(1990). The CDCC Teacher Bursaries Scheme. A European Teachers' Seminar on the Teaching of Linguistic and Cultural Minorities (Vaaksy, Finland, August 7-11, 1989). The European Teachers' Seminar held in Vaaksy, Finland in August 1989 was attended by 29 participants from 12 European countries representing elementary and secondary school teachers, adult educators, teacher trainers, and national school board officials responsible for minority education. The theme was instruction of linguistic and cultural minorities and increased international understanding in Europe, with emphasis on integration of linguistic and cultural minorities into the school and society in a way that would retain the minority language and culture. The report contains an overview of proceedings, texts of presentations on bilingual and minority identity and the Lappish language as a medium of instruction, summaries of presentations on intercultural education and human rights and on language and culture from the minority viewpoint, and a summary of working group reports. Working groups concluded that bilingual education should support equal rights to education, acknowledge…
(1993). PETOM: Preservice Education for Teachers of Minorities. Kamehameha Journal of Education, v4 p1-9 Fall. The paper presents an overview of a two-year program called PETOM (Preservice Education for Teachers of Minorities), which receives funding from the Kamehameha Schools and the University of Hawaii to prepare teachers of underachieving minority children. The program educates teachers who can make school successful for Hawaii's minority students. (SM)…
(1995). The Internet: A Curriculum Warehouse for Social Studies Teachers. Social Studies, v86 n3 p105-12 May-Jun. Provides an introduction to the Internet with special focus on access issues, electronic communication, and tools for making the Internet easier to use. Identifies selected Internet resources appropriate for social studies. Includes three lesson plan ideas and five tables listing Internet resources. (CFR)…
(1995). The "Problem" of Gender in Teacher Education. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v8 n2 p3-11 Spr. Gender issues are not addressed in teacher education because of time constraints, the view of teaching as "a women's profession," the belief in objective gender-blind educational research, and the controversial and emotional nature of gender issues. Addresses how feminist scholarship can assist teacher educators in incorporating gender issues into teacher education. (LP)…
(1993). Conversation Partners: Helping Students Gain a Global Perspective through Cross-Cultural Experiences. Theory into Practice, v32 n1 p21-26 Win. The article reviews research on the impact of international experience on preservice teachers, discusses off-campus international experiences, and describes an on-campus, cross-cultural conversation partners program designed to increase the intercultural competence of teacher education students at the University of Kentucky. (SM)…
(1999). Cross-Cultural Partnerships: Acknowledging the \Equal Other\ in the Rural/Urban American Indian Teacher Education Program. Teaching and Teacher Education, v15 n5 p571-90 Jul. Describes the Rural/Urban American Indian Teacher Education Program, based on Baber's (1970) notion of the equal other. It featured cross-cultural partnerships at every possible level. Its goals were to prepare more American-Indian teachers and culturally enhance the preparation of white, female, monolingual candidates. The paper examines some of the program's successes, failures, and distinctive features. (SM)…
(1998). Developing an Electronic Infrastructure To Support Multimedia Telecomputing Resources. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v6 n2-3 p151-67. The Houston Consortium of Urban Professional Development and Technology Schools project, developed to prepare teachers for urban, multicultural classrooms is continuing its development of a telecommunications infrastructure for its members–faculty, teachers, staff and students from colleges, public schools, and regional educational service agencies. Discussion includes telecomputing goals, networking hardware, software, and links to additional sources. (AEF)…
(1991). The Multicolored Mirror: Cultural Substance in Literature for Children and Young Adults. This book expands on presentations made at a conference to provide a resource for teachers, librarians, educators, and others with an interest in cultural substance in literature. "Multicultural" is used to refer to people of color, including African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Hispanics. The following selections are included: (1) "Looking into the Mirror: Considerations behind the Reflections" (K. T. Horning and G. M. Kruse); (2) "The Development of Self-Esteem in Children of Color" (V. M. Henderson); (3) "Evaluating Books by and about African-Americans" (R. S. Bishop); (4) "Transcending the Form" (T. Feelings); (5) "Going around the Block" (G. Ancona); (6) "Publisher's Perspective" (P. Yeh, W. Hudson, and C. Hudson); (7) "Authentic Multicultural Literature for Children: An Author's Perspective" (E. F. Howard); (8) "1492-1992 from an American Indian Perspective" (D….
(1995). Promoting Multiethnic Relationships by Utilizing the Principles of Community Building. This report describes a student leadership program, Putting the Environment Above the Common Ego (PEACE), designed to reduce incidences of eighth grade students forming self-segregating groups based on ethnic or racial heritage. The targeted groups form the diverse student body attending a middle school with 1,400 students in Rockford, Illinois. Formation of the student-devised segregated groups was revealed by staff and administration. Analysis of staff and student surveys, personal logs, and the study of the student composition of after school groups confirm the initial observations of this middle school's professional staff. Causes of the problem include: (1) a city historically and geographically divided with societal tendencies to categorize people by race, economic circumstances, or ethnic background; and (2) a school culture that failed to address adequately the issue of diversity. The PEACE leadership program, based on survey interpretation and personal logs, did not appear… [PDF]
(1995). Diversity in the Workplace [in HRD]. These four papers are from a symposium that was facilitated by Laura Bierema at the 1995 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD). \The Status of Valuing and Managing Diversity in Fortune 500 Manufacturing and Fortune 500 Service Organizations: Perceptions of Top Human Resource Professionals\ (Sandra J. Johnson) reports a study that established a broad definition of diversity and a rationale for going beyond discriminatory, reactive, legalistic, or nonsystemic approaches to dealing with work force diversity; determined a list of common HRD components; and examined business factors related to diversity development efforts. \A Theory of Diversity\ (Christopher Washington) presents a theory that provides a psychological rationale for why diversity is related to performance in groups. \Work Force Diversity in Fortune 500 Corporations Headquartered in Minnesota: Concepts and Practices\ (Karin Tomervik) reports a study that provides a conceptual framework for…
(1997). Valencia Community College, Exploring America's Communities. Progress Report. In 1996, Florida's Valencia Community College (VCC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The central aim of the college's action plan was to develop activity packets or modules that focused on a theme and which provided a structured sequence of learning activities organized around the theme. The theme embodied the following ideas: concrete activities designed to stimulate student thought, personal observation or reflection, collaborative activity, synthesis and application of learning, and assessment. The intent was to provide groundwork for the Summer Institutes on non-Western civilizations scheduled for 1997. After developing the draft action plan, the team decided to organize a college-wide public event that would highlight the Common Ground agenda. Obstacles faced by the college included… [PDF]
(1992). Discrimination and Prejudice: An Annotated Bibliography. Second Edition. A comprehensive and comparative compilation of the social science literature pertinent to ethnic discrimination and racial discrimination and practice is presented, focusing on areas of discrimination common to these groups in economics, education, employment, health, housing, criminal justice, and political participation. To represent major ethnic groups, the bibliography is presented in the following parts: (1) African Americans; (2) American Indians; (3) Asian Americans; (4) Hispanic Americans; and (5) Multi Ethnic. Each bibliography is accompanied by its own index that lists major content areas and subareas. There are over 4,200 entries. The education content area includes 425 references related to African Americans, and the multi-ethnic section lists 340 articles focusing on education. Education entries form a much smaller part of the other ethnic listings. (SLD)…
(1997). [English as a Second Language; Freshman English; and Indian Literature.] Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad, 1997 (India). This paper contains three lesson plans about India for use at the community college level by teachers of freshman English, any literature course that includes a unit on Indian literature, or English as a Second Language. The lessons vary in length and depth with the pace set by the professor. None is intended to be completed in one class period. The lessons contain objectives and procedures for conducting the lesson, as well as suggestions for additional resources. (EH)… [PDF]
(1995). How To Measure Survey Reliability and Validity. The Survey Kit, Volume 7. The nine-volume Survey Kit is designed to help readers prepare and conduct surveys and become better users of survey results. All the books in the series contain instructional objectives, exercises and answers, examples of surveys in use, illustrations of survey questions, guidelines for action, checklists of "dos and don'ts," and annotated references. This volume, seventh in the series, shows readers how to assess and interpret the quality of their survey data by examining the survey instrument thoroughly. The book explains how to code and pilot test new and established surveys. It also covers such issues as how to measure reliability (such as test-retest, alternate-form, internal consistency, interobserver and intraobserver reliability). How to measure content, criterion, and construct validities is explained, and how to address cross-cultural issues in survey research is described. Also described is how to scale and score a survey. The following chapters are included:…
(1990). United States and New York State History, Grade 7. A Multicultural Perspective. Volume I. This resource guide, designed for use by New York City teachers, provides a wide range of suggested approaches and materials from which teachers can select as they teach the grade 7 and grade 8 course "United States and New York State History." The resource guide strives to include the histories, perspectives, and contributions of all people (women, African-Americans, American Indians, and ethnic minorities) and thus is in keeping with the social history approach prescribed by the State Syllabus for grades 7 and 8. The materials presented in this volume of the overall guide represent suggested approaches for teaching the first two units of the six unit syllabus. Unit 1 is titled "The Global Heritage of the American People"; Unit 2 is titled "European Exploration and Colonization of the Americas." Each unit is comprehensive and has been divided into several learning activities, each of which relates to a particular topic within the unit and contains a…