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Hyun, Eunsook – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 1996
Proposes a model of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) that includes culturally appropriate practice (DCAP). Suggests that teacher preparation must readdress cross-cultural child development and learning style; reintroduce self-awareness and ways of understanding and valuing the study of culture, ethnicity, and teaching; and restructure…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences

Pewewardy, Cornel – Journal of American Indian Education, 2002
Review of theories, research, and models of the learning styles of American Indian/Alaska Native students reveals that they generally learn in ways characterized by social/affective emphasis, harmony, holistic perspectives, expressive creativity, and nonverbal communication. Native learning styles are strongly influenced by language, culture, and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Classroom Techniques

Anderson, Kristin J.; Cavallaro, Donna – Childhood Education, 2002
Examines the impact of mass media on children's choices of heroes and role models. Addresses questions of which cultural messages children attend to, whether role models vary according to ethnicity and gender, and the role played by educators in exposing children to previously unconsidered role models. (DLH)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Bias, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes

Bernstein, Richard B. – Social Science Record, 1995
Reports on efforts to develop "Crossroads," a K-16 articulated, content-based, spiral curriculum in United States history. Discusses the historical framework underlying the curriculum. Presents the curriculum's 12-era chronology and 8 substantive themes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships

Lubeck, Sally – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1996
Examines how the terms "child development knowledge" and "teacher preparation" have come to be understood in ways that place limits on how we think about children and the preparation of teachers. Illustrates some of the differences between modernism and postmodernism, then considers why a universal practice premised on a universal theory of…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences

Smith, Robert W. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1996
Provides an insightful examination of the school rituals, pressures, and socialization that contribute to the construction of a male gender identity. Includes a lengthy discussion by three male preservice teachers about their own experiences with socialization and gender identity. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Educational Environment, Educational Experience

Alidou, Hassana – Action in Teacher Education, 2000
Analyzes emotional, linguistic, and cultural issues facing new African immigrants attending American schools, providing strategies for preparing teachers to welcome these students into their classrooms and develop effective intercultural communications with both the students and their parents (e.g., learn how to correctly pronounce their names,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Mau, Wei-Cheng J. – Career Development Quarterly, 2004
This study investigated cultural dimensions of career decision-making difficulties using the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire. Career decision-making difficulties were compared among White, African, Hispanic, and Asian American high school and university students at U.S. schools. Results indicated Asian American students perceived…
Descriptors: Career Development, Decision Making, Questionnaires, White Students
James, Katherine – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2003
Environmental education research designs will either exclude or include voices outside the dominant culture. Examining the questions we ask and the data collection techniques we use may enable us to design research that is more sensitive to marginalized voices. This article puts forward several methodological considerations that either draw out…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Sampling
Pashiardis, Petros – Journal of Educational Administration, 2004
Life is lived in an era characterised by complexity and instability. Pedagogical ideals or educational goals are usually determined based on the socio-political and cultural period in which people find themselves at a specific point in its history. Then, in what ways do people train their principals to be models of and act in line with those…
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational Objectives, Personnel Management, Foreign Countries
Marat, Deepa – Issues in Educational Research, 2005
The concept of self-efficacy is based on the triadic reciprocality model symbolising a relationship between: (a) personal factors i.e. cognition, emotion, and biological events (b) behaviour, and (c) environmental factors (Maddux, 1995). Cognition, emotion and behaviour are the domains of personality which form the basis of research in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Content Validity, Test Validity, Assertiveness
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for private four-year colleges that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appended are: (1) Data for Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities; and (2) What Works in Student Retention: Instrument. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, College Students
Adams, Nicole; Etter, Tashina; Hernandez, Sarah – American Indian College Fund, 2006
American Indian education has an important place in U.S. education, and grantmakers can form lasting relationships with indigenous communities that will have a broad impact on not only native education, but on education in the U.S. a whole. These relationships can yield transformational change in Indian communities and can be rewarding for…
Descriptors: Poverty, American Indians, American Indian Education, Educational Attainment
Wardle, Francis – 1996
This paper describes the current debate over developmentally appropriate teaching practice. The paper presents the perspective of multicultural educators, who argue that developmentally appropriate practice is biased toward white, middle-class values, and the perspective of special educators, who argue that modification of developmentally…
Descriptors: Color, Competence, Competency Based Education, Comprehension
Adams, Nancy; And Others – 1996
Engaging students seriously in their own academic learning is a persistent difficulty for teachers. The goal of this action research project was to actively involve elementary school students in their learning. The program was implemented at three elementary schools in northern Illinois serving multicultural populations; special education…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education