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Chan, Sucheng – OAH Magazine of History, 1996
Reviews representative approaches, issues, and individual works concerning Asian American history from the 1870s to the present. Divides Asian American historiography into four overlapping periods and identifies a number of continuing themes including assimilation, immigration, and discrimination. Notes that most history was written by non-Asians…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Critical Reading, Cultural Images, Cultural Interrelationships

Ryan, James – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1998
A study of 25 staff members, 40 students, and parents of 6 students at a Canadian suburban secondary school examined how prevailing stereotypical discourses were reflected in the ways people talked about and acted toward minority groups. Strategies for creating opportunities for alternative discourses to be heard are discussed. Contains 44…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Stereotypes, Foreign Countries
Kim, H. Heather; Valadez, James R. – 1995
This study explored the model minority stereotype by examining the differences between Asian American students and other racial groups in terms of higher education aspirations, academic achievement, and socioeconomic characteristics. It is based on subset of data from the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study, namely 973 Asian American, 939…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Asian American Students, Asian Americans
Shen, Wenju; Mo, Weimin – 1990
This paper discusses some misconceptions about Asian American elementary school and secondary school students, and describes ways of building effective communication with the families of these students. The essay begins by noting the stereotyping of Asian American students as "whiz kids" and discussing the damaging effect of that…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness

Cohen, Elizabeth G.; Deslonde, James – 1978
The introduction of the Multiple Ability Curriculum (MAC) and Expectation Training (ET) into the curriculum of racially integrated elementary schools appears to improve the equal status interaction between students of differing academic and social status. The goals of the MAC and ET are the following: (1) prevent classroom dominance by students of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Ethnic Stereotypes, Grade 5, Grade 6
Kuvlesky, William P. – 1983
The thesis that Mexican Americans share a monolithic, "pathological" subculture that causes difficulties Mexican American children may have in adapting to Anglo society is challenged, using data from studies of Mexican American families and youth. Origin of the theory that all Mexican Americans share a negative subculture is detailed,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Behavior Theories, Cultural Differences
Semons, Maryann – 1989
The articulation or suppression of ethnicity among high school students depends on the individual's estimation of the relevancy of ethnicity, an estimation linked to structural factors in society. Data for this ethnographic study were derived from extensive observations of students by a participant-observer at a multiethnic urban high school. The…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Cultural Awareness
Aquino, Belinda A. – 1978
Experiences of Filipino women in Hawaii are examined with regard to participation in the Hawaiian work force and retention of Filipino ethnicity. Ethnicity is interpreted to include a sense of identity and consciousness based on common history, culture, and territorial origin as well as race, nationality, and color. The document is presented in…
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Baker, Catherine A.; Hamm, Russell L. – 1980
One in a series of studies of selected aspects of curriculum development, this monograph utilizes an historical approach in a guide for teaching a unit on American Indian background and presents suggestions to use as follow-up measures after the study. Six specific objectives focus on the purposes of the course: (1) to point out the misleading…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indian Studies, American Indians
Saint Paul Public Schools, Minn. – 1979
Created as part of an in-service teacher education workshop, this guide for a secondary school Asian American curriculum is divided into a section for junior high students and a section for senior high students. In each section, the same pattern is followed. Lesson plans are arranged by subject and grade and are followed by student worksheets when…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Behavioral Objectives, Chinese Americans, Cross Cultural Studies
Larson, Wayne L. – 1977
Acts and characteristics of teachers of American Indian students which may influence the dynamics of the self-fulfilling prophecy were examined. Data were collected via questionnaires and interviews. Questionnaires were sent to 60 student teachers and teacher assistants in schools enrolling Indian students. Some of these schools had almost…
Descriptors: American Indians, Classroom Environment, Ethnic Stereotypes, Evaluation Criteria
Jackson, Miles M. – 1976
Portrayal of racial minorities in textbooks is discussed and the practice of textbook publishers in their treatment of the roles of minorities during the 1960s to the present is traced. America transmits the dominant ideals and values of its culture to students through textbooks. Until the 1960s, racial minorities were generally ignored by writers…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Stricker, Lawrence J. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1998
Steele and Aronson (1995) found that the performance of African-American subjects on test items portrayed as a problem-solving task, in a laboratory experiment, was adversely affected when they were asked about their ethnicity. This outcome was attributed to "stereotype threat". Performance was disrupted by the subjects' concerns about…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Ethnic Groups, Test Items, Problem Solving

Pitner, Ronald O.; Astor, Ron Avi; Benbenishty, Rami; Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; Zeira, Anat – Child Development, 2003
Examined effects of negative group stereotypes on reasoning about peer retribution (child hits another child in response to name calling) among 2,604 Arab and Jewish adolescents in Israel. Found evidence that Arab and Jewish students hold stereotypes about one another and that in-group bias affected approval and reasoning about peer retribution…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression

Rodriguez, Alicia P. – Educational Theory, 1999
Examines four books written by Latinos on Latinos' educational experiences. The books expand on public perceptions of Latinos as a problem, viewing them as a complex group that struggles for and with education despite numerous obstacles. The books are about transformations and departures from ethnic stereotypes. The paper discusses contemporary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Educational Legislation