Described are the results of a study in which the purposes were to: (1) develop a structure for teaching science utilizing a variety of techniques; (2) measure the performance resulting from the techniques; and (3) develop and evaluate an instrument using a specific technique for isolating other variables. The study allowed the students to select…

To understand the current emphasis on multicultural education, it is necessary to examine recent events which contributed to this movement and then to determine when multicultural education should begin in the formal education sequence. The pressure to implement ethnic studies programs has come from America's oppressed ethnic minority groups. The…

Institutional racism remains a powerful force in American society, a reflection of the fact that the white majority which enjoys the benefits of racism is unable to see the destruction that racism works on others. Institutional racism is characterized by a set of organizational procedures, formal or informal, woven into the operational structure…

The psychological testing of blacks and other minorities inflicts dehumanization upon them by subjecting them to culturally-biased examinations. These tests are defended on "scientific" grounds, although it is evident that they are simply a form of institutionalized racism. Standardized tests of intelligence reflect a middle-class white bias that…

The authors suggest that efforts to comply with the protection in evaluation procedures provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) have been characterized by attempts to identify a single fair test for use with specific groups of minority children, and that such efforts will not result in improved efforts to…

This bibliography is a collection of approximately 100 citations of articles, books, and edited volumes on various aspects of new religious teachings and religious cults. Most of the entries were published between 1970 and 1977, although a few date back to the mid 1960s. Entries are divided into three major sections. Section I, New Religious…

Qualified recreation professionals are abundant, particularly for administrative positions. However, many trained professionals have White, middle-class backgrounds which sometimes limit their understanding of the needs of low-income and minority neighborhoods. Blacks, women, and minorities can improve this situation if they can overcome economic…

The educational policy for the schools of the black noncitizen group residing within the Canal Zone is the subject of this study. The time period examined covers roughly the first half of the twentieth century. In the first chapter the significance, relevance, and limitations of the study are discussed. The second chapter describes the…

This annotated bibliography contains citations of reports, papers, and journal articles in the ERIC data bases and from other sources, on the subject of multicultural education. The references cite works of both theoretical and practical natures. Information on availability of the materials is included in the citation. (JD)

This study examined the results of a mandated in-service training program, HR-18, designed to provide information and experience for school employees to help them improve their abilities to interact with and understand minority individuals. Data were obtained from two employee groups. The participant group consisted of school employees enrolled in…

A PILOT STUDY TRACED THE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND DISCUSSED THEIR PRESENT POSITION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, VOTING, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, AND HEALTH. DISCRIMINATION AND THE DEPRIVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS WERE EMPHASIZED. SOURCES FOR…

THE INHABITANTS OF THE OIL RIVERS OR RIVERS SECTION OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA ARE DIVIDED BY HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND LANGUAGE INTO TWO GROUPS--THE COASTAL PEOPLES AND THE HINTERLAND PEOPLES. COASTAL DIALECTS BELONG TO THE IJO GROUP OF LANGUAGES WHILE THE HINTERLAND DIALECTS ARE OF ANOTHER LANGUAGE FAMILY. DURING THE 19TH CENTURY THE HINTERLAND PEOPLES…

A GREAT NUMBER OF AMERICAN CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN SOCIALLY DEPRIVED SURROUNDINGS. THESE DEPRIVATIONS ARE REFLECTED IN LOWER EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE SPECIAL PREPARATION IN ORDER TO LESSEN THIS WASTE OF EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL. PROJECT BEACON IS AN EFFORT TO INTRODUCE WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM A PERMANENT CORPS OF…

MAN IS A SOCIAL BEING, HE CANNOT LIVE ALONE. AT THE CRITICAL MOMENTS OF HIS EXISTENCE HE NEEDS THE SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT OF A GROUP. THE QUESTION ARISES AS TO WHETHER IT SHALL BE ONE SINGLE GROUP IMPOSED UPON HIM, OR WHETHER HE SHALL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM INDIVIDUAL INCLINATIONS. THIS QUESTION OF UNITY OR UNIFORMITY HAS BEEN ANSWERED IN…

This report on equal employment opportunities in agencies, offices, and departments of the State government in Alaska was submitted by the Alaska Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights as part of its responsibility to advise the Commission about civil rights problems within the State. The report examines recruitment,…