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Aggeliki Iosifidou – Online Submission, 2024
This study aims to research the phenomena of Racism and Xenophobia in pre-school education in the context of Greek reality through the attitudes and views of teachers who are the communicators of educational practice. The radical change in the racial and religious homogeneity of Greek education in recent decades as a result of globalization and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Racism, Stranger Reactions, Teacher Attitudes
Tsutsumi, Angela Aparecida – Online Submission, 2009
Sex education has always been a controversial topic. Although sex education at schools has improved in general, sex education for mentally retarded pupils still encounters prejudice and conservatism as a result of several misconceptions about the subject. This research was performed in the form of a survey of opinions about sex education in…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Students
Qi, Jie; Zhang, Sheng Ping – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to problematize that which has been taken for granted about the notion of multiculturalism in Japan. Multiculturalism is a "hot" issue in Japan. As the Japanese government started to promote "internationalization" since 1980s, slogans such as "international exchange," "cultural…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
Bush-Daniels, Shallonda – Online Submission, 2008
This literature review focuses on the overrepresentation of African-American males in special education. The most prevalent factors that contribute to this epidemic are poverty and the perceptions of teachers, their attitudes towards African-American men and the lack of their cultural understandings. Not only does this literature review focus on…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Family, Males, Special Education
Jacobs, G. M; Sevier, M.; Teo, W. – Online Submission, 1998
The current study investigated whether the change toward more gender-inclusive English that is taking place in Inner Circle countries is also gaining acceptance for English usage in an Outer Circle country: Singapore. Data for the study came principally from a questionnaire completed by students at a Singapore junior college and from writing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Usage, Questionnaires