Many children from diverse cultures experience disconnectedness between their home and school. As they attempt to reconcile the conflicts among their multiple worlds, they must negotiate their situatedness in a variety of contexts, i.e., home community versus school, and construct a multifaceted identity. Absent support from school, Asian Indian…

This research and the ensuing report of the results were completed to fulfill an obligation and to further the educational and spiritual growth of the researcher. The strong beliefs of the researcher dictated the topic of research. The intention was to introduce the unknowing to spiritual healing as an integrative medical practice, to convince the…

Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763-1825) adopted the pen-name "Jean Paul" in honour of Jean Jaques Rousseau. His "Levana or the doctrine of education" ("Levana oder Erziehlehre") was once a standard text and required reading in teacher education. Outside Germany the name of Jean Paul is now little known and the…