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Bellardo, Trudi; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
Discusses issues relating to the education and training of information professionals. The topics covered include the various options available to professionals seeking updated skills; the role of formal education in unifying the information profession; the qualifications sought by information industry employers; and the status of international…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cultural Influences, Higher Education, Information Scientists
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Keller, Heidi; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1988
Analyzes the early communication structure in adult-child interactions with two- to six-month old babies in Western (West Germany, Greece) and non-Western (Yanomami, Trobriand) societies. Discusses universal international verbal and non-verbal structures reflecting intuitive parenting programs. (FMW)
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Skills, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
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Billings, Mary-Michael – Art Education, 1995
Compares two closely related distinct approaches to art teaching: (1) the issues-oriented approach; and (2) the thematic approach. Contends that the issues-oriented approach to art education supports cultural diversity by emphasizing art's potential to promote political change. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Images, Cultural Influences
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Si, Gangyan; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1995
Examined culturally based differences in the perceptions of causal attributions for athletic achievement in Germany and China. Results show that the Chinese perceive success and failure to be more internal and controllable than the Germans. This result is discussed from the perspective of traditional Chinese culture and from today's social…
Descriptors: Achievement, Athletics, Attitudes, Attribution Theory
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Sheets, Rosa Hernandez – Theory into Practice, 1995
Describes a culturally relevant Spanish program in a high school that helped native speakers avoid failure due to culturally inappropriate teaching. The class maintained Latino students' native language and increased language fluency by developing thinking, oral, and written Spanish skills. Eventually, students previously labeled "at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement, Cultural Influences
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Jamieson, Janet R. – Sign Language Studies, 1995
Examines from a Vygotskian perspective deaf children's private speech, i.e., speech that is spoken aloud (or visibly performed) but that is addressed to no particular person. Findings are consistent with Vygotsky's notion of the robustness of the phenomenon and its ontogenesis in early social communication. (33 references) (LR)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Steinhauer, Noella – Canadian Social Studies, 1994
Describes a wedding ceremony combining Canadian Native and Roman Catholic traditions that could be a model for Indian education. Asserts that Canadian natives must continue to gain control and autonomy over their own schools. Discusses responsibilities and interrelationships between the school and parents, students, and teachers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
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Talib, Ismail S. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Increased use of English in Singapore, a multiracial, multilingual country, especially its use for cultural purposes, has met with some controversy. This article traces the historical development of Singaporean literature in English and the sociocultural and political problems such literature faces in a country where the official languages and…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
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Herrenkohl, Ellen C.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
This study assessed physically abused/neglected and nonabused/nonneglected children (n=206) at preschool and elementary school age to identify variables significantly affecting children's behavioral functioning. Behavioral functioning was most strongly differentiated by the sociocultural and family climate in which the child was raised, with…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
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Gordon, Derek E.; Stoner, Scott D. – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Asserts that exposure to high-quality arts performances with accompanying educational experiences enlivens teaching and learning. Maintains that few schools have taken advantage of opportunities provided by arts-presenting institutions. Describes resources from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Community Resources, Cultural Activities
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O'Fallon, David – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Asserts that, in the fields of the arts and education, the United States faces an intersection of opportunities to bring the arts into education with more depth. Maintains that the arts are essential for effective living today. Discusses Hannah Arendt's three forms of human activity--labor, work, and action--and relates the role of the arts to…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art, Art Education, Citizenship Education
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Velez-Ibanez, Carlos G.; Greenberg, James B. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1992
Argues that public schools often ignore the strategic and cultural resources, termed funds of knowledge, that Mexican-American households contain. These funds are a key to understanding the cultural systems of Mexican-American children and can be useful assets in the classroom. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
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Gilbert, Pam – Gender and Education, 1992
Examines ways in which language practices in the classroom, particularly those involved with reading and writing stories, are gendered literary practices. Argues that the gendered nature of classroom literacy practices requires more critical scrutiny and that texts cannot be treated as separate from their cultural production. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Femininity
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Corson, David J. – Gender and Education, 1992
Examines the role of education in creating unjust gender arrangements in society through language policies and the discursive practices that it legitimates. Because these practices are in areas in which schools take responsibility, they are open to changes in educational policy. Recommendations are made for change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Discourse Modes, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Delpit, Lisa D. – Theory into Practice, 1992
Teachers must acknowledge and validate minority students' home language without using it to limit their potential. Educators who are committed to teaching all students can help such students transcend their home language, acquire a secondary discourse, and succeed in mainstream schools without losing respect for their home culture. (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, Classroom Environment, Consciousness Raising
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