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Damen, Louise – 1982
Considerations for identifying the stages of cultural learning of individual students of English as a second language (ESL) are discussed. It is suggested that culture shock, or the shock of the new, is a common experience for those learning a second language in a second culture, and that anger, unhappiness, frustration, and even illness may…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education
Antell, Lee – 1981
Since most textbooks and instructional materials are designed to appeal to the majority market, they often are written from an ethnocentric viewpoint. American Indian viewpoints are either stereotyped, distorted, or omitted. To assist educators and publishers in developing awareness of American Indian heritage and culture and contemporary issues…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Images, Elementary Secondary Education
American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. – 1982
This handbook is for use in teacher center or school district inservice programs designed to raise the levels of teacher interest, understanding, and involvement in incorporating international education into the curricula of the public schools. The introduction in the first section provides background information on the use of the guide and…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Cultural Pluralism, Democracy, Due Process
Turcotte, Denis – 1976
This study of the "Mouvement Quebec Francais (MQF)" covers the period from March 1971 through Spring 1974. The fundamental postulate of the study is that if the political culture is internalized by individuals, it is at the same time borne by groups. The study of groups represents, therefore, a good vehicle to reveal the most significant…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Culture
Martin, David S. – 1971
The study investigated the failure of foreign culture studies to create awareness of human universality. Major objectives were to: (1) analyze the relationship of several independent variables such as sex, intelligence, dogmatism, and socio-economic status to the ethnocentrism expressed by children toward pre-Western Eskimo culture, (2) determine…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitude Change, Control Groups, Cross Cultural Studies
Hata, Don, Jr.; Hata, Nadine I. – 1974
Very little is taught about Asian Americans in United States' education institutions at any level of instruction. Evaluations of standard U.S. history and social studies textbooks since World War II show that most are inadequate in their coverage of minority groups to the extent that they have encouraged the perpetuation of negative stereotypes.…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values
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Dawson, Janis – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1988
Examines Canadian educational systems as they reduced Indian students' self-esteem. Traces history of systematic degradation of Native culture through educational systems since 1600s. Beginning in late 1970s, intervention by Indian parents and tribal elders has led some Indian communities to operate their own school systems. (TES)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, Boarding Schools
Leiter, Samuel; Leiter, William M. – 2002
This book focuses on the legal and ideological controversy over the application of affirmative action policy to combat discrimination based on race, national origin/ethnicity, and gender. After the introduction, seven chapters discuss (2) "The Roots of Affirmative Action, the Women's Movement, and the Groups Covered by Affirmative…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Black Colleges, Civil Rights
Stachowski, Laura L.; Brantmeier, Edward J. – 2002
Student teachers from Indiana University's Cultural Immersion Projects, who had been placed in K-12 schools on the Navajo reservation and in seven foreign countries, critically reflected on their home cultures, identifying key elements that defined who they were and shifts in their perceptions about home based on their experiences in culturally…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Attitude Change, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness
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Rothwell, Jennifer Truran – Social Education, 1997
Considers the use of cultural images and symbols of Native Americans to reflect, interpret, and justify the westward expansion of the United States. Seldom overtly racist, paintings and lithographs of the time often presented a benign and romantic vision of the West. Includes suggested teaching ideas. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Cultural Images, Cultural Interrelationships
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Zontek, Kenneth S. – Social Studies, 1996
Presents a teaching model that allows students to recognize, synthesize, and analyze characteristics and components of colonialism. Identifies and provides examples for five main types of colonial interaction: subjugation, coexistence, extermination, reservation, and combination. Applies this model to the case study of the Spanish in New Mexico.…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Colonialism, Conflict, Cultural Interrelationships
Black Issues in Higher Education, 1994
In an interview, black civil rights leader Mary Frances Berry discusses the dilemmas and opportunities facing African Americans, women, and other minorities from her perspectives as observer and Washington insider. Issues addressed include African-American leadership, transforming knowledge into policy, Afrocentrism, and tensions with other…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Education, Change Strategies, Civil Rights
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Bingham, Marjorie W. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Discusses difficulties in teaching about the Columbian quincentenary. Suggests ways to approach the subject with sensitivity, such as focusing on Columbus the individual or as a part of western European effort to understand the world. Addresses intercultural contact, women's history, world history, and pre-Columbian American culture. Lists…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Christianity, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1991
Introduces a special section containing three articles and six commentaries, which discuss the form that multicultural education should take and consider whether children are well-served by a unified curriculum for all or ethnocentric curricula for various ethnic groups. Provides several examples of a multicultural approach. (SLD)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Childhood Needs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Fact Finders, Inc., Delmar, NY. – 1991
Public opinion about multicultural education in New York State was surveyed with samples ranging from about 200 to over 900 citizens. Three quarters of New York State residents believe that teaching the common heritage and values that Americans share is a very important goal of public education. There is some support for teaching history from the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
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