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Kohl, Daniel H. – School Review, 1976
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Ethnocentrism, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient
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Mizelle, Richard M. – High School Journal, 1976
The need for changing existing attitudes and practices toward minority cultural groups and ways in which this might be accomplished are discussed. (RW)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Development
Murdoch, John S. – Northian, 1976
Amerindianization of the schools does not alter or remedy the difficulties experienced by American Indian students, because while the content or staff and curriculum may be Amerindian, the methods, approaches, and structure do not change. (JC)
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Community Involvement, Cultural Differences
Balasubramonian, K.; Frederickson, C. – Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1976
The advantage of a multi-cultural program is that it can avoid the risk of ethnocentrism and provide for the self-worth of each individual in the student population. However, before proceeding to develop such a program, it must be determined if such a program will meet the needs and desires of the students and the community. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
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Schaller, Mark; And Others – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1996
Tested the hypothesis that training in statistical reasoning inhibits erroneous group stereotypes. In study one, 60 students were assigned to a control or one of two training conditions focused on training in the logic of analysis of covariance. Study two (N=82) replicated study one. Study three (N=44) tested an alternative explanation, providing…
Descriptors: Ethnocentrism, Expectation, Groups, Labeling (of Persons)
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Shonerd, Henry G. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1990
Present-day language policy for the Navajo reflects a lengthy history of attempts to suppress indigenous language varieties. Recent rationalization is rooted in the doctrine of compensatory education, but the suppression is even more total. Alternative policies and practices, rooted in a nonprescriptive view of language variety and progressive…
Descriptors: American Indians, Compensatory Education, Cultural Traits, Educational Policy
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van den Haag, Ernest – Social Education, 1989
Discusses the usefulness of the United Nations. Contends that there is no international political body that can cause sovereign states to follow rules they do not accept. Notes that the United Nations has not yet been able to prevent or end a war. Suggests that many UN members resent U.S. power and influence. (KO)
Descriptors: Conflict, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Policy, International Law
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Gough, Annette Greenall – Journal of Experiential Education, 1993
In attempting to "globalize" environmental education, the 30-volume series produced by UNESCO's International Environmental Education Programme has constrained discussion of environmental problems and solutions within the worldview of white, Eurocentric, English-speaking males from developed nations. The voices and perspectives of…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Criticism, Environmental Education, Ethnic Bias
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Harris, Norman – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1992
Indicates how Afrocentricity interacts with the fundamental motivations within African-American life. Presents an overview of Afrocentric ontological and epistemological orientations and those developed in terms of time and logic. A third section illustrates that the way one thinks about time determines the role history plays in social change.…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Concept Formation
Masliyah, Sadok – Dialog on Language Instruction, 1999
Discusses communication misunderstandings between peoples of different cultures, suggesting that the major barriers to intercultural communication are often political and international ethnocentricities. Religion is sometimes an even stronger source of ethnocentrism. Provides the example of the Arabic expression, "inshallah," commonly used in…
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences
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Richardson, Tina Q.; Molinaro, Kimberly J. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1996
Examines white counselor self-awareness as an important variable in developing multicultural competence with respect to world view, cultural values, and racial identity. Suggests that counselor self-awareness is a prerequisite for developing multicultural competence, and that an understanding of these factors may improve the delivery of mental…
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Counselors, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Winston, Joe – Children's Literature in Education, 1996
Offers a literary and historical analysis of B. Esbensen's story and the Native American tale on which it is based. Considers the argumentative force of two contradictory perspectives: (1) the moral power and beauty of Esbensen's tale; and (2) the problem issues of cultural misappropriation, which are especially pressing when the retelling is done…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Childrens Literature
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Giannangelo, Duane M.; Bolding, Robert A. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1998
Investigates whether ethnocentrism can be reduced when a student is exposed to a person from another country with whom that student can relate. Indicates that open discussion among students, teachers, and resource persons from other cultures seems to be a contributing factor in reducing ethnocentrism (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Benefits, Educational Strategies, Ethnocentrism
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Richardson, George – Canadian Social Studies, 2000
Discusses the issue of how and why classroom teachers should develop strategies for questioning the media's tendency to portray globalization in neutral, unproblematic terms. Focuses on two terms, cultural homogenization and Eurocentrism, and describes classroom activities explaining both terms to help students see the effects of globalization.…
Descriptors: Advertising, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Ethnocentrism
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Cavalcanti, Marilda C. – Language and Education, 2004
School education among Rainforest native Brazilians is alien to their traditional indigenous education. At first, schooling was imposed by the dominant society, later it became their choice, today it is their right as entitled by the 1988 Brazilian Constitution. "En route" towards self-determination, some of these native peoples, i.e.…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Ethnocentrism, Literacy Education, Self Actualization
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