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Brown, Sally, Ed.; Riddell, Sheila, Ed. – 1992
The Educational Institute of Scotland, a trade union representing approximately 80% of Scottish teachers, is committed to an anti-racist, anti-sexist education system which, in pursuing excellence for each learner, will also advance social equality. The conference reported in this document was designed to further this commitment. Papers presented…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
Smith, Ben A.; And Others – 1988
In this age of world-mindedness, children should develop an appreciation and understanding of people of other cultures. This document contains some of the material presented in a workshop on teaching children about the cultures of the Pacific Rim through the use of folklore and folktales. A dialogue from Peter Parley's Adventures of James Jenkins…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Culture
Anderson, Penny P.; Fenichel, Emily Schrag – 1989
This publication emerged from an invitational meeting held by "Project Zero to Three" to address how best to provide effective, culturally sensitive, and comprehensive early intervention programs to all infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in an equitable way. Following an overview of the concept of culture and how that…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles, CA. – 1993
This publication contains proceedings of a seminar structured around five basic themes: (1) cultural diversity in education; (2) discipline based art education (DBAE) and cultural diversity; (3) how cultural diversity has affected practices in art history, aesthetics, criticism, and art making; (4) experiences in other disciplines which effect…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History
National Inst. on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, Bethesda, MD. – 1991
This report, arising from a 1991 meeting, provides an update to two of the six areas covered in the 1989 long-term plan of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. These include: (1) balance and the vestibular system; and (2) language and language impairments. For each area, the state of the art is reviewed, recent…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Excellence and Access. – 1991
This publication summarizes proceedings of a working group session convened to discuss ways to encourage efforts of colleges and universities to increase the sense of community on their campuses. It is noted that the sense of community has been diluted over the years due to the great diversity of students, both racial and cultural, that now…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Campuses, College Students, Colleges
Drum, Jan; Howard, Gary – 1989
Multicultural education deals with human diversity at the domestic level. It incorporates the study of racial and ethnic differences, as well as issues related to gender, age, socioeconomic status, and physical disabilities. Its primary goals are to create a sense of understanding and respect for differences, to overcome prejudice and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cross Cultural Studies
Moore, Caroline, Ed.; And Others – 1986
The document contains ten presentations (or summaries) given at a 1986 special education symposium on cultural differences and parent programs with emphasis on the Pacific states and territories of Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Trust Territory, and Washington. Two…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Mallick, David, Ed.; And Others – 1982
Drawn fron a conference attended by more than 150 educators from England, the United States, Canada, South Africa, India, China, New Zealand, and Australia, the papers in this compilation deal with a variety of aspects of literature instruction. Papers in the first section of the compilation provide reports on seminars held during the week-long…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Drama
Corthell, David W., Ed. – 1991
The purpose of this book is to aid vocational rehabilitation professionals in maximizing human resource capacities. It is intended to help build a delivery system based on needed skills and attitudes among its work force, through integration of various human resource components. The book proposes that in order for rehabilitation agencies to…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Cultural Differences
Gabioud, Catherine; And Others – 1987
In addition to a summary of conference proceedings, this document presents background information on the promotion of intercultural education in Europe. Part I introduces Switzerland as a society combining several cultures and nationalities, noting the large presence of foreigners--14.6% of the total population as of December 1985 and 20% of the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
Kitano, Margie K., Ed.; Chinn, Philip C., Ed. – 1986
Intended as a means of sharing information with educators and other professionals who work with exceptional Asian American children and families, the monograph includes six papers growing out of a symposium and addressing issues related to demographics, characteristics and needs, parents and families, assessment, and curriculum and service…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
Johnson, Marilyn J., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1987
The document contains summaries of papers and ensuing discussions presented at a 1985 symposium on exceptional American Indian children and youth. The opening address (by Beverly Valley, a parent and school board member) stresses the role of parents and the need for less culturally biased testing. Two papers deal with parent and family…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. – 2001
This document contains 82 papers and 6 workshop presentations from a conference on distance teaching and learning. The following are among the papers included: "Examples and Tools for Building Web-Based Learning Experiences" (Steven A. Ackerman, Thomas Whittaker); "Online Testing in Distance Education" (Tricia Ahern);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accounting, Adult Educators, Adult Students