Kwok, Irene (1975). Chinese New Year Materials for Elementary Teachers. This is a resource book designed to be used by teachers in Chinese bilingual bicultural programs. The materials in the book are based on Chinese New Year customs still observed in Chinese-American communities. The resource book contains five types of materials: (1) a general introduction to the Chinese New Year, including the Chinese Lunar Year and the Cycle of the Twelve Animals, (2) Chinese New Year stories, written in both Cantonese and English, (3) Chinese New Year songs, in both Cantonese and English, (4) recipes for the Chinese New Year, and (5) art projects. (CLK)… [PDF]

Dube, Normand (1972). Chez nous: ma famille (At Our House: My Family). This elementary French Reader was designed for use in a bilingual program. It contains several reading selections about members of a family, followed by questions for discussion. Also included are the words and music for three short songs, a poem, and five illustrated vocabulary lists. (PMP)… [PDF]

Dube, Normand (1973). Mon pays: ma foret (My Land: My Forest). This basic French reader was designed for use in a bilingual program. It contains several reading selections about life in the forest, illustrated vocabulary lists, and a short poem. The text concludes with four phonetic drills. (PMP)… [PDF]

Hernandez, Alberto; Melnick, Susan L. Modular Sequence: English as a Second Language, Methods and Techniques. TTP 001.01 TESOL Overview. Teacher Corps Bilingual Project. This learning module is designed to provide the student with insights into the nature and goals of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and the means to achieve these goals by enabling him to: (a) explain accurately the rationale for each component of TESOL, (b) justify the teaching of English as a second language through a linguistic orientation which takes into account the native language or dialect background of the learner, and (c) assess his own needs for acquiring new competencies in terms of recommended guidelines for teachers of English as a second language. Several required and optional activities are listed to assist the student in attaining the module objective. Both pre- and post-assessment instruments are included. Remediation activities are not included but are to be negotiated with the course instructor or module coordinator. (HMD)… [PDF]

(1976). I Find Out About Science. Grade 4. This textbook is the fourth in the official science series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in American schools with Vietnamese students. The grade four text contains the following chapters: (1) Review Grade 3 Material; (2) Animals and Insects; (3) Plants and Trees; (4) The Human Body; (5) Minerals; (6) Metals; (7) How Matter Changes Form; and (8) Optics. All illustrations are provided in black and white; therefore, references to colored illustrations in the text should be ignored. (CFM)…

Johnson, Raymonde (1978). Immersion: Une Perspective (Immersion: One Perspective). Canadian Modern Language Review, 34, 5, 903, May 78. A brief description of a one-year immersion program occurring between elementary and secondary schools in the Chateauguay, Quebec, school district. The academic content, objectives, problems and results of the program and a plan for articulation with secondary schools are described. (Text is in French.) (AMH)…

Garcia, Gilbert Narro; Macias, Reynaldo F. (1977). Back to School: Lessons Latinos Are Learning. Nuestro, 1, 6, 40-5, Sep 77. The growing Latino alliances have provided for reflection and analysis of, and action to solve, such problems as political underrepresentation, biased testing procedures, monolingual English school policies, and sky-rocketing costs. (NQ)…

Fitouri, Chadly (1984). Biculturalism, Bilingualism and Scholastic Achievement in Tunisia. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v14 n1 p75-85. Tunisian students in the elementary grades were observed to see how they progressed, particularly when they began studying French in third grade. In year three the best pupils showed a marked improvement in academic achievement; pupils from middle or low socio-cultural brackets stagnated or regressed. Economic and cultural factors are discussed. (RM)…

Park, Cynthia Darche; Park, Jaime Luhan (1981). Staff Development through Collaborative Research for Teachers of Bilingual Students. California Journal of Teacher Education, v8 n3 p69-84 Sum. University professors, student teachers, and high school teachers participated in a collaborative research model in which the teachers took on the dual roles of teacher trainers and researchers. The roles and experiences of the teachers are described, and the revised clinical observation model is presented. (FG)…

Engelbrecht, Guillermina (1980). Literacy in Rural Bolivia–Implications for Bilingual Programs. Reading Teacher, v33 n8 p933-35 May. Outlines teaching strategies developed in an inservice program for elementary teachers in rural areas of Bolivia; notes the importance of developing children's oral language skills, using the local environment as the basis for language experience lessons, and including community study in the curriculum. Presents ideas useful to teachers in other bilingual situations. (ET)…

Greenwood, Gordon E.; Hoffman, Stevie (1979). A Longitudinal Follow Up of a Preschool Intervention Program for Mexican-American Migrant Children. Reading Improvement, v16 n4 p326-31 Win. Concludes that a preschool intervention program contributed in positive ways to the school achievement of the participating primary school migrant children. (FL)…

Constantino, Rebecca (1996). Miles Away, Worlds Apart. Equity & Excellence in Education, v29 n2 p78-81 Sep. Studies three schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District to show the existence of large inequities in public schools that are geographically only miles apart. Disparities in teacher preparation, access to reading material, types of literacy activities, and teaching practices are studied. (GR)…

Eicholtz, Glenn E.; Roseberry-McKibbin, Celeste A. (1994). Serving Children with Limited English Proficiency in the Schools: A National Survey. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v25 n3 p156-64 Jul. A national survey of public school speech/language clinicians (n=1,145) assessed clinicians' services to limited English-proficient (LEP) children. Findings included 90% did not speak a second language, 76% had no previous coursework addressing LEP children, and Hispanics were the most commonly served. (Author/DB)…

Kelebay, Yarema Gregory (1992). Pidgin Progressivism–Again. Canadian Social Studies, v27 n1 p4-5 Fall. Discusses a report of a task force on English language education in Quebec. Describes each portion of the report: educational policy, issue analysis and recommendations, and predictions that English-speaking student enrollment in Quebec will continue to fall. Includes additional opinions on other subjects. (DK)…

Clark, Ellen Riojas; Flores, Belinda Bustos (2001). Who Am I? The Social Construction of Ethnic Identity and Self-Perceptions in Latino Preservice Teachers. Urban Review, v33 n2 p69-86 Jun. Investigated how Latina preservice teachers identified themselves ethnically, hypothesizing that positive ethnic identity would relate to positive self-conceptualization and student academic success. Survey data indicated that ethnic self-identification was an individualistic conception and was reflective of the heterogeneity found within the groups, though ethnic identity was not central to the respondents. (SM)…

Holzman, Lois; Strickland, Gloria (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)…

Gold, Nora (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)…

Nessel, Paula (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)…

Elliot, Ian (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)…

Miller, Phyllis K.; And Others (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)…

Hoffman, Barry Charles (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)…

Goodkin, Doug (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)…

D'Andrea, Michael (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)…

Russell-Chapin, Lori A.; Stoner, Charles R. (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)…

Reilly, David H. (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)…

Cardis, Richard J.; Risinger, C. Frederick (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)…

Cheng, Li-Rong Lilly (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)…

Whitin, David J. (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)…

Reimer, Bennett (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)…