Describes issues which emerged when undergraduates implemented a preventively oriented educational program for disadvantaged children. Undergraduates unwittingly imposed standard English and inculcated mainstream cultural norms. Efforts were made to identify and resolve these problems to support and strengthen the children's traditions, values and…

Research has shown that modeling is an effective learning technique. Since recent studies have advocated the use of culturally sensitive training videos in the training of student practitioners, counselors were shown counselor-client vignettes to determine whether or not the perceived credibility and cultural competency of the counselor was…

Discusses issues relating to the education and training of information professionals. The topics covered include the various options available to professionals seeking updated skills; the role of formal education in unifying the information profession; the qualifications sought by information industry employers; and the status of international…

The objectives of a university training program for rural social workers are to develop insights into cultural and stereotypical attitudes of social workers and to increase worker cultural sensitivity and awareness of value differences. The focus of the training is on the process by which workers evaluate extrinsic and intrinsic factors related to…