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Download full textMellander, Gustavo A., Ed.; Prochaska, Fred, Ed. – 1991
Model programs designed to promote diversity within the West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) in California are discussed and described in this report. First, an introductory chapter, "The Importance of Cultural Issues to Higher Education," by Gustavo A. Mellander and Fred Prochaska, reviews the diversity…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Stea, David – 1988
During the 2.5 years the project was in operation, the International Center for Culture and Environment (Santa Fe, New Mexico) provided courses concerned with aspects of intercultural communication related to environmental design and planning to students and practitioners from 15 U.S. states and 15 foreign countries. Courses were provided in three…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Community Involvement, Course Content
Toronto Board of Education (Ontario). – 1975
This report investigates the educational philosophy programs related to the multicultural population of Toronto. Two fundamental goals for the Toronto Board of Education are to provide equal educational opportunities to all children, and to do so without loss of the child's personal identity and cultural integrity. The work force provides…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
Justice, Madeline, Ed. – 2001
This document contains the following papers on diversity and international issues from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2001 conference: "Using Technology To Support Teaching for Social Justice in a Preservice Program" (Barbara Beyerbach); "Integrating Technology into a Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
Stickel, George W. – 1987
Ethnic differences are valuable to the well-being of society, but it is difficult to determine how to transmit this cultural value from one generation to another. The development of the value of cultural pluralism is dependent upon the development of both a comprehensive theory of cultural pluralism and a model of cultural transmission which focus…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education
Kraemer, Alfred J. – 1974
This handbook provides detailed guidelines for conducting the exercise described in SO 009 457 as a workshop on intercultural communication. The objective of the workshop is to improve participant skill in intercultural communication by increasing the ability to recognize cultural influences in participants' own thinking. Aspects of conducting the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bias, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Chinatown Resources Development Center, San Francisco, CA. – 1984
This guide provides California's adult educators and employers with useful cross-cultural communication training techniques. These strategies are intended for application in both adult education and employment contexts to enhance the overall quality of communication between individuals of differing cultural backgrounds. The first two sections…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Corporate Education, Cross Cultural Training
King, Lovern Root – 1986
Perspectives concerning cultural diversity and the schools are presented. It is suggested that educational preparation is needed in the United States for the social, political, and economic realities brought about by the growth in both immigration and births among native minority groups. Schools should be aware of students' cultural diversity and…
Descriptors: College Role, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education
Claydon, Leslie F. – 1980
Reporting on Australia's attempts to aid in the resettlement of European and Asian refugees and other immigrants, this paper focused on the progress of governmental institutions in dealing with migrant problems such as education, employment, and cultural integration. The language barrier, caused by a lack of knowledge of English by the majority of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
ANDERSON, LYNN R. – 1966
RATINGS OF THE LEADER'S INITIATION OF STRUCTURE AND CONSIDERATION WERE OBTAINED FROM 36 INTERCULTURAL DISCUSSION GROUPS OF ONE AMERICAN AND ONE INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENT PLUS AN AMERICAN LEADER. RATINGS OF GROUP ATMOSPHERE, ESTEEM FOR LEADER, AND LEADER EFFECTIVENESS WERE ALSO OBTAINED AFTER EACH GROUP COMPLETED AN INTERCULTURAL NEGOTIATION TASK AND…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavior Standards, Cultural Differences
Toronto Board of Education (Ontario). – 1975
The two purposes of this issues paper are to provide a brief description of the educational programs the Toronto Board of Education offers for both the children and the adults of the entire multiethnic community and to set out the general, but critical, relationship of the school system with the city's ethnic communities. The paper outlines…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Programs, Bias, Bilingual Education
Ervin-Tripp, Susan – Items, 1969
During the summer of 1968 a special summer program in sociolinguistics ("Language, Society, and the Child") was held at the University of California, Berkeley. This program grew out of the research on "children's language acquisition in a variety of cultures" which has been underway at that institution for four years. Originally it was planned to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Doctoral Programs
Kraemer, Alfred J. – 1973
This report describes development of an exercise designed to improve intercultural communication skills. The exercise is intended for use in instructional programs that prepare Americans for work in a foreign cultural environment. When persons of differing cultural backgrounds attempt to communicate with each other, each makes unwarranted,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bias, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Kowalski, Kurt – 1997
Introducing preschool-age children to people of diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds and cultural practices is becoming one of the central features of early educational programming. This study used a pre-test post-test design with a control to assess such an educational intervention aimed at positively influencing American preschoolers' attitudes…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Enloe, Walter, Ed.; Simon, Ken, Ed. – 1993
The articles of this collection offer a window into the classrooms of teachers who provide activities that support multicultural and global education. "Intercultural" is used rather than multicultural because it suggests interacting in a way that increases the understanding and respect we have for our many cultures. The following papers…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
