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Download full textMcDermott, Peter; And Others – 1996
A study examined the usefulness of the instructional recommendations in basal reader program teachers' manuals for discussing race in multicultural stories. Three recently published basal reader series widely used in the Capital District of New York State were used in this analysis: Harcourt Brace (1995), Houghton Mifflin (1993), and MacMillan…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Bigler, Ellen; Collins, James – 1995
An in-depth ethnographic study of an upstate New York Middle School in an ethnically polarized community investigated teacher and community response to multicultural literature initiatives. Most of the data for the study came from interviews with and observations of teachers in the school; it was collected mostly over the 1991-92 school year when…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Ethnic Bias, Ethnography, Intermediate Grades
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research. – 1994
For the 1993-94 school year, the Office of Educational Research (OER) of the New York City Public Schools was asked to conduct evaluations of the 12 magnet schools funded under the New York State Magnet School Initiative. The state initiative was planned to promote the development of magnet schools that promote multicultural educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
