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Alexander, Patricia; Muia, Joseph A. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Presents an observational checklist for determining giftedness, based on ten categories of behavior; suggests a model for identification of dominant cultural and subdominant cultural gifted that emphasizes positive performance criteria. (MKM)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques
Olsen, Laurie; Mullen, Nina A. – 1990
This document reports on teaching in culturally diverse classrooms from the perspective of mainstream classroom teachers. In-depth interviews with 36 California teachers on the challenges of diverse classrooms elicited their views of a teacher's role, descriptions of curriculum and pedagogy, and stories of the personal development that led to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Koerner, Mari E.; Hulsebosch, Patricia – 1995
This study followed six "culturally aware" elementary school teachers through student teaching and their first two years of teaching to look at how their life experiences as minority people affected their classroom practices. The study was a qualitative inquiry based on reciprocal and interactive relationships. The approach was…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Beginning Teachers, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences