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Vicenti, Dan; And Others – 1972
Volume 2 of a 4-volume bilingual bicultural law-related curriculum deals with the evolution of a Navajo legal system. Navajo "law" was referred to by Navajos as "religion", thus Anglos viewed the Navajo as having no "law." Because of the complexity of this topic, it is suggested that the first sections covering this…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Case Studies
Toronto Board of Education (Ontario). – 1975
The two purposes of this issues paper are to provide a brief description of the educational programs the Toronto Board of Education offers for both the children and the adults of the entire multiethnic community and to set out the general, but critical, relationship of the school system with the city's ethnic communities. The paper outlines…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Programs, Bias, Bilingual Education
Nieto, Sonia – 1995
As subjects of numerous studies and research reports since the 1930s, Puerto Ricans in U.S. mainland schools have been portrayed as problems, as losers or disadvantaged, and as potentially at risk. This chapter documents the difficult educational history of Puerto Ricans, who have been in U.S.-controlled schools even in Puerto Rico since 1898, to…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Bucher, Richard D. – 2000
This book examines the relationship between a person's success and his or her ability to understand, respect, and value diversity. It also explores how people can develop diversity consciousness. Chapter 1, "Diversity: An Overview," discusses the changing cultural landscape, dimensions of diversity, diversity between and within groups,…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Conflict Resolution
Juhel, Jean-Marc – 1996
This paper examines the treatment of American Indians in six high school U.S. history textbooks, published 1990-95 and used in several geographically diverse private schools and one public school in New York. The study aimed to determine whether all sides of the stories that make up U.S. history were presented, to clarify what specific areas are…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Curriculum Development, Ethnic Bias
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Hickling-Hudson, Anne; Ahlquist, Roberta – Comparative Education Review, 2003
Case studies of Eurocentric versus culturally relevant educational practices with Indigenous students were carried out in four Australian and U.S. schools that were mainstream or community-controlled schools. Comparisons focus on colonial versus postcolonial perspectives on curriculum content, the dilemma of unsuitable high-stakes assessments…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
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Carrington, Bruce; Short, Geoffrey – Educational Studies, 1996
Presents the results of a case study of 9- to 11-year-olds' understanding of nationalism and collective identity in Scotland. Compares the responses of mostly-white Edinburgh students with those drawn from a multiethnic cohort from English schools. Examines the policy implications of these results. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Educational Policy
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Baber, Ceola Ross – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Presents a vision of multicultural education as a validating and inclusive process for non-European ways of knowing. Classifies multicultural education as inclusionary, emancipatory, liberatory, critical, and transformative. Briefly gives examples of each and identifies leading advocates of these approaches. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Civics, Community Involvement
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Hirshfield, Claire – Social Studies, 1994
Discusses growing concern about negative attitudes toward Japan and Japanese people among secondary school and college students. Describes the use of quality control circles to bridge the cultural divide. Reports on the success of the program and argues that teachers have a responsibility to promote cultural understanding and diversity. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images, Culture Conflict
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Tesser, Carmen Chaves; Hudson, Charles – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Presents a lesson plan for teaching the history of the southeastern United States from the time of the first Spanish explorations to the time of colonization. Includes preparatory activity for students, a shared reading, suggested questions for classroom discussion, and a session utilizing maps. Discusses decimation of the society and debate…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Archaeology, Ethnocentrism
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Carrington, Bruce; Short, Geoffrey – Educational Studies, 1993
Contends that, since the mid-1980s, many British schools in predominantly white areas have taken active steps to counter racism and ethnocentrism. Examines the ethical issues of researching such initiatives at the primary school level. Looks at curriculum development work in antiracist and multicultural education in "all white" schools.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Images, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1991
The cult of ethnicity in general and the Afrocentric campaign in particular do not bode well for U.S. education or for the future of the country. The debate over ethnocentric curricula is traced. Commentaries by R. Walters and D. D'Souza elaborate on issues of multicultural education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Hughes, Mary Kay – 1993
Conflicts between traditional Hmong values and traditional American parenting values are explored, drawing on the experiences of a coordinator of an Even Start program serving Hmong parents. Even Start is a state-funded early childhood intervention program with a literacy component for parents with less than an eighth grade proficiency in reading…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Corporal Punishment, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict
Gill, Wali – 1991
Disparities between Whites and African Americans exist in many areas in U.S. society. These disparities are exacerbated by social ills, including the Persian Gulf conflict. Positive change on the part of African American educators is required to combat these problems. The following four postulates for teaching African American youth are provided:…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black Education, Black History
Marshall, David F. – 1992
A study examines the dynamics of cultural pluralism and language in the ethnic mobilization, and resulting dissolution, of the USSR. It first examines ethnic composition, dominant nationalities, language groups without separate nationalities, patterns of ethnic populations within nationalities, and the influence of this multiculturalism on…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Groups, Ethnocentrism
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