For more than a century, the state of Florida has been home to a rich, diverse cultural tradition and history stemming from its pan-ethnic Latine population. While large metropolitan areas such as Miami and Orlando are home to sizable Latine communities, the idyllic and traditionally West-Central region of the state currently experiences a…

The aim of the Regional Dossier series is to provide concise descriptions of regional or minority languages in education, mainly in Europe but also in other parts of the world. The majority of the Hungarian-speaking population in Slovenia lives in the bilingual ethnically mixed area of the Prekmurje region, where both Slovene and Hungarian are…

This paper offers guidelines for the selection of elementary and secondary education curriculum materials that properly recognize the variety of ethnic and cultural diversity within U.S. society. Two areas are addressed. The first is understanding the concept of culture when examining multicultural materials. The second is the determination of the…

Discusses this year's recipients of the award that honors books dealing with subjects related to U.S. ethnic minorities and race relations in a manner suitable for young readers. The books include the story of a young Navajo girl learning to weave and an account of the Tuskegee airmen. (MJP)

This booklet provides annotated lists of resources for interethnic/multiracial and nonsexist education. It is designed to assist elementary and secondary school administrators and other educators in locating print and nonprint materials to use with students and staff. The resource sections list classroom materials, teacher awareness and training…

This report reflects the work of a task force charged with examining curricular materials used by the New York State Department of Education to see if they adequately reflect the pluralistic nature of society, and to identify areas where changes or additions may be needed. The Task Force concluded that African Americans, Asian Americans, Puerto…

The guide provides information on resources for bilingual materials, services, and programs nationally and in the Region 9 states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont) served by the Northeast Area Learning Resource Center. Sections are given to information (such as address and a brief…

The authors discuss the ways in which social policy has resulted in the absorption of ethnic groups into the dominant culture and explain how education of the Spanish speaking child has proceeded in such a way as to funnel these children into special education and into learning disabilities in particular. (Author/SBH)

Recounts the beginnings of multiethnic education in the 1960s, when criticism focused on teaching and textbooks. Describes the mid-1970s expansion of multicultural education, with its problems of fragmentary, unsystematic practice and discusses the challenges to multiethnic education in the 1980s from both economic and ideological pressures. (RW)

This bibliography is intended to inform and acquaint teachers, administrators, and community persons in Baltimore, Maryland, with the multi-ethnic print and nonprint resources available for their use at the Pathway Project Resource Center. There are 14 parts to the listing: audiovisual materials, autobiographies and biographies; cultural…

This annotated bibliography has been compiled to assist personnel in the selection of multiethnic media for schools. The bibliography includes sections entitled "Asian Americans,""Jewish Americans,""Mexican Americans,""Native Americans,""Puerto Rican Americans,""Other Hyphenated…

Few recent educational reform movements have offered more possibilities for fundamentally changing the nature of American education than ethnic studies. The author presents some guidelines for integrating ethnic studies into the school curriculum. (Author/RK)

A study was conducted to assess the role of State departments of education in evaluating ethnic content of social studies material. The approach was to identify and assess instruments, such as guidelines and historical outlines, employed in the evaluation. The way States define ethnic content is criticized. (Author/GC)

Effects of instruction with Foundational Approach in Science Teaching (FAST) environmental science materials on Hawaiian high school students included increased interest in studying science and higher achievement in high school biology. On the whole the FAST program has had positive effects on students regarding achievement, interest, and…