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Download full textvan Broekhuizen, L. David; Dougherty, Barbara – 1999
This research synthesis provides insight into issues related to teacher diversity and faculty development. It begins with a review of the literature on models of professional development and the characteristics of effective professional development identified by research, with the knowledge that little, if any, research has addressed professional…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Relevance, Diversity (Faculty)
Maryland Univ., College Park. – 1998
This guide uses the planning process at the University of Maryland, College Park, as an example of comprehensive campus-wide planning for institutional and programmatic diversity goals. Five planning principles are identified: (1) accountability, (2) inclusiveness, (3) shared responsibility, (4) evaluation, and (5) institutionalization. Chapters…
Descriptors: College Planning, Cooperative Programs, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
Cufaude, Jeff – Campus Activities Programming, 1990
Common mistakes made in campus programing to meet the needs of a multicultural college community are reviewed, and strategies for more effective programing are presented. Suggestions include promoting diverse board membership, collaboration or cosponsoring, monitoring program inclusivity, discussing cultural sensitivity with performers, and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Extracurricular Activities
Johnson, Ralph E. – Campus Activities Programming, 1989
Issues to be considered in developing student activities programs that attract all students, including minority groups, are outlined and some program ideas promoting cultural pluralism are provided. Consistent application of student development theory is encouraged. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education
Lloyd, Patricia G. – Updating School Board Policies, 1994
In recent years, educators and policymakers have been concerned with the growing need to consider implementation and maintenance of multicultural or cross-cultural educational programs in elementary and secondary schools. This article discusses the need for multicultural education and the means by which school boards can begin to implement,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
Chahin, Jaime – 1993
To develop and implement diversity initiatives in the university community requires the effective implementation of initiatives in many areas. Diversity leaders should be cognizant of institutional values and attitudes and the vision espoused by the university's president. The diversity leader should inform the university community about…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Institutional)
Osborn, Kathy – Currents, 1995
Alumni programs can involve more minority group members by focusing on constructive change for the benefit of future alumni. Administrators should challenge minority alumni to participate, have strategies to deal with concerns and complaints, determine campus commitment to diversity, and send appropriate messages to alumni. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedRifkind, Larry; Harper, Loretta F. – CUPA Journal, 1997
Discussion of intercultural conflicts among college and university faculty and staff looks at the role of internal mediation services, focusing on steps that should be followed by the mediator, mediator attributes contributing to successful resolution, and the importance of mediators and human resource professionals developing an awareness of…
Descriptors: Arbitration, College Administration, College Faculty, Conflict Resolution
MacDowell, Marsha, Ed. – 1987
This compendium of resources is designed for use by teachers, art educators, museum staff, youth leaders, program planners, and folklorists. Organized in the following way, chapter 1, "Folk Arts in Education," provides an overview of the development of folk-arts-in-education programs; chapter 2, "Reports from the Field,"…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides
Mullis, Fran, Ed. – GSCA Journal, 2000
This document serves as a supportive tool for school counselors and their programs. It focuses on counseling issues and ideas, and has a particular emphasis on ideas for best practice. It also serves an important role in promoting the school counseling profession. This issue includes the following articles: (1) "Format for the Future:…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Career Counseling, Conflict Resolution, Counselor Training
Friedman, Ellen G.; And Others – 1996
This book includes a selection of essays, narratives, and syllabi from the New Jersey Project, which, since 1986, has been pioneering the statewide transformation of the college curriculum away from the androcentric and Eurocentric canon toward an inclusive, nonsexist, nonracist, and multicultural curriculum. Part 1 describes the genesis and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Role
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1995
This guide is designed to help educators develop a comprehensive and integrated family and consumer sciences educational program for all grades. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the family and consumer sciences program in Connecticut. Chapter 2 describes the various program elements local districts should consider when reviewing, modifying, or…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Roeber, Jane A., Ed. – 1998
With creative ideas contributed from Wisconsin youth services librarians, this manual is a practical guide for planning and implementing the state's 1999 summer library program. Dealing with the theme, "Go Global: Read!," this manual contains a broad spectrum of ideas--from solid information about varied cultures to playful fantasy tales…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Creative Activities, Cultural Pluralism
Feyten, Carine M., Ed.; Nutta, Joyce W., Ed. – 1999
The essays in this book, by contributors from around the world, clarify predominant theoretical issues that pertain to virtual instruction, and offer practical suggestions for implementing these programs in any setting. Chapters include: "Mapping Space and Time: Virtual Instruction as Global Ritual" (Joyce W. Nutta and Carine M. Feyten);…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBlatti, Jo – Journal of American History, 1990
Examines how oral history may help close the gap between professional and public history, thus broadening the framework of historical discourse. Considers public history projects--films, videos, museum, and historic site exhibits--and the work on conceptions of history by David Carr and Henry Glassie. Favors interpretive approaches that reflect…
Descriptors: Community Education, Context Effect, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
