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Phelps-Stokes Fund, New York, NY. – 1978
In this booklet, six essays presented at meetings of the Caribbean American Exchange Program are reprinted: (1) "Externally Propelled Economy" by Lloyd Best; (2) "Ethos for a Black Literature: Cultural Continuities and Patterns" by Martha Cobb; (3) "Parameters of Information and Communication among Afro-Americans and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black History, Black Literature, Blacks
Vermeulen, Hans, Ed.; Perlmann, Joel, Ed. – 2000
This book contains a collection of essays by Dutch and American scholars on the complex relationship between structural and cultural forces shaping the life chances of ethnic minorities. The papers are: (1) "Introduction: The Role of Culture in Explanations of Social Mobility" (Hans Vermeulen); (2) "Introduction: The Persistence of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Download full textMoore, Caroline, Ed.; And Others – 1986
The document contains ten presentations (or summaries) given at a 1986 special education symposium on cultural differences and parent programs with emphasis on the Pacific states and territories of Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Trust Territory, and Washington. Two…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
PDF pending restorationCarter, George E.,Ed.; Parker, James R., Ed. – 1976
This second volume of Proceedings from the Annual Conference on Minority Studies departs from the precedent set in the first volume. Its structure is not limited to a given topic. Instead, in keeping with the objectives of the National Association of Interdisciplinary Studies for Native-Americans, blacks, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and Asian…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Affirmative Action, American Indians, Blacks
Smock, Charles D., Ed.; And Others – 1972
This set of four research reports is a product of the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia Follow Through Program. Based on Piagetian theory, the MAP provides sequentially structured sets of curriculum materials and processes that are designed to continually challenge children in…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Blacks, Child Development, Compensatory Education
Greene, Angela Dungee; Hearn, Gesine; Emig, Carol – 1996
This report summarizes presentations and findings from a 1996 conference on "Developmental, Ethnographic, and Demographic Perspectives on Fathers." Part 1 of the report describes the characteristics of the developmental psychology, the ethnography, and the family demography aspects of fatherhood. Part 2 examines the multiple dimensions…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Childhood Attitudes, Chinese Americans
Williams, LaJuana K., Ed. – 1996
This document contains 14 papers presented at an annual symposium sponsored by Northern Illinois University's Department of Leadership and Educational Policy Studies and College of Education. First, information about the symposium's history and participants is presented. The following papers constitute the remainder of the document:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, American Indians, Blacks
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This proceedings reports on a national conference which explored means of eliminating and reducing barriers to employment, educational opportunities, and rehabilitative services for minority individuals with disabilities. Section I, titled "Policy Implications and Future Forecasts," contains five papers with the following titles and authors:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation, American Indians
Kimmel, Jessica C., Comp. – 1998
Among 51 papers and 3 symposia are the following: "Learning What?" (Andruske); "Stories Adult Learners Tell" (Armstrong); "Towards a Pedagogy for Disempowering Our Enemies" (Baptiste); "Teaching Scholarly Writing to Doctoral Students" (Barnett et al.); "The Outcomes and Impact of Adult Literacy Education" (Beder); "A Feminist Critique of Human…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
