To meet the needs of students who are Asian and Hispanic refugees, as well as the needs of a democratic society, teachers must be able to teach effectively an understanding and appreciation of the U.S. legal and judicial system while acknowledging, responding to, and integrating the cultural backgrounds and experiences of a diverse student…

This book is an attempt to help fill the tremendous gap that presently exists between teachers' will to become more skillful with multicultural student populations and the as-yet short supply of the quality materials they urgently need in order to do so. Its organizing principle is that, inasmuch as America is an immense living laboratory for…

THIS CENSUS OF THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA WAS PREPARED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS, POLICIES, AND REGULATIONS OF THE GOVERNING RACIAL AND ETHNIC BALANCE. IT IS ALSO TO BE USED AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND…

This developmental guide was written to help children and teachers gain an understanding and respect for all ethnic groups and learn to appreciate the strengths inherent in their differences as well as in their similarities. The introductory lessons deal with the total child: first helping him to gain a better insight into himself, then studying…

Intended to aid the secondary school teacher in recommending appropriate works to students, this annotated bibliography by and about black Americans, North American Indians, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans gives detailed information and evaluations on themes, literary quality, and intellectual and emotional levels of materials. The…

This annotated bibliography developed by the San Diego (California) County Board of Education was intended to present positive cultural images of diverse ethnic groups. Entries include books on history, biography, folklore, fiction, poetry, arts and crafts, and contemporary life of black Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, Chinese…

This book sets forth a process for implementing effective education and counseling strategies for culturally diverse populations. In particular, it helps to identify characteristics of cultures, to make comparisons between the dominant culture and culturally different groups, and to develop strategies or interventions for students or clients. Key…

This booklet on human relations attempts to convey to teachers the meaning and intent of "learning to live together." Separate sections deal with what teachers need to know about blacks, American Indians, Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, the disadvantaged, Asian-Americans, Jews, and the many Caucasian ethnic groups. The focus in each race is on…

Ethnic studies curricula may legitimately explore not only the historical, sociological, and cultural background of mixed ethnic groups, but may also examine alternative means of eliminating inequities and injustices--means by which the powerless can obtain power. This media list offers titles and sources of 16mm films, audiotapes, filmstrips,…

The guide, a revision of the one issued in Winter 1971, lists ethnic studies materials in the Learning Resources Center of Shoreline Community College, Seattle, Washington. The bibliography was compiled to help students locate ethnic materials, and as a tool to help the library assess its collection. Most materials cited were published in the 60's…

The purpose of this project was to develop a non-verbal self-administering values inventory appropriate for children grades one to three. Children from five ethnic groups were administered a 60-item picture inventory designed to measure dimensions of value based on needs. Factor analyses of the resulting item inter-correlations for the total…

Seventy-two publications, ranging from ERIC documents to journal articles are annotated in this selective bibliography, one of 18 in a series. It is designed for educators who are developing and teaching curriculum materials that deal with American subcultures and their relationships. Included in the selections are program descriptions and…

The guide will help elementary and secondary school teachers to identify resources for multicultural education in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over 250 entries are included about American Indians, Mexican Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans, Greek Americans, Jews, and Afro Americans, the groups most thoroughly represented. Almost every entry…

The selective annotated bibliography lists over 200 materials for teaching ethnic and multicultural studies in grades K through 12. The materials were published after the mid 1960s. Special consideration was given to materials that emphasize group values, social institutions such as the family and child rearing, and other topics such as community…

The teacher resource guide for grades K through 12 was developed by a multi ethnic committee of educators to comply with the California Education code. "Instruction in the social sciences shall include the early history of California and a study of the role and contributions of American Negroes, American Indians, Mexicans, and other ethnic…