(1989). Developing Poor and Minority Children as Leaders with the Barbara Taylor School Educational Model. Journal of Negro Education, v58 n3 p383-98 Sum. Describes the Barbara Taylor Educational Model, developed and implemented in Harlem (New York) and in day care and Head Start programs of the Somerset Community Action Program (New Jersey). Presents case studies illustrating how the model enables students to overcome barriers to their development posed by racism, sexism, and classism. (MW)…
(1996). Putting Anti-Semitism on the Anti-racism Agenda in North American Schools of Social Work. Journal of Social Work Education, v32 n1 p77-89 Win. Anti-Semitism is discussed in the context of the social work profession's explicit commitment to multiculturalism and antiracism efforts in education and practice. Concrete suggestions for integrating anti-Semitism with other antiracism course content are offered, initiatives currently under way in North American schools of social work are noted, and recommendations are made for professional policy development. (Author/MSE)…
(1995). Instructional Resources. Update on Law-Related Education, v19 n1 p47-49 Win. Provides a 32-item annotated bibliography of recommended instructional materials on cultural pluralism, equal protection, and constitutional rights. Includes materials for both students and teachers. Categorizes the 32 items as books, periodicals, computer software, videotapes, and other materials. (CFR)…
(1994). Phase II: Implementing a Design for Learning. Teaching PreK-8, v25 n3 p42-46 Nov-Dec. Describes the activities of the Elizabeth Street Learning Center, a kindergarten through grade-10 school in Los Angeles that emphasizes multiage classrooms, parent education, and year-round activities. The school, which serves a mainly Mexican-American population, is funded by the New American Schools Development Corporation, a private consortium established to develop new, high performance schools. (MDM)…
(1994). Learning through Art: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Art Education, v47 n4 p25-28,45-48 Jul. Describes a collaborative project involving teachers, administrators, university faculty, and museum staff that developed two interdisciplinary instructional kits. Includes four lesson plans combining social studies, language arts, science, and mathematics with art instruction. Also includes four full-page, color photographs of art objects. (CFR)…
(1994). How to Drum Up a Conversation in a Required Music Class. Teaching Music, v1 n6 p26-27 Jun. Describes activities in a secondary music class in which students communicate with talking drums. Maintains that the class project was developed during a teaching unit on the musical practices of the Ashanti ethnic group in Ghana. Includes instructions for making talking drums and four examples of orchestrating name rhythms for drums. (CFR)…
(1994). Diverse Approaches to Multicultural Music. Music Educators Journal, v81 n1 p39-43 Jul. Asserts that there is an educational trend to include multicultural music in the curriculum. Questions how music teachers can integrate multicultural material. Provides suggestions including the use of culture studies, celebrations and holidays, song themes, and instrument types as springboards for teaching cultural pluralism. (CFR)…
(1995). Using Computer Technology to Promote Multicultural Awareness among Elementary School-Age Students. Elementary School Guidance & Counseling, v30 n1 p45-54 Oct. Elementary school teachers, administrators, and counselors need to implement educational strategies that effectively help children develop skills necessary to manage technological demands and interpersonal challenges related to living in a highly diverse modern society. Discusses projects and activities that involve the use of computers among elementary school students. (JBJ)…
(1995). Mental Health Counselors as Consultants for Diversity Training. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, v17 n2 p146-56 Apr. Argues that mental health counselors need to devote more attention to minority group issues. In light of a society that is rapidly becoming even more diverse in its make-up, a rationale and specific techniques enabling a mental health counselor to serve in the capacity of a consultant are presented. (JBJ)…
(1993). Considering Ethnic Culture. Beginnings Workshop. Child Care Information Exchange, n90 p29-55 Mar-Apr. This series of six articles presents information that will enable child care providers and parents to understand and work with children from Hispanic, African-American, American Indian, and Asian families and with biracial children and interracial families. One article offers directors strategies to increase cultural awareness in teachers. (MDM)…
(1993). Educational Leadership: A New Vision and a New Role within an International Context. Journal of School Leadership, v3 n1 p9-20 Jan. Addresses two levels of educational leadership, focusing on a second-level envisionment that transcends national interests and aims to improve the social conditions of all nations and all individuals. This new leadership definition has policy implications that should be supported by resource allocations and a forum promoting education as an equity-driven international resource. (25 references) (MLH)…
(1994). Contemporary Trends in Social Studies. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v6 n3 p4-5,22 Jan-Feb. Contends that U.S. educational change is characterized by several factors including rapid demographic shifts, new research into the nature of teaching and learning, and dissatisfaction with students' achievement on national tests. Includes an annotated bibliography of 16 ERIC articles and documents on the topic. (CFR)…
(1990). Recognizing Diversity: A Need for a Paradigm Shift. American Behavioral Scientist, v34 n2 p263-78 Nov-Dec. Contends that accepting a paradigm shift by universities means learning to respect culturally diverse students and recognizing cognitive style differences. Argues for systematic change in colleges and universities to redefine themselves as culturally plural. Contends educators must develop cross-cultural communicative competence for effective instruction of ethnic minorities. (NL)…
(1993). Looking at the World from a Mathematical Perspective. Arithmetic Teacher, v40 n8 p438-41 Apr. Discusses factors that influence the shapes of houses built in different cultures. Poses the problem of building a house with optimal floor space given a fixed amount of material for the walls. Discusses students' findings, questions raised during group discussions, and mathematical concepts utilized to solve the problem. (MDH)…
(1993). Music Education in Our Multimusical Culture. Music Educators Journal, v79 n7 p21-26 Mar. Maintains that music educators have struggled for decades with issues related to a \multimusical culture.\ Contends that balancing the musical traditions of Western civilization and honoring the varieties of music of cultural subgroups is a major issue in contemporary music education. (CFR)…