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Shade, Barbara J. Robinson, Ed. – 1997
Many students of color are not performing to their maximum potential within the current school setting, and examinations of this problem suggest significant differences between student and teacher perceptions of how one becomes educated. The underlying assumptions of this book are that culture, through the mediation of cognitive style, determines…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Culture
Brown, Richard K., Ed. – 1997
This book contains nine papers that were presented to the Sociology and Social Policy section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The first paper, "Introduction: Work and Employment in the 1990s" (Richard Brown), puts work and employment in a historical context and examines how globalization of the economy has…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economic Change, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Featherston, Elena, Ed. – 1994
This anthology contains 48 selections about being a woman of color in the United States. The first section, "The Paradox of Color: Living in an 'Unsane' World," considers the emotional amputations as well as the spiritual powers that are derived from the woman's struggle to "be" in her skin. The second section, "On Becoming 'AdNormal': Finding,…
Descriptors: Authors, Cultural Differences, Culture, Ethnic Groups
Download full textCalifornia Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Mental Health Schools. – 1998
Schools committed to the success of all children must have an array of activities designed to address barriers to learning. This introductory packet contains some aids to help school staff find new ways of thinking about how schools should assess barriers to learning. The following items are included in the packet: (1) a chart of "Barriers to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Stage, Frances K., Ed.; Watson, Lemuel W., Ed.; Terrell, Melvin, Ed. – 1999
This book offers eight papers intended for student affairs professionals, college administrators, and faculty which discuss wholistic approaches to college student learning, focusing on the entire campus learning environment. Following an introduction by Frances K. Stage and Lemuel W. Watson, the papers are: (1) "A Framework to Enhance Student…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Instruction, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment
Bjornson, Richard, Ed.; Waldman, Marilyn R., Ed. – 1989
This volume presents ten papers by authors from diverse academic disciplines that challenge the acceptance of dominant patterns of knowledge in the present educational and social climate and suggest that our creativity, our capacity to comprehend complex phenomena, and the future well-being of out society depend on our willingness to embrace new…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Creativity, Educational Environment, Futures (of Society)
Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1991
"America 2000," President Bush's national strategy for "Reinventing America's Schools" is evaluated by 30 invited experts in the following papers: "Bottom-up Reform From the Top Down" (John E. Chubb); "Would Choice + Competition Yield Quality Education?" (Richard F. Elmore); "The Federal Education Role…
Descriptors: Accountability, Competition, Cultural Differences, Educational Change
Alvey, R. Gerald – 1989
This book, printed for new adult readers, is about folk culture and folklore in Kentucky. The book, printed in large easy-to-read type and geared for intermediate readers, discusses folk culture and rural lifestyle. It differentiates between folk or traditional culture from elite and popular cultures. The first chapter looks at folk speech,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Ethnology, Folk Culture, Life Style
Kalleberg, Arne L.; Knoke, David; Marsden, Peter V.; Spaeth, Joe L. – 1996
In 1991 the National Organizations Study (NOS) surveyed a number of U.S. businesses about their structure, context, and personnel practices to produce a database for answering questions about social behavior in work organizations. This book presents the results of that survey. The study aimed to create a national database on organizations--based…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Bureaucracy, Business Administration, Employer Employee Relationship
Wijeyesinghe, Charmaine L., Ed.; Jackson, Bailey W., III, Ed. – 2001
This book presents a collection of essays on racial identity development in a variety of racial populations, focusing on the application of racial identity development theories and their expansion beyond their original borders. The 10 chapters are (1) "Black Identity Development: Further Analysis and Elaboration" (Bailey W. Jackson III);…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Conflict Resolution
Barton, Angela Calabrese, Ed.; Osborne, Margery D., Ed. – 2001
The essays in this book draw from current debates concerning schooling and the need for liberatory education; the social construction of science and identity; and systems of race, class, and gender oppression and domination. These works aim to pose such questions as: (1) How can we shape practice and curriculum to address the needs of diverse…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Owens, Kay, Ed.; Mousley, Judy, Ed. – 2000
This volume presents different issues and views on research in mathematics education in Australia. Chapters include: (1) "An Introduction to This Review" (Kay Owens); (2) "Recent Research Monographs" (Kay Owens and editors of the monographs); (3) "Language Factors in Mathematics Education" (Nerida Ellerton, Ken…
Descriptors: Algebra, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Fine, Michelle, Ed.; Weis, Lois, Ed.; Powell, Linda C., Ed.; Wong, L. Mun, Ed. – 1997
The contributions in this volume analyze the white racialization process in the context of multiculturalism and examine how racism is established in institutional structures. The chapters are: (1) "The Achievement (K)not: Whiteness and 'Black Underachievement'" (Linda C. Powell); (2) "White Experimenters, White Blood, and Other White Conditions:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Experience
Peer reviewedStairs, Arlene, Ed. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1994
The introduction, five articles, and book review of this special issue highlight the educational development of aboriginal populations in Canada and demonstrate the richness aboriginal encounters with formal schooling bring to the understanding of the essentially cultural nature of education, moving beyond the universalism of the Western…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Educational Policy
Lewis, Angela; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1991
Includes "Staff Development for Educators Working with Black Communities" (Lewis, Murray); "The Changing Scene in Wales" (Poole); "Staff Development in Open College Networks" (Mager); "Staff Development in the Provision of Adult Literacy and Basic Skills" (Wells); and "European Aspects" (Oglesby).…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
