The purpose of this book is to provide an evidence-based theoretical practical model for professional development of pedagogical specialists in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. The framework steps on two key strands of knowledge, linked to online teaching evaluation and mentoring provision, informed by Jim Knight's impact cycle model. The model is…

The Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS), conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), studied how teaching and learning were affected by the disruptions caused by COVID-19 and aimed to paint a picture of national responses to the global pandemic. REDS was based on the premise that…

The globalization of society and the dynamic role of education in it have given impetus to the development of this document. The globalization of society and economy are manifested in increasing mobility, introducing multicultural and multilingual diversity within national borders and consequently within the student and teacher population. Today's…

In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, and Civic Education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in…

Multicultural teacher education can succeed only if the affective domain is addressed, and most programs avoid challenging beliefs, attitudes, and opinions. Objectives and activities to promote cultural awareness in teacher training programs are suggested. (MT)

Discusses the results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Emphasizes the differences in students' everyday lives in different nations and describes how these differences can affect mathematics achievement. (ASK)

Demonstrates how the typical American sociology course requires American or Western cultural literacy. Uses as an example the teaching of sociology on the Yap Islands in Micronesia. Demonstrates how to overcome the westernized world view limitation by using cross-cultural comparisons and other techniques. (JDH)

Twenty cross-cultural learning tasks focus on concepts developed through units on food, clothing, shelter, and natural resources. The tasks progress from simple to complex. They focus on concepts and vocabulary on culture, beginning with a discussion of housing and clothing and concluding with discussions on slavery and the Bill of Rights. Each…

A conceptual/cross-cultural model, developed to help elementary teachers cope with the problems of initiating cultural, ethnic, or anthropology studies, is presented in five sections. (1) A brief description of the structure and methodology of anthropology defines in outline form the fields of cultural and social anthropology, physical…

This guide is one of a four-book series on female development designed to provide a model for a sex-fair graduate training program in counseling, educational psychology and career education. It concentrates on sex roles in American society, examining the variables which contribute to sex-role stereotyping, and developing strategies for moving…

This teaching unit, one of a series of curriculum guides on different world areas for use at the secondary level, treats the culture and history of Russia, oftentimes comparing it with that of the United States. Major teaching objectives are to have students compare and contrast basic geographic, cultural, and historical information on Russia and…

This booklet provides a brief description of the cultural background of the Vietnamese, the geography of the country of Vietnam, the history of the Vietnamese people, their language, beliefs, systems of values, religions, customs, feasts, and holidays. The kit is designed to provide American sponsors and teachers with meaningful information about…

The planning, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive health program creates a continuing demand for concise and accurate information of many types. The major source of some of the most pertinent information is the American Indian people, the recipients of health services. Gathering the required information is complicated by…

This guide is essentially designed to help the reader answer for himself the question: What are the Vietnamese like? It will prove useful to sponsors, teachers, other education officials, workers in voluntary agencies and those in state and federal agencies dealing with Vietnamese refugees. The refugees now live in a society which is almost…

This annotated bibliography cites 132 multiethnic curriculum materials for grades K through 12. It is designed to be used by students, teachers, and administrators. Some of the materials focus on specific groups, such as Blacks, American Indians, Puerto Ricans, Italian Americans, Chinese Americans, Slavs, Scandinavians, and women. Other materials…