This resource guide and annotated bibliography is designed to assist educators interested in exploring whether or not role stereotyping exists in their local school systems, and to provide them with resources to reduce this stereotyping. Some of the problems of stereotyping in schools are reviewed. The books, articles and assessment instruments…

The author presents criteria for evaluating children's books about Hispanics and describes 10 worthwhile titles. (SJL)

Myths and stereotypes about Asians that are perpetuated by the media are listed and briefly described in this booklet. The Asian image in children's textbooks is also described. Significant dates in Asian American history are included along with a brief bibliography of books, magazines, booklets and audio-visual materials. (Author/AM)

This resource anthology consists of reprinted articles and documents dealing with the Chinese American experience. It is intended for use in secondary school classrooms and is divided into three sections: history, community, and stereotypes. The history of the Chinese in the U.S. is detailed in works describing immigration policies and labor laws,…

This curriculum guide contains a preface and an introduction for each level of learning plus three parts. The preface and introduction make a case for reversing the trend in American schools of teaching children to be well-assimilated Americans. They state, rather, that children should be encouraged to know and be proud of their ethnic heritage as…

This Module is designed for use by guidance personnel in grades K-12 and at the postsecondary level. These include teachers, administrators, counselors, paraprofessionals, pupil personnel workers and any others who provide services to ethnic minority populations. This Module will help each participant to differentiate between behaviors that…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for guidance personnel who work in counseling and guidance with ethnic minorities in school settings, kindergarten…

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…

This unit contains 25 class activities to help middle and high school students become aware of stereotypic images they may have about China and the Chinese. The activities can form the basis of a minicourse or can be used to supplement courses in sociology, psychology, U.S. history, world history, language arts, or community studies. Section One…

This Module is designed for use by guidance personnel in grades k-12 and at the postsecondary level. These include teachers, administrators, counselors, paraprofessionals, pupil personnel workers and any others who provide services to ethnic minority populations. This Module will help each participant to differentiate between behaviors that…

Teachers and administrators should be able to distinguish between adequate and inadequate treatment of different ethnic groups when selecting culture-fair materials for the classroom. When selecting such materials, they should consider the following criteria: (1) validity of information (accuracy, perpetuation of stereotypes); (2) balance…

An addendum to a sourcebook entitled "A Study Guideline of Mexican American History and Culture" (RC 009 234) completed in the summer of 1970, this guide presents some additional information that will assist the classroom teacher in better understanding and teaching about the Southwest's largest minority--the Mexican American. This…

This handbook is designed to be of assistance in the selection of literature, trade books, and instructional materials to meet the scholastic needs of all children, including minority children. Contents include a description of a staff development session designed to assist teachers in preparing for multicultural instructional activities and…

This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS), designed to give adults working with children aged 4-8 an understanding of a Black perspective, focuses on the use, and rationale for using, a Black perspective to analyze and evaluate the illustrations and written content of children's books. A Black perspective, including the contemporary and…

This publication contains classroom activities dealing with cultural awareness for grades two through 12. The materials are intended to help students develop positive attitudes about cultural differences, recognize the roles of self and culture in fostering and inhibiting cultural interaction and awareness, and develop an awareness of when change…