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Download full textWilcox, Sherman; Wilcox, Phyllis – 1991
During the last decade, the study of American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language has become enormously popular. More and more schools and universities recognize the important role that ASL can play in foreign language education. This monograph provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and structure of ASL, to the Deaf community…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness, Deafness
Schwartz, Wendy – 1997
To reduce the possibility that children who do not fit stereotypical profiles of gifted children will be passed over, identifying students from diverse backgrounds for talent should be a multipronged effort. Outreach is especially important in areas when parents may be absorbed in meeting their family's immediate needs. To facilitate…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Style, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Finkelstein, Barbara; Pickert, Sarah; Mahoney, Tracy; Barry, Douglas – 1998
This book provides a conceptual scaffolding and practical guide for educators and evaluators as they respond to the challenges of diversity in schools. It introduces ways to assess the capacities of various professional development programs, curriculum transformation projects, diversity initiatives, and study abroad opportunities to realize…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education
Austin, James T. – 1999
Multicultural perspectives on assessment challenge traditional perspectives by advancing an additional source of variation in test responses that is presumed to escape test developers and test users. Increasing and convergent evidence from multiple sources indicates the following types of ethnocentric errors in test development, administration,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Education, Cultural Awareness
Sedlacek, William E.; Kim, Sue H. – 1995
More valid assessments for multicultural populations would help counseling professionals better serve their clients and improve the lives of many people whose backgrounds and experiences may differ from those of White clients. Four common misuses of multicultural contexts are: (1) assuming that labeling something solves the problem; (2) using…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Fair Tests
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Arlington, VA. – 2001
This publication presents a digest of pertinent research and recommended practices for the first steps of providing early intervention services for young children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Chapter 1, "Initial Identification and Referral: Child Find, Screening, and Tracking: Serving Culturally and Linguistically…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
