People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the right to access appropriate and comprehensive sexuality and relationship education (SRE), but face a long history of exclusion from SRE in the USA due to myths about the sexuality of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, biases against people with disabilities, and…

This work addresses practices and considerations for teachers and other practitioners interested in supporting Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs), who may also be bi/multilingual learners. We begin by helping practitioners to identify and understand students in their schools who may fit these categories. We then detail how…

"Black Men in College" provides vital information about how to effectively support, retain, and graduate Black male undergraduates. This edited collection centers on the notion that Black male collegians are not a homogenous group; rather, they are representative of rarely acknowledged differences that exist among them. This valuable text suggests…

Presents episodes from two distinct cultures as examples for illustrative and contrastive purposes of the role of cultural factors in mathematics education. Discusses and analyzes the potential role of values in mathematics as well as computer education. (Contains 17 references.) (ASK)

This book is a rare peek into the divergent--and at times contentious--points of view among world's leading researchers on what the condition of mental retardation is and how it should be defined, measured, and implemented in the 21st century. It is a candid and insightful collection of essays from experts on issues ranging from whether mental…

Culture influences how and what people learn. When recalling what they read about an unfamiliar event, readers distorted information to render its meaning more familiar. Suggestions to help teachers be aware of culture incompatibility and to include a variety of perspectives in classroom materials and instruction are presented. (MT)

Explores the work of Martin Bernal in tracing the roots of Greek civilization to Africa. Discusses the Ancient, Aryan, and Revised Ancient models for explaining Greek origins. Observes that Bernal's thesis comes at a time of increased interest in non-Western history. Suggests that views of ancient Greece will never be the same. (SG)

Presents the script of the drama, "The Other Side of Discovery," concerning the effects of Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Offers the story in the "Readers' Theater" style, featuring dramatic readings by three actors but no stage movements. (SG)

Investigates the mathematical practices used by a home designer and builder. Points out the existence not only of diverse forms of mathematics, or ethnomathematics, but also of diverse ways of doing mathematics. Argues that these idiosyncratic ways of mathematizing, whether pertaining to individuals or to entire cultural groups, should be…

Discusses the nature of mathematics, the goals of education, and the political dimension of mathematics. Considers ethnomathematics, the history of mathematics, and advances in ethnomathematics. Proposes a new conception of curriculum. (ASK)

This book is the second in a series of works that seeks to examine the Arab-American experience. The original 1984 publication, "Taking Root, Bearing Fruit: The Arab-American Experience" featured surveys of 12 communities in all geographic regions of the United States. Such was the response to that report that its creators decided to…

Criticizes the U.S. tendency to emphasize the European musical tradition to the exclusion of other cultural influences. Notes the ease of learning about other musical traditions. Argues that music teachers and students alike can benefit from multicultural materials. Suggests that multicultural music education can heighten respect for the U.S.…

Traces the occupational and intellectual components of sociology's effort to win recognition as a science. Focuses on the model of science used and its limits. Argues that sociology, as quasi-science and quasi-humanities, should be maintaining the empirical outlook of a science while recognizing the impact of civilization on concepts and theories.…

Describes activities of a deaf awareness week in a deaf-education program within a public elementary school. Emphasis is on exposure to deaf culture and history in age appropriate activities, involvement of the entire school and community, and a Friday night sleep-over at the school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and staff. (DB)

Critical mathematics education cannot be translated into principles. Aims to search for a working philosophy of mathematics for critical mathematics education. Concludes that aporism attempts to consider mathematics in its social, cultural, and political complexities, and to express uncertainties about mathematics' possible role as an educational…