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Download full textDei, George J. Sefa – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2013
This article introduces the idea of Africentric schools to the Toronto School Board as a counter alternative to promote the idea of including the myriad identities of students in the learning process. The sociological and philosophical tenets of Africentric schooling are presented under the headings of: The Afrocentric Idea; Groundedness in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Afrocentrism, Racial Identification, Identification (Psychology)
Direct linkLarochette, Anne-Claire; Murphy, Ashley Nicole; Craig, Wendy M. – School Psychology International, 2010
Numerous individual factors, including race, have been identified to date that may place children at risk for bullying involvement. The importance of the school's environment on bullying behaviours has also been highlighted, as the majority of bullying occurs at school. The variables associated with racial bullying and victimization, however, have…
Descriptors: Bullying, Health Behavior, Older Adults, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedChappell, Neena, Ed.; And Others – Ageing International, 1995
This special issue provides international comparisons of black seniors in South Africa, Ghana, Jamaica, Bermuda, and the United States, focusing on policy and program issues. The challenge is to ensure true equality of opportunity so that black seniors in the future will not be in the disadvantaged position of today. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
Hildebrandt, Eugenie; Robertson, Barbara – Nursing & Health Care: Perspectives on Community, 1995
Descriptive data from 309 South Africans aged 60 and older showed that self-care skills and health practices are a mixture of Western and traditional thinking. A health education and screening project was designed to empower older adults in self-care. (SK)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion
Dadzie, Stella – 1993
This publication is the outcome of the Older and Wiser Project that assessed projects' work with elderly black clients. The first part defines who the black elderly are and provides an overview of the black elderly in Britain using data from the 1991 Census. A chart breaks down ethnic minority groups by age. Population pyramids that provide an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Blacks, Educational Discrimination
Blakemore, Ken; Boneham, Margaret – 1994
The rapid growth in aging populations in Britain, as in other countries, has led to a dramatic academic and professional interest in gerontology. This book brings together major research studies and information about aging Asian and Afro-Caribbean people in Britain. It is an attempt to relate theory and practice on gerontology to race and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Blacks, Cultural Differences
Lyster, Elda, Ed.; Dlamini, Bongiwe, Ed. – 1999
This book, written in English and Zulu, presents stories written by older people from the Muthande Society for the Aged Literacy Programme in South Africa. It is suitable for people learning to read for the first time or for people learning to read in a second language. In the Muthande Society for the Aged Literacy Programme, both teachers and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apartheid, Beginning Reading, Blacks
Shier, Nathan W., Ed.; Torabi, Mohammad R., Ed. – 1997
This monograph presents a collection of articles on nutrition education: "Using the DINE Score To Improve Food Choice Behavior" (Darwin Dennison and Kathryn F. Dennison); "Self-Reported Food Intake Patterns of Older Adults in Australia, China, and the United States" (Alyce D. Fly, Nathan W Shier, Barbara A. Hawkins, Susan J.…
Descriptors: Athletes, Behavior Change, Blacks, Child Health
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the status, function, and perceived needs of journalism in the high schools of West Virginia; (2) environmental pollution news coverage; (3) a critical history…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Content Analysis, Court Litigation
Morley, Louise, Ed.; Walsh, Val, Ed. – 1996
Essays from women in higher education, organized around two major themes: diversity, equity, and change, and feminism in the academy, and with an emphasis on these issues in the United Kingdom, include: "Women and Careers in Higher Education: What Is the Problem?" (Christine Heward); "In the Prime of Their Lives? Older Women in…
Descriptors: Activism, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Blacks
Aldridge, Fiona – 1999
The Adult and Community Development Project (Project 99) was established to distribute one-time development grants to all local education authorities (LEAs) in England and some voluntary and community organizations for implementation of short-term activities in the adult and community education field. Organizations receiving grants were requested…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 44 presentations in these categories: distance education and evaluation; community issues and research; multicultural issues and research; teaching and learning; research methods; and organizational development. The papers are "Philosophical Foundations of Andragogy and Self-Directed Learning" (Alfred);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Sork, Thomas J., Ed.; Chapman, Valerie-Lee, Ed.; St. Clair, Ralf, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 102 papers, 32 roundtables, and 5 symposia. Among the papers are "Weathered by Their Experiences" (Aiken); "Politics of Knowledge and Theory Construction in Adult Education (AE)" (Alfred); "Self-Directed Learning as a Political Act" (Andruske); "All Things Bold and Beautiful" (Armstrong); "Violence Against Women" (Baird);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Afrocentrism
