This annotated bibliography, designed for use by teachers and administrators, is intended to assist in the implementation of the Massachusetts Equal Educational Opportunity law. It is divided into five sections: (1) Audio-Visual Materials (films, filmstrips, kits, slides, videotapes and educational television programs); (2) Curriculum and Training…

During March, 1974, members of twenty-two organizations, representing various administrative levels of education and community groups concerned with issues relating to civil rights and equal educational opportunities, met to discuss stereotyping in education. Issues covered in discussion and workshop groups included sex role, religious and ethnic…

This study compared teacher expectations for academic performance and future occupational status of White and Asian elementary schoolchildren. The effects of sex, social class, and the level of teacher authoritarianism were also examined. Six fictional student record cards were the basis for predictions by 25 White elementary school teachers. (BS)

During adolescence, students become increasingly vulnerable to academic underperformance caused by negative reactions to their awareness of ability impugning stereotypes about one's group, a phenomenon known as stereotype threat. Although stereotype-related underperformance can occur early in development, it is during adolescence that it is seen…

This paper presents a series of interactive activities designed to help educators make diversity awareness part of their teaching. The activities are: "Best Friends," which helps people recognize the role race plays in their perceptions of people and in their values; "Conclusion Jumping," which helps people identify common stereotypes and raise…

While earlier studies using regression analysis showed that teachers were not biased in their assessment of students' future careers, a new study using discriminant analysis showed that occupational expectations by elementary teachers cluster around traditional male and female occupational categories and also show significant differentiation by…

Describes a many-faceted class activity involving readings, small group and class discussions, and writing an essay. Notes that, in the essay, the students first think and write about the names people have called them and/or their culture and then rename themselves, thereby gaining personal and political power. (SR)

Critical race scholarship focuses on people of color, women, and the intersection of race and gender. Conversely, sport scholarship has reflected the dominant White male culture. Sport culture ignores the experience of women and people of color, and most specifically ignores women who are people of color. This paper provides an overview of the…

Interviews with 60 Mexican-American female farmworkers in the Coachella Valley (California) identified their major problems, needs, and suggestions of topics to be presented in a community-based educational radio program. Two major problems identified by these women were low wages and occupational exposure to pesticides. Contrary to cultural…

This report consists of: (1) a description of role stereotyping and its effects on public instruction; and (2) guidelines and resources for the development of a plan to combat role stereotyping. Appendices include numerous sample forms and questionnaires, recommendations, checklists, and evaluation guidelines that might be used in an action plan…

Investigates children's nonfiction multicultural tradebooks published in 1986 and 1987, and discusses the general treatment of multicultural concepts in these tradebooks. Although 12 of 35 books that were reviewed depicted new multicultural personalities and topics, much more must be accomplished to help children learn about themselves and…

Presents survey data on the images of African-American women among 256 white non-Hispanic undergraduates and a second sample of 79 students. Findings suggest that Anglo students assign different emotional evaluations (generally more negative) to the same trait, depending on whether they are characterizing African-American women or women in…

This is a report of a survey conducted to explore the relationships between dating patterns, dating preferences, and stereotypes of black and white Americans, among black college students on predominantly white campuses. Seventy-eight single black college students, ranging in age from 17 to 22 years old, and attending two predominantly white…

Presents a sampling of documents from the ERIC database concerning studies and statistics on the status of women in Asia and developing nations. Includes items on women's education, writings, and employment. Concentrates on the women's own words and contributions to banish negative stereotypes. (DK)

One of seven multicultural, nonsexist activity guides related to language arts, this guide offers a variety of teacher-devloped activities for instruction in grammar. The activities, which are presented in ascending order of grade level from kindergarten through sixth grade, are designed to develop grammar skills while exploring themes related to…