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Special Education International Perspectives: Biopsychosocial, Cultural, and Disability Aspects. Advances in Special Education. Volume 27
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Rotatori, Anthony F., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Burkhardt, Sandra, Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Sharma, Umesh, Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2014
"Special Education International Perspectives" is divided into two volumes: Volume 27, "Biopsychosocial, Cultural, and Disability Aspects" and Volume 28, "Practices across the Globe." There is limited literature examining the origins, practices, and challenges in special education from an international perspective; as…
Descriptors: Special Education, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role
Underserved Gifted Populations: Responding to Their Needs and Abilities. Perspectives on Creativity Research.
Smutny, Joan Franklin, Ed. – 2003
Twenty-five papers address issues of the underserved gifted, including environmental influences, multicultural and global factors, special learning problems, and the highly gifted and creatively gifted. The papers are: "Twenty-five Teaching Strategies that Promote Learning Success for Underserved Gifted Populations" (Jerry Flack); "The Invisible…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Enrichment Activities
Toward Information Literacy--Innovative Perspectives for the 1990s.
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Huston, Mary M., Ed. – Library Trends, 1991
This issue contains 12 articles that present library perspectives on information literacy. Topics discussed include critical thinking and bibliographic instruction (BI); learning style theory and reference desk interviews; teaching information retrieval to end users; library instruction for faculty; cognitive authority; question formulation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style, Critical Thinking
Ken Jones [and] What Are We Talking About? [and] Simulations and Communication Skills in Secondary Schools [and] Simulations: Reading for Action [and] Who's Who, Who Sits Where [and] Simulations as Examinations [and] What Happens When Students Design and Run Their Own Simulations? [and] The Survival of the Blackest [and] Playing It for Real [and] Interactive Events: National Differences in Participation and Categorization [and] Beginnings and Other Starting Points [and] Three Categories of Ethics [and] Ken Jones's Books and Resources.
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van Ments, Morry; Brooks, Greg; Shirts, Garry; Jones, Ken – Simulation & Gaming, 1998
Includes testimonials to, and previously published articles by, Ken Jones on categories in simulation; simulations in secondary schools, reading instruction, and English-as-a-Second-Language; simulations as assessment tools; aspects of design; differences in race, gender, and perceived ability and performance; influence of national culture;…
Descriptors: Ability, Classification, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences
Creativity and Giftedness in Culturally Diverse Students. Perspectives on Creativity.
Esquivel, Giselle B., Ed.; Houtz, John C., Ed. – 2000
The 11 chapters in this text address issues concerned with identification and educational intervention with gifted students who are from culturally diverse backgrounds. Chapters have the following titles and authors: (1) "The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse School Population in the United States" (Angela Reyes-Carrasquillo); (2) "Culturally…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Students, Creativity, Cultural Differences
Reaching New Horizons: Gifted and Talented Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students.
Castellano, Jaime A., Ed.; Diaz, Eva I., Ed. – 2002
This book provides 14 readings on issues in the education of gifted and talented students from culturally or linguistically diverse populations. Its overall theme is the insoluble and reciprocal dependence of excellence and equity in education. Chapters include: (1) "Framing an Historical Context for the Education of Culturally and Linguistically…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Creativity
Teaching and Counseling Gifted and Talented Adolescents: An International Learning Style Perspective.
Milgram, Roberta M., Ed.; And Others – 1993
This book provides theoretical and practical information to meet the challenge of individualizing instruction for gifted and talented adolescents of different learning styles and different cultural backgrounds. Part 1 consists of six chapters that present the broad theoretical background of giftedness and learning style. It includes the following…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adolescents, Area Studies, Cognitive Style
Policy and Practice in the Education of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students.
Tucker, G. Richard, Ed. – 1993
The numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students in classrooms at all levels of study are increasing dramatically. In addition, the available information indicates that in general they are not performing well scholastically. Five articles address this issue; they are remarks from a 1992 symposium of members from the Teachers of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Cognitive Development, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Special Education: Issues and Trends.
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Garcia, Shernaz B., Ed. – 1994
This monograph presents four chapters on cultural and linguistic diversity in special education from the perspectives of three ethnic groups--African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and Mexican Americans, respectively. The first chapter is titled "Education Reform and Service Delivery to African-American Students," by Festus E.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Asian Americans, Black Students, Cultural Differences