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Vallery, Arlee – 1984
Increasing numbers of families from foreign countries reside temporarily or permanently in the United States. These "international families" are enrolling infants and toddlers in child care programs. In many such programs, the diversity of countries and languages represented presents a challenge for creating an integrated, cohesive group. To learn…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
Race and Ethnicity: Issues for Adolescents with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities. Cydline Reviews.
Download full textMinnesota Univ., Minneapolis. National Center for Youth with Disabilities. – 1991
This abstract bibliography lists selected resources for addressing race and ethnicity issues with adolescents who have chronic illnesses and disabilities. References are dated from 1980 to 1991. First, 18 references provide general information about the issues of cultural competence and cultural diversity for health care professionals, educators,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chronic Illness, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
Peer reviewedLysons, Art; Hatherly, David – Higher Education, 1992
An approach to organizational effectiveness in higher education developed in the United States was applied to institutions in the United Kingdom and Australia to establish a basis for policy and organizational analysis. Higher reliability was found for the United Kingdom than for Australia, apparently related to cultural differences regarding…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Context
Swan, Wallace K., Ed. – 1997
The essays in this collection portray the cultural struggle that is taking place in the United States between those who support a variety of high-priority gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender initiatives and those who strongly oppose them. These issues revolve around the workplace, youth and education, relationships and legal rights, and…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Civil Rights, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Bailey, Richard W., Ed.; Fosheim, Robin Melanie, Ed. – 1983
Offering a variety of perspectives, the articles in this book are intended for those who teach reading and writing; those who make policy influencing what is taught, how, and to whom; and those individuals who would influence the influential. The 18 articles are grouped into four sections: "Literacy, Politics, and Policies"; "Forms of Literacy";…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cognitive Processes, Community Role, Content Area Writing
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
Education and law enforcement officials are all committed to ensuring that students throughout the nation are able to attend school safely, free from all forms of harassment. However, some students are subject to verbal and physical abuse and intimidation based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or sexual…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Crime Prevention
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
Education and law enforcement officials are all committed to ensuring that students throughout the nation are able to attend school safely, free from all forms of harassment. However, some students are subject to verbal and physical abuse and intimidation based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or sexual…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Crime Prevention
Dilworth, Mary E., Ed. – 1992
The increasing racial and ethnic diversity of classrooms in the United States presents a significant challenge to the next generation of teachers and to those responsible for their training. This book explains the steps teacher educators and policymakers must take in order to prepare a teaching force that is both culturally diverse and culturally…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Black Teachers, Cross Cultural Training
Dadzie, Stella, Comp. – 1999
This is a handbook to assist European adult educators in teaching in a multicultural society, presenting models of intercultural practice for organizational and staff development in youth and adult education. Section 1 explains the document's purpose and use, discusses the objectives and major activities of the Learning to Live in a Multi-Cultural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Change Strategies
