Social responsibilities are a central component of adolescents' and young adults' development, particularly for those from immigrant backgrounds. Social responsibility--a sense of responsibility and duty that extends beyond the self (Wray-Lake & Syvertsen, 2011) includes both family obligations (Fuligni, 2001; 2007) and community engagement…

This article presents the author's response to Nicola Rollock's critique on the author's paper in which the author has argued that ethnographic data should be more widely used in psychology (Woods 2005, 2007b). Rollock argues that the paper neglects Zak's level of educational achievement, and fails to critically interrogate his teachers' actions…

Addressing sensitive issues of race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender can be daunting for any instructor, and add to this teaching at an institution in the Deep South with a long history of racial tension beginning with the integration of the University and the not so popular emblems it has been known for. The author was apprehensive…

Thirty years ago, Canada's population was largely homogeneous then. As such, there was no question of what teachers need to teach. However, now that Canada's population has diversified, teachers like the author, ask themselves what culture they need to represent in their class. In this article, the author describes how he lets his class deal with…

This paper addresses the question of how diversity has been dealt with in the 20th century since the formal inauguration of social studies as part of the U.S. public school curriculum. Given space constraints, the many historical reasons for change in the treatment of diversity is outlined in the paper in broad terms. Likewise, the larger subject…

Argues that the National Science Education Standards uses a discourse of invisibility to lay out its reform for science education and does not directly address ethnic, socioeconomic, gender, and theoretical issues. Proposes that the standards ought to provide arguments and evidence in support of the reasons why equity should be a guiding principle…

Addresses issues of diversity and equity with Asian American students in science education. Describes barriers as well as promising practices in science learning with these students and discusses current reform and its implications. Proposes an equity agenda with Asian American students in science education. Contains 107 references. (Author/JRH)

This essay is divided into three sections that explain the history of mathematics reform and its conflicts focusing on the controversial California mathematics standards, discussing assumptions about ethnicity and gender in the mathematics reform movement, and describing the incorporation of technology into the mathematics curriculum. (Contains 22…

Argues that inadequate explanations about why academic performance is socially stratified lies with the failure to make sense of the complexity of social identity. Refers to articles in the 2001 theme issue of Sociology of Education to provide examples. Discusses need for further study on childrens' performance in U.S. schools. (CAJ)