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Zuniga, Ximena, Ed.; Nagda, Biren A., Ed.; Chesler, Mark, Ed.; Cytron-Walker, Adena, Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2007
Intergroup dialogue (IGD), the focus of this monograph, is one of several dialogue and deliberation practices currently being used on college and university campuses in the United States. The introductory chapter introduces IGD, its historical roots, its location among similar diversity education practices, and its core components. The subsequent…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Educational Benefits, Program Effectiveness
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LeBuffe, James R. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1991
Guidelines are offered to schools and communities for developing activities of a yearly Deaf Awareness Week. Topics covered should include general information about deafness; common myths and misunderstandings; information about sign languages; technologies available to deaf people; interpreting; and interaction among deaf and hearing students.…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Program Development
Raabe, Becky – 1994
This resource guide is intended to help in the development of disability awareness programs by school personnel or parent groups in Arizona. A step-by-step format is recommended, including first selecting the type of disability awareness program to be developed. This involves setting up meetings with the special education administrator,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Disabilities
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Denti, Louis G.; Meyers, Susan B. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Provides guidance for teachers and administrators in developing and implementing ability awareness programs designed to foster greater understanding of people with disabilities and increase students' sensitivity toward individual differences. Topics include choosing a program coordinator, establishing a committee, planning meetings, clarifying…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Disabilities
Okie, Alejandra; Wiggins, Melinda – 1997
This manual for college students and faculty outlines ways to mobilize others on campus to learn about, educate, and work with migrant and seasonal farmworkers in their local area. Section I introduces the work and educational situation of migrant workers and the goals of the Into the Fields program, in which student interns provide legal, health,…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Consciousness Raising, Experiential Learning