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Building Community through Online Learning in Colleges
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Hunter, Bill; Austin, Roger – College Quarterly, 2015
In this paper the authors will review research on international projects which have used communications technologies, primarily email and web-based video conferencing, to bring learners together across geographic, political, religious and cultural boundaries in the interest of building more cohesive communities in places frequently characterised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Electronic Learning
What We Call Ourselves: Implications for Resources, Policy, and Practice.
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Asamoah, Yvonne; And Others – Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 1991
Explores confusion over what major ethnic groups call themselves, as well as social, political, and economic implications of changing ethnic terminology. Discusses ramifications of labels for ethnic or racial identity, group solidarity, racial and ethnic relations, and distribution of resources for education and other societal needs. Contains 27…
Descriptors: Ethnic Bias, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Group Unity
Crisis in Feminism: The United States and France.
Hogsett, Charlotte – 1983
Feminism is experiencing a similar dual crisis in the United States and France. One aspect of this crisis, the movement's alignment with other groups, is destructive, inevitably leading to the subordination of women's issues to "human" issues. The other dimension of the crisis, internal differences, is potentially creative, offering the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Feminism, Group Dynamics
Biological and Cognitive Bases of Moral Functioning.
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Dickstein, E. B. – Human Development, 1979
Suggests an approach to understanding moral functioning incorporating developments in biological and cognitive theory. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Decision Making, Group Unity, Heredity
Intrinsic versus Community-Based Justice Models: When Does Group Membership Matter?
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Tyler, Tom R.; Lind, E. Allan – Journal of Social Issues, 1990
Examines the effects of group membership on group members' concerns about justice. Two types of effects are hypothesized to exist: inclusionary and exclusionary. Inclusionary effects involve the relationship between groups and their members. Exclusionary effects involve the relationship of groups to nonmembers. Data indicate that inclusionary…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Group Unity, Intergroup Relations, Justice
Some Problems of Identity and Education: A Comparative Examination of Multicultural Education.
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Grant, Nigel – Comparative Education, 1997
Considers issues concerning the education of minorities, in Europe and elsewhere, by examining the vexed question of the nature of identity. Offers the concept of identity "markers," now most commonly nationality and citizenship, but changeable in times of crisis. Discusses culture switching, intermediate or multiple cultural identities,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict
School Desegregation to Integration Through Changes in Social Structure.
Scout, Terrence H. – 1976
This paper explores the theoretical and research contributions of many authors concerning group status and intergroup relations. Highlighted are: (1) Coleman's insights on the classroom reward structure; (2) Pettigrew's principles for successful ethnic contact; (3) Sherif's experimental work on the reduction of intergroup hostility through the…
Descriptors: Classroom Desegregation, Competition, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods