The inclusion of multicultural education in elementary school instructional programs provides a means for children to acquire accurate knowledge, develop positive attitudes, and learn to respect and appreciate ethnic diversity. (Author/GC)

Affective, social, emotional, and psychological dimensions of individual and societal development are crucial to the education of the whole child. This paper suggests alternative proposals for educational programming to achieve a better balance between vocational and technological emphases and humane and interpersonal skill development in schools.…