This guide is intended to help college faculty and administrators initiate, plan, and conduct faculty development and curriculum projects concerned with incorporating the content and perspectives of women's studies and ethnic studies into college curricula. It describes the major stages and components of successful curriculum transformation…

This handbook for the Mentor Program of the California Librarians Black Caucus (CLBC) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) begins by stating that the purpose of the program is to increase the number of African American librarians and other information professionals in…

Addresses the role of outdoor education in meeting the goals of multicultural education. Recommends examining current instructional materials for negative stereotypes and historical distortions, and developing programs that are culturally inclusive. Provides suggestions for integrating African American culture into traditional program content…

Intended for administrators, program planners, teachers, paraprofessionals and other personnel involved in special education, the booklet provides guidelines for working with culturally diverse children. Three philosophical positions regarding the culturally different are separatism (which maintains that children should be separated from one…

Advice is offered for developing and strengthening college alumni special interest groups. These include setting clear guidelines; striving for membership quantity and enthusiasm; focusing on a mission; developing strong and creative leaders; sharing responsibility among staff; setting reasonable objectives; and finding financial support. (MSE)

Educators concerned with law-related education (LRE) increasingly have recognized the need to ensure the participation of diverse groups of people in LRE programs. In 1988 the American Bar Association's Special Committee for Citizenship began the Minority Involvement in Law Education Initiative. Among its purposes was to promote and encourage the…

The primary objectives of this resource book are to increase family life educators' knowledge and understanding of Latinos and to encourage advocacy by Latinos for appropriate family life programs in their communities. English and Spanish versions of the same text are included. There are six chapters. Chapter 1 outlines the book's objectives and…

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)

This guide contains information from the alcoholism literature and from interviews with people in state alcoholism agencies, major professional associations, and public and private service programs. It is designed to help readers plan and develop community alcoholism programs by providing an overview of the many considerations involved in starting…

This monograph provides a framework for programs, states, and organizations to think about the issues in developing culturally competent programs for families of children with special needs, and offers a variety of examples from programs across the country that are providing exemplary services. The monograph is designed to help program makers…

A series of self-study questions is presented to examine policy and practice issues important in developing culturally competent programs for children with special needs and their families. Cultural competence refers to a program's ability to honor and respect the beliefs, interpersonal styles, attitudes, and behaviors both of families who are…

The model plan outlined in this practical guide for the establishment and development of library collections and services to meet the needs of ethnic populations--particularly Asian American, Black, Chicano/Spanish speaking, and Native American--is intended for use by library administrators and ethnic services librarians. Guidelines provided cover…

This monograph was developed to assist states and communities in planning, designing, and implementing culturally competent systems of care for children with serious emotional disturbances. It highlights the culturally competent aspects of 11 programs serving people of color. Each program targets at least one of the four major ethnic minority…

This handbook is intended for academic librarians who are interested in establishing peer outreach programs for minority students on their campuses or who are trying to decide whether such a program would meet the needs of their students. Chapters include an overview of the unique challenges facing academic institutions and libraries in serving…

The following objectives for a k-12 multicultural program are discussed: (1) celebrations, (2) curiosity quest, (3) ethnic group contributions, (4) similarities among groups (case study approach), (5) consciousness raising, (6) communication, and (7) caring. Also examined are additional factors to consider in developing such a program, e.g.,…