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Tierney, William G. – 1997
This book, written in a narrative style that combines autobiography, case studies, and fiction, presents a picture of academic life as experienced by gay men and lesbian women. The way in which research has defined gay identity is the way lesbian and gay people are identified in the daily life of the university, and it looks to the university…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Discrimination, Higher Education, Homophobia
Wen, Xiaohong – 1998
This paper contends that many of the difficulties students of Chinese have in reading comprehension are directly related to their level of understanding of Chinese language and culture, and that these difficulties could be alleviated by providing students with knowledge about the value system, social customs, formation of Chinese characters and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Chinese Culture, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction