(1994). The Delta Team: Empowering Adolescent Girls. Schools in the Middle, v3 n3 p24-26 Feb. In response to adolescent girls' concerns about teen violence, rumors, grooming, careers, and equity, four women teachers and a woman administrator at a Maryland middle school developed the Delta Program. The program provides positive learning experiences, teaches social skills and conflict management techniques, empowers girls through mentoring and leadership training, and fosters multiethnic bonding. (MLH)…
(1993). Kwanzaa: A Resource for Resourceful Educators. MultiCultural Review, v2 n4 p36-38 Dec. Kwanzaa, the African-American cultural holiday, can be a valuable resource for teachers to help students develop as partners in a democratic society. The origins and practices of the celebration are explored, and several resources are described to help teachers and librarians develop programs to observe Kwanzaa and its seven principles. (SLD)…
(1993). Of Pilgrims and Turkey: A Look at Thanksgivings Past and Present. Teacher's Roundtable. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v6 n2 p18-19 Nov-Dec. Asserts that patriotic holidays are an important aspect of the social studies curriculum and provide opportunities to study history. Gives a set of questions and answers about the origins of Thanksgiving. Includes references to recommended children's literature related to the topic. (CFR)…
(1993). American Elementary School Texts: Dignity for Blacks?. Social Science Record, v30 n1 p37-42 Spr. Reports on a review of nine elementary social studies textbooks for their treatment of African-American history and culture. Finds that the West African origins and culture of African Americans is largely ignored. Determines that textbooks present a biased and incomplete picture of slavery in early U.S. history. (CFR)…
(1998). Literacy, Dialogue, and Difference in the \Electronic Contact Zone.\. Computers and Composition, v15 n3 p317-29. Discusses a first-year writing class composed of both Hispanic-American and Anglo students, arguing that rather than regarding online conflicts between students as mere \flaming,\ such conflicts can be seen as a way of helping students develop as literate citizens more aware of difference. (SR)…
(1998). Working with Young Adolescent Readers. New Advocate, v11 n4 p379-82 Fall. Discusses six books (published in 1997 or 1998) for educators that deal with teaching young adolescents and teaching with literature. (SR)…
(1998). \The Place I Will Always Remember\: Drawing on Experiences through the Quilt Project. Voices from the Middle, v6 n1 p12-16 Sep. Discusses a quilt project in which ninth-grade English-as-a-Second-Language students wrote, drew, and talked about what they knew, remembered, and felt on the topic \Where I Came From,\ creating an anthology and a quilt. Describes how students' speaking practice, written language abilities, and self-confidence improved. (SR)…
(1999). Curricular Approaches To Developing Positive Interethnic Relations. Journal of Negro Education, v68 n4 p529-49 Fall. Examines how curricular approaches have helped build positive interethnic relations in a large, ethnically diverse high school, documenting four curricular approaches teacher leaders used to address issues of race and ethnicity and exploring the impact of those approaches on student learning. Illuminates how teacher leaders and administrators created the conditions for these curricular reforms to be sustainable. (SM)…
(1994). With Many Voices: Talking about Multicultural Children's Literature. Instructor, v103 n6 p38-41 Feb. The article presents advice from children's book authors and illustrators about choosing and using multicultural literature, discussing what to look for in multicultural literature and why multiculturalism matters. The article includes lists of multicultural resources for the classroom and of authors who write specifically about their cultures. (SM)…
(2001). Curricular Modifications, Family Outreach, and a Mentoring Program: Impacts on Achievement and Gifted Identification in High-Risk Primary Students. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v24 n4 p305-21 Sum. A study investigated the efficacy of specific interventions (mentoring, parental involvement, and multicultural curricula) on academic achievement of 273 elementary students from low-socioeconomic environments. The interventions had no statistically significant effect on student achievement in any grade. However, by the end of the program, students were on grade level. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)…
(2004). Language Policy, Indigenous Languages and the Village School: A Study of Bilingual Education for the Tarahumara of Northern Mexico. International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, v7 n6 p529-548. In 1991, the Bilingual Bicultural Education Program (BBEP) was launched in Chihuahua, Mexico, as a way of responding to the educational needs of the indigenous Tarahumara populations and the growing threat to their language and culture. Using a conceptual framework based on the literatures of curriculum inquiry, language shift and maintenance, and literacy studies, this 10-month ethnographic case study examines the sociocultural contexts of the implementation of the BBEP in a federal school serving Tarahumara and the role of the school and the BBEP in indigenous language maintenance. Specifically, the paper reports and discusses findings on how state-developed BBEP goals relate to the teachers' and parents' expectations of school and literacy and biliteracy. As the findings show, the school is the place of children's first intense contact with mestizo culture and language and the agency where children are expected by parents and teachers to acquire Spanish oral and literacy skills…. [Direct]
(2003). Multicultural Social Studies: The Local History Connection. Social Studies, v94 n3 p111-117 May-Jun. Local history can help prepare students for standardized tests by helping them enhance their memories and possess solid understanding of the concepts that are fundamental to a particular discipline or field of study. Although it can effectively be argued that the study of local history may aid in the mastery of U.S. history topics, another often overlooked benefit is its significance as an authentic vehicle for conveying multicultural themes. Because local history is so grounded in social and cultural developments and largely embodies the stories of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups responsible for settling and building the communities of the nation, the integration of local content would naturally present multicultural perspectives. A multicultural unit designed for students at all levels of proficiency is described. (Contains 1 table.)… [Direct]
(2005). Teaching American Indian Geography and History with New Perspectives: The Lodge Pole River Project Example. Journal of Geography, v104 n5 p187-193. A three-year institute called \The Lodge Pole River Project\ was designed to change educator perceptions of American Indian historical geography and encourage the creation of balanced and culturally sensitive American Indian K-12 curriculum. This project offered unique opportunities to assess a geography institute's impact upon teacher knowledge and perceptions towards Native people and pedagogical approaches to teaching about American Indians and their landscapes. The assessment suggests that three weeks of field work, archival research, and curriculum writing increased participant knowledge of American Indian history and culture, solidified sympathetic perceptions and attitudes towards native people, and strengthened the ability of educators to offer different interpretations of American Indian geography and history to their students…. [Direct]
(1994). Preservice Teachers and Culturally Diverse Families: How Do They Perceive One Another?. This paper discusses a study that explored the concerns and perceptions of culturally diverse families and the attitudes of preservice teachers toward students from culturally diverse families. To begin with, a qualitative study was conducted in which five international families and six American families were interviewed to examine concerns of parents who have their children in a culturally diverse setting. A descriptive quantitative study followed to determine if elementary preservice teachers were culturally sensitive as a total group to the culturally diverse families. The Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory (CDAI) was used to determine the level of sensitivity of 637 preservice teachers who were enrolled in the student teaching phase of elementary teacher education programs. Findings included the following: (1) international families were concerned that their culture be maintained through opportunities for their children to eat native food, practice native customs, and… [PDF]
(1992). A Bibliography of Works in Folklore and Education Published between 1929 and 1992. This bibliography presents books, journal articles, reports, and teaching guides published between 1929 and 1992 related to folklore education. The bibliography includes over 200 entries covering the history of education, community centered education, intercultural education, folklore and education, oral history projects conducted by students, and anthropology and education. Each entry includes author, date of publication, title, publisher, and library catalog number, when appropriate. (LP)… [PDF]