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Peer reviewedVesper, Joan F. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1994
Describes a project, carried out jointly between a business communication class and a local chamber of commerce, that brings students into partnership with international merchants in the local community. (SR)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedDerman-Sparks, Louise – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1993
Discusses children's development of cultural identity and attitudes. Examines common multicultural curriculum approaches that deny diversity and treat multicultural activities as tours of other cultures. Suggests that these approaches inadequately prepare children to live knowledgeably and empathetically with diversity. Proposes an effective…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Stages
Download full textKoskinen, Patricia S.; And Others – 1995
This paper describes a school-home reading project that was developed to support culturally and linguistically diverse beginning readers, and offers practical suggestions for starting such a program. First-grade classrooms from 5 Chapter 1 schools in a large suburban school district are participating in the project. Teachers in these classrooms…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences
Cheever, Julia, Ed. – 1975
This book is intended for educators who want to know more about the theoretical foundations of the Responsive Education Program (REP), how the program works, how successful it has been, and what is required for implementation. The book also may be useful to instructors and staff developers who are training people to work in the field of education.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedLemkau, Jeanne Parr; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Four papers discuss how to: (1) help physicians under direction of a psychologist teach psychological material to other physicians; (2) introduce family practice teaching into residency programs; (3) teach developmental psychology to physicians; and (4) help psychologists and physicians understand and negotiate their different backgrounds and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Developmental Psychology
Pickering, John W. – 1994
This user's guide provides an overview of an approach to learning about different cultures that is based on an understanding of young adolescent development. It highlights three teaching methods that are considered of particular importance to the educational process: (1) the integration of materials in social studies and language arts classes; (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
