concludes that Hirsch trivializes culture by presenting as no more than a common convention of effective national communication.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background
Benjamin, Michael – 1996
This book examines cultural diversity issues for U.S. and Canadian higher education institutions. Profiles of five ethnic minority groups (African American Blacks, Caribbean Canadian Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Jews) were constructed, and then used to reconstruct diversity policies and programming. The profiles were based on six core…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Blacks
