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Purcell, John M. – Texas Tech Journal of Education, 1984
Training programs for future teachers of multicultural education can develop skills in teaching cross-cultural understanding. Prospective teachers must understand their own culture and how their impressions affect their understanding of other cultures. Techniques for teacher education programs include cross-cultural research, contrastive-culture…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Ethnocentrism, Evaluation Methods
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Lurie, Joseph – Foreign Language Annals, 1982
From many sources comes evidence of the United States's disadvantage in international relations, through ignorance of other cultures and languages. Problems include incompetence in foreign languages, with implications for national security; inadequate understanding of world affairs; declines in government-supported international exchange; and…
Descriptors: Business, Ethnocentrism, Exports, Foreign Policy
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Bredemeier, Mary E.; And Others – Simulation and Games, 1982
Assesses effects of a popular simulation game on attitudes of ethnocentrism and dogmatism in college students. Review of the game, its relationship to an educational philosophy course, background research, problems in assessing effects of games, and methods and outcomes of this study are discussed. Nine references and appendices are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Authoritarianism, Beliefs, College Students
Ericksen, Charles, Ed. – Perspectives: The Civil Rights Quarterly, 1981
Ethnographic examination of the English-dominant culture in the United States and how Hispanics are affected. Through several vignettes, reveals that the civil rights of Hispanics are violated because of cultural differences. (DA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, English (Second Language)
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Ogbu, John U. – Child Development, 1981
Argues that child socialization is directed toward the development of instrumental competencies related to imperatives that vary across cultures. Criticizes the use of White middle-class standards in developmental research and proposes a cultural ecological model which studies competence in the context of the cultural imperatives of a given…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Competence, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Selden, Steven – Educational Forum, 1978
Examines ideas about heredity, racism, and the development of the eugenics movement, which influenced curriculum thinkers in the period of the "naturalistic mind" and progressivism; the eugenics movement's influence upon education for the gifted; and continuing similar attitudes as to the limited effect of environment on individuals…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Development, Educational Theories, Environment
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Al-Khatib, Jamal; And Others – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 1996
A study tested the hypothesis that nativism, ethnocentrism, and nationalism have a direct negative effect on students' choice to study international business. Subjects were 222 incoming freshman business students at 4 universities. Results indicated high levels of nativism and ethnocentrism, but not nationalism, were major inhibitors to studying…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Students, Course Selection (Students), Ethnocentrism
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Ruiz, Aureliano Sandoval – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1990
Presents Chicano/Latino ethnic identity development model that fosters understanding of ethnic identity conflicts particular to Chicano and Latino clients. Presents five stages (causal, cognitive, consequence, working through, and successful resolution) in relationship to ethnic identity conflicts, interventions, and resolution. Combines several…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
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Nobles, Wade W. – Counseling Psychologist, 1989
Responds to two opening articles by Parham ("Cycles of Psychological Nigrescence") and Helms ("Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling Research"). The epistemological foundations of the (Non-African-based) source model of Black identity are examined from an Afrocentric perspective. (TE)
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Black Culture
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Nakayama, Shuichi – Social Education, 1989
Points out problems in planning a social studies curriculum that will prepare Japanese society for the 21st Century. Claiming that the current curricula is ethnocentric, looks at objectives and teaching strategies for developing a global approach. Recommends development of a global information network to increase awareness of the interrelatedness…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism
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Gregg, Dennis R. – Social Education, 1988
Criticizes the American Federation of Teachers publication, "Education for Democracy." Argues that the terms democracy, freedom, and rights are not clearly defined. Emphasizes the political nature of the document and the ethnocentrism represented by the writing. Makes suggestions for improvement. (KO)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Ethnic Bias, Ethnocentrism
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Grant, Nigel – Comparative Education, 1988
Discusses the problems of perspective in dealing with minority cultures, citing many examples from world history. Discusses effects of dominant languages and cultures upon minority ones. Mobility is examined as a feature of peripheral cultures with fragile economies. Implications for multicultural education discussed. 23 notes and references. (TES)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Relations
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Huston, Mary M. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses the trend for bibliographic instruction in academic libraries to be more attentive to aspects of content and delivery related to diversity. Highlights include communication competence; ethnic competence; ethnocentrism; navigating community information systems as opposed to libraries; different ways of learning; and nonverbal…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication Skills, Community Information Services, Cultural Awareness
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Hune, Shirley – Amerasia Journal, 1995
Discusses paradigm shifts in racial relations that are redefining existing models and redirecting race relations in U.S. society. The author examines the implications of five dominant and emergent racial paradigms on policy formation and their significance for Asian American Studies. (GR)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Ethnocentrism
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Kelebay, Yarema Gregory – Canadian Social Studies, 1992
Critiques current views of multiculturalism. Reveals results of a student survey concerning a Canadian history curriculum. Indicates that students express concern for Eurocentrism, insensitivity to Native peoples, and sex bias uniformly, but ignore other minorities. Explores multiculturalism's ideological bases. Identifies the movement with…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Canada Natives, Curriculum, Ethnocentrism
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