(2002). Women Faculty of Color in the White Classroom: Narratives on the Pedagogical Implications of Teacher Diversity. This book compiles narratives by women professors of color who examine their classroom experiences in predominantly white U.S. campuses, focusing on the impact of their social positions upon their classroom practices and teaching-learning selves. The 19 papers are (1) "Introduction" (Lucila Vargas); (2) "Why Are We Still So Few and Why Has Our Progress Been So Slow?" (Lucila Vargas); (3) "My Classroom in Its Context: The Struggle for Multiculturalism" (Lucila Vargas); (4) "'Passing/Out' in the Classroom: Eradicating Binaries of Identity" (Giselle Liza Anatol); (5) "Reading the Body Indian: A Chicana Mestiza's Experience Teaching Literature" (Lisa D. Chavez); (6) "Useful Anger: Confrontation and Challenge in the Teaching of Gender, Race, and Violence" (Kimberly Nichele Brown); (7)"Negotiating the Minefield: Practicing Transformative Pedagogy as a Teacher of Color in a Classroom Climate of Suspicion" (Rashmi Luthra);…
(2000). Report on the Binational Conference: In Search of a Border Pedagogy (4th, El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, January 1999). This report contains a synopsis of the binational conference and features brief summaries of all the papers presented at the conference. Over 350 educators, community leaders, and researchers were brought together to discuss the educational extremes found along the border between the United States and Mexico and to investigate instructional approaches that address the unique characteristics of this region. The following questions helped to shape the scope and content of the conference: What is the current condition of bilingualism, particularly in the United States? How can educators break the cycle of low performance in border schools? How can teachers and administrators reinvent school norms, structures, and culture so that there is respect for linguistic and cultural differences? The conference was sponsored by the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk, the Texas Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Assistance Project at Johns Hopkins University, and the… [PDF]
(1990). Citizenship Education for a Pluralistic Democratic Society. Social Studies, v81 n5 p210-14 Sep-Oct. Examines the challenge of educating increasing numbers of minority and impoverished students to produce effective citizens and future workers. Offers a lesson on reconceptualizing European westward expansion to analyze the social construction of knowledge. Argues that schools can and must help students think critically, deal with social and political contradictions, and improve society. (CH)…
(1994). Emergency Immigration Education Act Programs. Summer ESL Welcome Program for Students of Limited English Proficiency, Summer Bilingual Program, Projects Omega, Wise, and Bell. Summer 1994. OER Report. The Emergency Immigration Education Act supported three distinct programs in New York City in the summer of 1994: (1) the Summer English as a Second Language (ESL) Welcome Program for Students of Limited English Proficiency; (2) the Summer Bilingual Program; and (3) Projects Omega, Wise, and Bell. The projects served 3,443 students in all. The Summer ESL Welcome program served 526 entering ninth graders, acquainting them with their rights and responsibilities in high school. The Summer Bilingual Program served 2,917 high school students. Projects Omega, Wise, and Bell focused on staff and curriculum development. In general, the programs met their objectives. Some recommendations for program continuation call for more materials for the summer bilingual program, additional field trip opportunities, and better sharing among participants in the three staff development efforts. One table lists program sites. (Author/SLD)… [PDF]
(1994). Proceedings of the National Conference on Successful College Teaching (18th, Orlando, Florida, February 26-28, 1994). This proceedings contains 27 articles on improving teaching and learning in higher education. The following articles are included: "Gender Differences and Faculty Work Satisfaction," (N. Beardslee, N. White, and J. Richter); "Using Your Own Student Evaluation Form for Teaching Improvement," (Y. Bhada); "Excellence in College Teaching," (J. Follman); "Faculty Turnover: An Analysis by Rank, Gender, Ethnicity and Reason," (D. Honeyman, Jr. and S. Robinson Summers); "Linking the Faculty Recognition Process to Teaching Excellence," (J. Shirk and M. Miller); "Part-Time Faculty Evaluation: A Campus Case Study," (J. Williams); "Reigniting the Flame: TQM Tactics for Faculty Rejuvenation," (W. Akin); "Reigniting the Flame: TQM Tactics for Faculty Rejuvenation (Transforming the Marketing Imperative into a Career Boost)," (C. Chambliss); "Using Professional Software To Enhance Teaching Excellence," (F…. [PDF]
(1994). Cultural Reflections: Work, Politics and Daily Life in Geramny. Social Studies Lessons. This curriculum packet, designed for high school students, contains student activities that focus on worker training and apprenticeship programs, structure of the school system, family income, leisure time activities, structure of the federal government, and social programs/health care. The three lessons may be used individually via integration into the curriculum, or collectively as a complete stand-alone unit. Each lesson begins with an outline for teaching that includes instructional objectives, a list of necessary materials, and a sequenced list of procedures for using the activities provided with the lesson. The lessons in this instructional kit include: (1) "The German Worker"; (2) "Government in Germany"; and (3) "Culture and Daily Life in Germany." (EH)… [PDF]
(1996). Increasing Cultural Understanding between Mexican-Americans and Whites in a Multiethnic School. A program was developed to create a positive school climate in a multiethnic school to reduce conflict among students. The targeted population consisted of students in kindergarten through grade six in a school in a low socioeconomic environment in a rural community in northern Illinois. The majority of the school's 309 students were White, but 29.4% were Mexican American, 0.6% were Asian, and 0.3% were African American. Problems of poor peer interaction and negative school climate were documented through a study of discipline referrals, parent, teacher, and student surveys, and teacher checklists. Review of this data about probable causes indicated that students have inadequately developed social skills, and that the amount of parental involvement, the socioeconomic status of the population, and the number of troubled families might be contributing to the problem. An underlying factor might have been the response of the school to the demographic changes that have resulted in a… [PDF]
(1991). Educational Effectiveness and Curriculum: Quality Requirements of Curricula in Minority Education. Quality requirements of curricula are analysed in terms of the educational effectiveness of their implementation. Improvement of educational effectiveness is seen primarily as taking place by improving the pupils' opportunity to learn, by increasing their time on task, by structuring and pacing their instruction, by clear and explicit objectives and by evaluating, feeding back and reinforcing their learning achievements. Education of minority students in the Netherlands and the quality of curricula for their education are analytically evaluated and discussed in terms of these elements of educational effectiveness. Evaluation, feedback and reinforcement, especially, are elaborated as inter-related elements of educational effectiveness, and, therefore, also as inter-related quality requirements of curricula. The analysis has implications for educational policy and development at the national and school level. (Contains 37 references.) (Author)… [PDF]
(1997). The Ties That Bind: What Is Cultural Identity? Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad 1966 (India). This curriculum unit was developed to assist middle-school students in understanding diversity in race, religion and culture present in India. Sections of the guide include: (1) "Assessment," which discusses Indian culture; (2) "The Culture of the Monsoon"; (3) "Musical Culture"; (4) "Systemic Culture"; (5) "The Culture of Stories"; (6) "The Culture of Cuisine"; and (7) "The Culture of Appearance." The guide also provides a list of multiple abilities used in this unit (EH)… [PDF]
(1993). Teaching Content Reading and Writing. Addressing the many ways that literacy interacts with and supports learning, this book explores various aspects of middle and secondary school literacy instruction in subject area classrooms. The book presents a number of issues, instructional strategies, and classroom ideas for guiding students' literacy and language development in particular subject areas. Three features in the book are designed to guide readers' reflective thought and assist in transferring ideas from the text to the classroom: double entry journal activities at the beginning and end of each chapter; "how to do" features (step-by-step lists of things that need to be planned, prepared, or considered) occurring at irregular intervals in chapters focusing on instructional strategies; and "building tables" at the end of instructional strategy chapters that summarize critical information. Chapters in the book are: (1) Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools; (2) Literacy Processes: Thinking,…
(1993). Reaching a Multicultural Student Community: A Handbook for Academic Librarians. The Greenwood Library Management Collection. This handbook is intended for academic librarians who are interested in establishing peer outreach programs for minority students on their campuses or who are trying to decide whether such a program would meet the needs of their students. Chapters include an overview of the unique challenges facing academic institutions and libraries in serving the new multicultural student population, suggestions on working effectively in the current academic environment, and practical guidelines for specific program design, implementation, and evaluation. Topics considered include performing a community analysis, the politics of program development, budgeting, personnel management, and program evaluation. Model program materials are presented, and a bibliography lists additional information sources. Eight tables and nine figures complement the discussion. Three appendixes give training plans and exercises, a minority student survey form, and sample advertisements. (Contains 80 references.)…
(1990). Alaska and Japan: A Teacher's Resource Guide. This collection of teaching materials about Japan is designed to educate the youth of Alaska about various aspects of the country that is Alaska's largest trading partner. With some modifications the materials may be adapted for use in other states or regions. The guide is interdisciplinary in nature and is intended for skills development and knowledge base improvement in reading, writing, speaking, listening, research, computation, mapping, graphing, economics, geography, history, and cultural understanding. Most of the 26 lesson plans included in the guide contains 8 sections: lesson overview, recommended time, objectives, materials, procedure into the community, evaluation, and enrichment ideas and assignments. (DB)… [PDF]
(1991). Multicultural Issues in Counseling: New Approaches to Diversity. This book was written to provide counseling and human development professionals with specific guidelines for becoming more culturally responsive. It looks at the evolution of multicultural counseling, addresses ideas and concepts for culturally responsive counseling interventions, and examines the implications of cultural diversity for future counselor training. Individual chapters include the following: (1) "Promise and Pitfalls of Multicultural Counseling" (Courtland C. Lee and Bernard L. Richardson); (2) "Cultural Dynamics: Their Importance in Multicultural Counseling" (Courtland C. Lee); (3) "Counseling American Indian Adults" (Grace Powless Sage); (4) "Counseling Native American Youth" (Roger D. Herring); (5) "Counseling African American Women: 'Sister-Friends'" (Janice M. Jordan); (6) "Utilizing the Resources of the African American Church: Strategies for Counseling Professionals" (Bernard L. Richardson); (7)…
(1983). Multicultural Early Childhood Resource Guide. Designed to provide teachers and administrators with a resource for integrating multicultural concepts into the standard early childhood program, this guide first reviews the value of programs such as Headstart and Followthrough, offers a philosophy of racial/ethnic pluralism, and states the purpose and objectives of this guide. Seven sections discuss the following topics in relation to multicultural considerations: (1) classroom and school ecology; (2) nonverbal communication in the classroom; (3) basic pupil characteristics; (4) how children learn; (5) suggestions for enriching instruction; (6) parent involvement; and (7) curriculum development. Instructions are provided for 22 multicultural activities structured to teach concepts, attitudes, and skills which may be lacking in the core curriculum. Suggestions for evaluating programs and activities are given along with guidelines for teaching in a multicultural setting. A 42-item annotated bibliography of multicultural resources is… [PDF]
(1990). The Ibero-American Heritage Curriculum Project. Latinos in the Making of the United States of America: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Conference Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the International Advisory Panel (2nd, Santillana del Mar, Spain, October 6-9, 1988). The Ibero-American Heritage Curriculum Project is an interdisciplinary curriculum development project designed to integrate the study of Ibero-American heritage and culture into classroom instructional programs, kindergarten through grade 12. The project was initiated by the New York State Education Department and involves the Spanish National Commission for the Quincentenary of the Discovery of America, the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission, seven countries, seven states, and Puerto Rico. This proceedings presents papers linking scholarly research to previously identified curriculum themes. Papers and authors are: (1) "The Ibero-American Experience (The Colonial Period: XV-XVIII Centuries)," J. J. Klor de Alva; (2) "The Sephardic Influence and Contributions," J. Z. Appelbaum; (3) "Latin America: The Nineteenth Century," G. H. Gossen; (4) "Portugal," A. Novoa; (5) "The Chilean in California," N. Duchens; (6)…