This paper presents outcomes and accomplishments of the first round of participating individuals, communities, and grantees of the Circles of Care program (CoC). While accomplishing all CoC program goals, the initiative supported grantees in developing individual service delivery system models and positioned each grantee advantageously for…

In this article, the authors present an extensive literature review and discuss the cultural relevance of indigenous healing practices in promoting psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being in people of color. Suggestions are also presented for ways counselors might work with indigenous healing resources to promote the well-being of people…

This paper explores reasons why the use of technology in education may be so attractive to so many people. Two emerging perspectives--memetics, and the social history of technology--are explored, and a typology of technology-as-cultural-tool is presented. Finally, implications of these ideas for educational change are considered.

The "sociocultural framework" highlights the contributions of children's cultural and linguistic contexts to early language and literacy development. To collaborate with parents in early intervention programs, including speech-language therapy, there must be a sincere commitment to the development of cultural competence. Hispanics are…

In this article, the author explores the different research approaches to the issues on "race/power/culture" with those of "action, experience, behaviour" and "technology" in the field of environmental education research. Here, the author suggests that environmental educators and researchers must be careful not to adopt an uncritical…

The aim of the current study was to compare the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition, UK adaptation (WISC-III[superscript uk]) scores of Indian primary school children when Indian and UK norms are used. The sample consisted of 300 primary school children, within the age range of 6 years to 10 years and 11 months. The children…

Discussion of the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developing nations focuses on experiences in India. Highlights include the information age; digital divides, including access to information, to technology, and to culturally relevant content; meeting human needs and social goals; private sector roles; and bridging…

Recommends the inclusion of cross-cultural competencies in therapeutic recreation practice and organizations, presenting narratives from two cross-cultural interactions (one of which involved an American Indian and one of which involved an African American) that ended with premature termination of treatment for substance dependency because of lack…

Interviewed beginning Palestinian teachers about their perceptions of the attributes of a good mentor. Results indicated that these Palestinian teachers did not differ significantly from their colleagues in other countries. Their concerns concentrated around professional and educational needs. However, many found it difficult to identify…

Interviews and observations of three AIDS-prevention programs revealed that in this agency, AIDS education overall was not culturally relevant for African-American women for several reasons: (1) organization image and financing were geared toward White gay males; (2) interpretation of the mission did not include African-American women; and (3)…

Examines college preparation programs for low-income, urban, minority youths. Offers overview of college preparation models and analyzes a university-sponsored, inner-city program in which approximately 67 percent of participating students graduated from high school and enrolled in a university. Finally, proposes a "culturally responsive model"…

Describes a proposed comprehensive model for recruiting and retaining Mexican-American students at Iowa State University. Presents the academic and cultural issues facing Mexican-American students, as well as how Hispanic cultural values could be addressed in the comprehensive recruitment and retention model. (Author/EV)

Investigated the potentialities of teaching the concept of measuring surfaces to primary school children. Children tested in covering the surface of an object using socially significant materials (e.g., cardboard rectangles vs. car pictures and a drawing of a parking lot) were found to complete the task at ages younger than expected. (JPB)

Examples of culturally relevant education for Navajo adults are described: (1) Arizona State Prison Literacy Program; (2) Dine College Teacher Preservice Program; (3) Salt Lake City East Community School; and (4) Family and Child Education Program. The examples attest to the power of native language literacy. (SK)

Describes how three interrelated systems of psychology contributed to the development and maintenance of racist practices within psychology and how such practices defined a need for the subsequent emergence of multicultural counseling. Discusses the development of competence in multicultural attitudes, beliefs, and skills, examining the current…