The fourth conference dedicated itself to the topic "The Treatment of Minorities in Textbooks," intending to give educators, publishers, civil rights leaders, and government officials an unbiased understanding of textbook problems. Participants learned from each other and gained insight into differing points of view, stimulating cooperative team…

Studying the literature of many cultures is desirable because the absence of such literature deprives children of a fully-rounded education in literature. (JH)

"Research in Social Studies Education , James P. Shaver, Editor-- Social Education's Research Supplement, Number One, December 1969. (AP)

Discusses the structure, effectiveness, and problems of a format for an anthropology class called World Cultures. Basic research and anthropological concept lectures were delivered. An international and an American student were paired to research the international student's culture. Each pair then taught the class for a week. (JS)

In Malaysia, the national moral education curriculums are designed to develop the values that Malaysians of diverse cultures share or that the government wishes to develop as shared values to bring about religious and ethnic harmony. Moral education for Muslims is incorporated into in-school religious education, while a separate, essentially…

This annotated bibliography of multiethnic curriculum materials is distributed by the Title IV Equal Educational Opportunity Project and funded under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. All materials listed are available from the Nebraska Title IV Equal Educational Opportunity Project. Each entry includes the title, author, editor or compiler, copyright…

This annotated bibliography is written for teachers of students of multiracial, multicultural backgrounds. The materials are for all age groups and are concerned primarily with the problems and interests of immigrants in Britain. The contents include: (1) reference books; (2) Department of Education and Science publications; (3) Schools Council…

A study was conducted to assess the role of State departments of education in evaluating ethnic content of social studies material. The approach was to identify and assess instruments, such as guidelines and historical outlines, employed in the evaluation. The way States define ethnic content is criticized. (Author/GC)

A systems analysis is used to identify four curriculum domains of international education. They are the following: (1) global education; (2) contemporary cultures education; (3) international relations; and (4) development studies. Each is presented in terms of its key goals and central concepts. Several innovative projects are described. (VM)

This paper offers guidelines for the selection of elementary and secondary education curriculum materials that properly recognize the variety of ethnic and cultural diversity within U.S. society. Two areas are addressed. The first is understanding the concept of culture when examining multicultural materials. The second is the determination of the…

The legal biculturalism of Canada and the actual multiculturalism of Canada, the United States, and other countries require that we promote in our schools a positive and realistic view of a variety of ethnic cultures. This goal can be met through teacher education, integration of multicultural concepts into the curriculum in appropriate contexts,…

THE MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL DETROIT CITY SCHOOL SERIES PREPRIMERS, DEVELOPED FOR DISADVANTAGED PUPILS, HAVE CAREFULLY CHOSEN BASIC VOCABULARIES, HIGH INTEREST VALUE, AND BREVITY. WHEN THE NEW SERIES WAS COMPARED WITH A STANDARD ONE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CITY SERIES PROMOTED GREATER VERBAL COMPETENCE AND MORE DESIRE TO READ WAS MUCH MORE…

This document represents Volume I of a two volume study to determine the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society. The document is presented in three parts. Part I covers the Michigan Social Studies Textbook Act, an historical overview of previous Michigan…

This document, Volume II of a two-volume report on the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society, contains individual reports of each reviewer. Fifteen reviewers examined textbooks and accompanying instructional materials according to the degree to which they…

The wide variety of books and informational resources presently available about the American Indian people of Alaska reflect their cultural diversity. Intended to assist the teacher in identifying, collecting, and assessing useful materials on the Alaska Native cultures, this publication cites approximately 406 books, periodicals, films,…