The main purpose of this anthology is to provide a sampling of insights related to racially and culturally different experiences, with an emphasis on the Asian American experience. The anthology focuses on the experiences of minority children as portrayed by both children and adults. Impressions written by five Asian American children in Grades 7…

This "Handbook" offers a broad definition of family and community engagement, seen through the lens of scholars and practitioners with a wide-ranging set of perspectives on why and how families, communities, and schools collaborate with one another. Taken together, the chapters in this "Handbook" sketch out the components of a…

This guide is designed to provide information about concepts, techniques and strategies that can assist minority communities in developing drug abuse prevention programs to meet their specific needs and in evaluating ongoing programs. A directory of organizations and networks that can provide access to resources is included. This directory lists…

Intended for teachers, the document offers 10 articles on educating the disadvantaged gifted student. Included are the following titles: "Four Promising Practices for Teaching Gifted Disadvantaged Students" (which describes a workshop with problem solving and creative expressive activities) by E. Paul Torrance; "Cultural Diversity and the…

In this age of ethnic awareness, the United Federation of Teachers has created this publication to help teachers enlighten secondary students on the contributions of Jewish Americans. The book stresses the accomplishment of American Jews in the context of a broader understanding of the nature of ethnicity. Designed to supplement existing social…

This guide to improving cross-cultural communication is the second part of a four-part series addressing the essential characteristics of effective instruction that have a positive impact on the academic achievement of Black and Hispanic students. Since schools tend to reflect the norms and values of the majority culture, cultural…

This guide for teaching school staff about conflict management is a series of unit modules or minicourses which can be combined to form a program of instruction. This is said to allow the training program to provide remedial or advanced materials for those staff members who need or desire them. Each unit includes a content area, objectives, and…

This teaching manual is the second in a series designed for use in bilingual/bicultural programs. This manual outlines some features of culturally democratic educational environments and illustrates ways in which the schools can take positive steps to assure that every child can preserve pride and loyalty toward the culture represented by his…

The document presents background information and activities for use by elementary school classroom teachers as they develop and implement programs on multiethnic education. Multiethnic education is interpreted as the inclusion in the curriculum of study about the heritage and contributions of the culture and ethnic groups that comprise American…

The document presents background information and activities for use by secondary school social studies teachers as they incorporate material on ethnic conflict into the curriculum. Ethnic conflicts are interpreted as hostilities which are either solely based upon or accentuated by ethnic differences. Examples are violence in Northern Ireland,…