(1990). Developing and Applying the Study of Comparative Cultures. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v2 n3 p25-27 Jan-Feb. Outlines three learning activities for elementary level comparative cultural studies, focusing on developing nations cultures. "School Artifacts Box" develops observation and inference skills. "Proverbs" directs students to compare/contrast African and Western proverbs. "Improvising Social Studies Media" suggests creating instructional supplies from indigenous materials (often the case in developing nations' classrooms). (CH)…
(1989). Educating the Children about Race Relations: The Role of Teachers and Parents. Crisis, v96 n9 p23-25,45 Nov. Discusses the responsibility of parents and schools to train American children to respect diversity and reject racial and ethnic stereotypes. Examines curricula that emphasize race relations and multicultural values and educational strategies that promote racial harmony. Suggests that a strong sense of self may best help children cope with racism. (AF)…
(1989). Holidays, Holy Days, and Wholly Dazed: Approaches to Special Days. Young Children, v44 n6 p70-75 Sep. Discusses three approaches that schools and teachers can use to plan for and celebrate special days with young children: the "wholly dazed," or multicultural, approach; the holidays, or nonreligious, approach; and the "holy days," or religious approach. (BB)…
(1989). A Geographical Perspective of World History: Contribution to an Interdisciplinary Course. Journal of Geography, v88 n6 p221-24 Nov-Dec. Explains how a world civilization course at Butler University (Indiana) was significantly enhanced after a geographic perspective was used to introduce students to various cultures. Describes the units on China and pre-revolutionary Russia. Outcomes included a better understanding and appreciation for geography by both students and teachers. (GG)…
(1993). Awakening a Love of Reading: An Experiment. Kamehameha Journal of Education, v4 p121-29 Fall. An elementary teacher who completed her preservice fieldwork with Hawaii's PETOM (Preservice Education for Teaching of Minorities) program discusses the experimental process she uses to teach students to read and to love reading. By presenting her diary, the article highlights her whole-language approach to teaching a love of reading. (SM)…
(1995). Standards and Practices: Children's Literature and Curricula Reform for the Twenty-First Century. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v8 n1 p19-21 Sep-Oct. Maintains that implementing the new social studies curriculum standards has been a challenge for many elementary teachers. Asserts that high-quality children's literature is essential for an integrated, multicultural curriculum. Provides an annotated bibliography of 13 teacher resource books. (CFR)…
(1995). Project Work with Diverse Students: Adapting Curriculum Based on the Reggio Emilia Approach. Childhood Education, v71 n4 p197-202 Sum. Presents key features of the Reggio Emilia approach and its adaptation to early childhood curriculum in the United States. Discusses using projects as a teaching strategy for diverse students to encourage language and conceptual development. Gives prominence to visual languages. Describes project activities involving student teachers and children. (BAC)…
(1995). A Developmental Framework for Cultural Competence Training with Children. Social Work in Education, v17 n3 p171-82 Jul. Presents a developmental framework for cultural competence training with children. Recommends that social workers synchronize training with children's developmental levels and cultural learning readiness in cognitive, affective, and behavioral areas. Translates multicultural practice theory into concrete skills and methods that social workers can use in partnerships with schools. (RJM)…
(1994). The Multicultural Curriculum and Children's Books of Jewish Interest in the Public School. Judaica Librarianship, v8 n1-2 p102-03 Spr-Win 1993-94. There are two kinds of books of Jewish interest in public schools: informational nonfiction (generally classified in the religious section of the library), and picture books and fiction. Children's books of Jewish interest are evaluated for quality and how they fit into multicultural curricula. A brief annotated bibliography is provided. (Author/AEF)…
(1991). Applying Incidental Teaching (Including Contingent Access to Materials) with Second Language Learners in a Multi-ethnic Nursery Unit: Effects on Child-Teacher Initiations and Child Language Use. Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v11 n1 p35-58. Presents a study of results of training a nursery teacher and nurse in "Incidental Teaching" (IT) procedures designed to encourage child-initiated language interactions in the classroom. Reports increased use of IT by the subjects and in initiation by second-language learning children. Concludes that the number of words used increased for both groups. (DK)…
(1993). Using Multimedia in the Multicultural Classroom. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v21 n2 p163-71 1992-93. Discusses the use of multimedia technology in multicultural elementary and secondary school classrooms. Highlights include types of multimedia technology, including hypermedia, voice/sound digitizers, scanners, CD-ROMs, videodiscs, and other video equipment; lesson plans for teachers; ideas for student group projects; and sources for multimedia materials. (LRW)…
(1993). ScrapbookUSA: Writing 'Cross Grade, 'Cross Curriculum, 'Cross Country. Computing Teacher, v20 n4 p33-37 Dec-Jan 1992-93. Describes the ScrapBookUSA Writing Project, a computer telecommunications project linking classrooms across the country, and its educational opportunities for the writing and multicultural studies curricula. Examples of Hello letters, student essays, and ScrapBook Chronicles are given to demonstrate the impact a wide audience and immediate feedback can have on student work. (EA)…
(1992). Using Children's Books as a Bridge to Other Cultures. Social Studies, v83 n1 p36-40 Jan-Feb. Discusses the use of children's literature within the social studies curriculum to teach about other cultures. Includes fiction set in another place, works set in both another place and time, and informational or factual accounts of other countries. Urges use of multiple books on the same culture and foreign books to capitalize on children's curiosity about other cultures. (DK)…
(1994). The 1992 and 1993 Carter G. Woodson Book Awards. Social Education, v58 n5 p316-20 Sep. States that the Carter G. Woodson Book Award was established to encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social science books that treat ethnic minority and race relation issues sensitively and accurately. Presents an annotated bibliography of the 12 award-winning books for 1992-93. (CFR)…
(1990). Public Speaking Instruction and Cultural Bias: The Future of the Basic Course. American Behavioral Scientist, v34 n2 p240-50 Nov-Dec. Describes the limitations of public speaking courses and claims current instruction is culturally ethnocentric and stresses form. Maintains that students are evaluated by their ability to particularize a speech category. Shows students have unequal opportunities for success in such classes and may not develop competencies that generalize to a variety of communication events. (NL)…