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Francis, Hywel – Adults Learning (England), 1994
Wales must overcome political, social, economic, and cultural exclusion in developing a response to European education and training initiatives. Democratic funding and accountability are needed to enable Wales to benefit from the new Europe. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Isolation, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewedWoldemikael, Tekle M. – American Sociologist, 1988
Traces the author's experiences in a Eurocentric graduate training program relative to institutional pressures, cultural conflict, interactionism, and U.S. racism. Concludes that experiences caused an intellectual shift to viewpoint of a marginal Black sociologist who focuses upon the experiences and history of persons of African descent in the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Isolation, Ethnocentrism, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedMadrid, Arturo – Change, 1988
Being minorities, or "the other" in institutions and in institutional life is discussed. "Otherness," which means feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned, produces a sense of isolation or alienation. Higher education needs to reflect the diversity of society and lead the struggle against exclusion and alienation. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, Cultural Differences, Cultural Isolation, Higher Education
Download full textCummins, Jim – 1982
The debate over the past decade about the pedagogical effectiveness of bilingual education and the research evidence are reviewed. The case for bilingual education rests on the assumption that because children cannot learn in a language they do not understand, they will fall behind academically in programs taught only in that language. Against…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cultural Background, Cultural Isolation
Woolbright, Cynthia, Ed. – 1989
The social isolation caused by differing cultural backgrounds of minority students on college campuses creates certain "points of tension" that reduce faculty effectiveness and limit student vision. This monograph attempts to provide a greater awareness and understanding of these issues within the context of the role of college unions and student…
Descriptors: Campuses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Isolation
Peer reviewedSteinhauer, Noella – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Discusses the feelings of displacement and alienation suffered by members of aboriginal groups who must leave their communities to attend institutions of higher education. Notes specific problems encountered by these individuals and suggests some solutions that can ameliorate the lack of cultural support in urban areas. (DSK)
Descriptors: Alienation, American Indians, Canada Natives, Canadian Studies
Grubb, Henry Jefferson – 1983
The basic tenet of this paper is that the difference between black and white children on IQ measures is not due to genetics but describes the cultural distance between the two groups. The cultural distance approach is described as an amalgam of the environmental and social psychology points of view. It holds that any subculture operating according…
Descriptors: Blacks, Change Strategies, Children, Cross Cultural Studies
