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Direct linkGraves, Scott L., Jr., Ed.; Blake, Jamilia J., Ed. – APA Books, 2016
School-based mental health professionals receive extensive training in assessment and treatment techniques with children. However, most of this training is based on research with white, middle-class populations, whose experiences are hardly universal. In the next decade, ethnic minority students are projected to become the numerical majority in…
Descriptors: Psychoeducational Methods, Intervention, Ethnic Groups, Minority Group Students
Whitcomb, Sara A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
Generally recognized as the standard work in its field, "Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents" provides a comprehensive foundation and guide for conducting conceptually sound, culturally responsive, and ecologically oriented assessments of student social and emotional behavior. It is aimed at graduate…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Development, Child Development
Marvis, Barbara; Cole, Melanie; Cantu, Tony – 1997
The term "Hispanic" is an umbrella term that encompasses people from many nationalities, all races, and many social and cultural groups. Biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures whose national origins range from Argentina to the United States,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Cole, Melanie; Marvis, Barbara J.; Menard, Valerie – 1997
Biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures whose national origins range from Argentina to the United States, and whose careers and contributions cover many aspects of American life. Each person profiled is a positive role model, not only for people of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Menard, Valerie; Cole, Melanie – 1997
Biographies in this series represent the diversity of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Those featured are contemporary figures whose national origins range from Argentina to the United States, and whose careers and contributions cover many aspects of American life. Each person profiled is a positive role model, not only for people of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Rosenbloom, Susan Rakosi – Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
From 1996-2000, thirty minority teenagers (African American, Chinese American, Puerto Rican American, and Dominican American) were interviewed every year for four years to investigate how their experiences in high school shaped their social relationships. Contents of this book include: (1) Rethinking High School as a Relational Journey; (2)…
Descriptors: High School Students, Neighborhood Schools, School Choice, Friendship
Taylor, Ronald W., Ed.; Wang, Margaret C., Ed. – 1997
Taking its departure from a conference hosted by the National Center on Education in the Inner City (Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), this collection considers developing a research base for preventive and intervention-oriented efforts to foster resilience and educational success for minority students from disadvantaged backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors
Gonzalez-Pando, Miguel – 1998
The experiences of Cuban Americans, immigrants who often came to the United States reluctantly, are explored to introduce this prominent minority population to others. The following chapters are included: (1) "Historical Background"; (2) "Genesis of the Cuban Exile"; (3) "Development of the Cuban Exile Country"; (4)…
Descriptors: Cubans, Cultural Background, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Rodriguez de Laguna, Asela, Ed. – 1987
The essays and articles in this collection were presented at a conference on "the Puerto Rican in Literature" that addressed, among other issues, the duality of the Puerto Rican experience and the constant oscillation between mainland and the island. The essays represent the vitality, diversity, and distinctiveness of contemporary Puerto…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans, Identification (Psychology), Imagery
Fishman, Joshua A.; Gertner, Michael H. – 1985
This book contains 15 essays on the relation of language to ethnicity, race, and culture. Although a wide variety of topics are covered, much of the discussion is intended to contribute to an understanding of the Western "ethnic revival" of the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s and the sociology of language in general. Chapter titles are: (1) "Language,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity
Straub, Deborah Gillan, Ed. – 1996
This volume compiles more than 230 noteworthy speeches delivered by over 130 prominent African, Asian, Native, and Hispanic Americans from the late 1700s through 1995. In bringing together these speeches, "Voices of Multicultural America" brings to life the people and events surrounding each speech with narratives that give the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Haslip-Viera, Gabriel, Ed.; Baver, Sherrie L., Ed. – 1996
The essays in this collection are an analysis of the past and present conditions of Latinos in metropolitan New York. The focus is on Puerto Ricans, but there are explorations of the status of other Latino groups in the city. The book contains sections on historical and sociological perspectives and policy issues. Contributions are: (1) "The…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Cultural Traits, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans
Schultz, Jeffrey D., Ed.; Haynie, Kerry L., Ed.; McCulloch, Anne M., Ed.; Aoki, Andrew L., Ed. – 2000
The last 30 years of U.S. political history have seen dramatic strides in the impact that minorities play in U.S. politics. This second volume of a two-volume set addresses the historical and contemporary impact of two of the largest minority groups in the United States. Divided into two sections, the encyclopedia addresses the political struggles…
Descriptors: American Indians, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Encyclopedias
Blake, Barbara; Kruger, Tom – 1994
The purpose of this book, with an accompanying audiocassette, is twofold: (1) to enhance teachers' and librarians' understanding and appreciation for the variety of cultures in the United States; and (2) to show how folklore and music can be used to help children learn about their own and other cultures. The first two chapters present an overview…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Audiotape Cassettes, Blacks
Lobb, Nancy – 1995
The lives of many Hispanic Americans have made a difference in the story of America. Hispanic Americans are people whose families can be traced to the Spanish speaking countries. At the time of the 1990 census, there were 22,400,000 Hispanic Americans in the United States. They should be proud of their heritage, and should recognize the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Census Figures, Childrens Literature
