Reviews recent historical studies of immigration patterns of ethnic groups into Canada. The author examines educational history, ethnic relations and nativism (including anti-semitism), working class history, and urban history. An extensive bibliogaphy is included. (AM)

Based on premise that knowledge of other peoples and places is no longer a luxury but rather a pragmatic life tool, article focuses on the image of Japan in textbooks used in social studies classes throughout the United States. Suggests that U.S. textbooks get high marks on factual information but score low in context, analysis, and perspective.…

Ethnic preferences of black and white college students were measured using subjects' ratings of employment applications of either Afro-Americans, Asian-Americans, or Whites. The data revealed that whites preferred white applicants and blacks preferred black applicants across all categories. (Author)

Critiques U.S. military assumptions concerning the war in Vietnam. Discusses the North Vietnamese strategic approach to gaining control of South Vietnam. Traces the history of the Vietnam War, analyzing specific U.S. military operations in Vietnam and reasons for their failure. Contends that U.S. strategic ethnocentrism lead to defeat in Vietnam.…

Liberal Arts undergraduates at the University of Minnesota must complete at least two courses which focus primarily on Blacks, American Indians, Asian Americans, and/or Chicanos. The consideration that went into shaping and adopting this controversial requirement are recounted and analyzed. (Author/VM)

Explores recent social psychological theorizing on the predicaments of minority identity. A social identity theory, which reveals unjustified assumptions about minority dependence on and conformity with majority values, is contrasted with a conflict perspective in which majority values are the object of both conflict and negotiation. 37…

Describes the author's reactions to Denny Taylor and Catherine Dorsey-Gaines' book "Growing Up Literate: Learning from Inner-City Families" which attempts to alter the popular perception that poor, inner-city children grow up in homes bereft of any sense of family and devoid of significant models of literate behavior. (RS)

Examines the cultural effects of globalization, a trend that threatens the eradication of some cultures and gives rise to skewed ethnic consciousness and narrow linguistic protectionism. National governments must promote pluralism. Learning a specialty language advances this cause and can provide a lively experience if the teacher adopts flexible…

The experience of the author's son as a literacy learner and an African American illustrates how narrowly school literacy is defined. A reconceptualization of literacy builds on the diverse backgrounds and knowledge of children and acknowledges the role of more than one culture in defining school literacy. (SK)

Reviews the life of Columbus and European conditions that led to the age of exploration. Discusses how the ethnocentric legend of the "discovery" of America grew as part of the glorious history of Western civilization. Examines the doctrine of discovery as a European agreement legitimizing exploitation of indigenous peoples. (SV)

Some studies indicate that individuals recognize conventional norms as social contrivances; others, that individuals reify social formations as something other than social products. Questions about comparatively transparent rules and the use of simplistic questions for complex phenomena give an exaggerated portrayal of individuals' awareness of…

Discusses the tourist approach to diversity in the curriculum, and the problem of an ethno-centric curriculum canon. Discusses diversity in literature and writing and identity. Argues that technology can provide a place to bring together differing perspectives to view, discuss, and appreciate them together and learn from them. (SR)

A survey of 272 Asian, African, and Arab master of business administration graduates from British business schools showed that schools had an ethnocentric approach to leadership teaching. Possible causes were lack of alternative theories, lack of non-U.S. research, and a low level of faculty expertise and interest in international dimensions of…

Argues that relativism has the potential to help music educators better understand themselves, other music educators, musical endeavors, and their profession. Defines musical relativism in detail comparing it with universalism and essentialism. Discusses musical value and focuses on the reasons for music education in the search for professional…

Presents a bibliography of reading materials, fiction, and poetry, that may be used in language arts classes to dispel some of the misinformation about Native Americans. Provides a list of some of the elements that could be included in an educational unit on Native Americans. (TB)