Approaches to improve the teaching of nursing students of diverse backgrounds are described in 16 papers as part of the Southern Regional Education Board's Faculty Development in Nursing Education Project. Among the papers and authors are the following: "Background on the Faculty Development in Nursing Education Project" (Audrey F. Spector); "Evaluation in Nursing Education" (Scarvia B. Anderson); "Learning Styles, Teaching, and Nursing Education" (Janet Awtrey and Kathleen Mikan); "The Appalachian Student: Retention Rate and Predictors of Success in Lincoln Memorial University's AD Program" (Modena Beasley); "The Faculty Development in Nursing Project's Impact on One Associate Degree Nursing Program" (Mary Ruth Fox); "Cultural Diversity: A Baccalaureate Perspective" (Sylvia E. Hart); "Closing the Gap in Basic Education at the Pre-Nursing Level at North Carolina Central University" (Joan M. Martin); "The Effect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) on Student Retention Rate in an Associate Degree Program" (Veneda S. Martin); "Student Counseling and the Supportive Environment" (C. Paul Massey); "Evaluation of the Affective Domain" (Wanda Thomas); and "An Institution's Role in Attracting and Retaining Diverse Students" (Eva Smith). (SW)