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Schnell, James A. – 1988
Cross-cultural awareness in the multicultural classroom has become an important issue in recent years for two main reasons: a continued increase in the number of international students studying in the United States and an increased emphasis on faculty skills for dealing with minorities in the classroom. Faculty approaches to maintaining cultural…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
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Frasier, Mary M. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1991
This paper reviews research findings and research needs in the area of identification of gifted students from disadvantaged and culturally diverse groups. The Frasier Talent Assessment Profile system is presented as a way to utilize data from test and nontest sources to identify these children. (JDD)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Clowers, Marsha; And Others – 1995
This paper introduces the subject of communication apprehension and presents five group-based exercises for the basic public speaking course. The paper notes that communication apprehension can affect people's personal and occupational lives, and that visualization, skills training, and systematic desensitization are methods that can help control…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Class Activities, Communication Apprehension, Cultural Differences
CDM Group, Inc. – 2000
The role of substance abuse in the transmission of HIV and AIDS is clear, and the current trend in the pandemic shows that a disproportionate number of minorities in inner cities are affected or are at risk for contracting HIV. The recommendations and guidelines in this TIP support the creation of a comprehensive, integrated system of care for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Modification, Communicable Diseases, Counselor Training
Hinkel, Eli – 1994
A study investigated different cultural perceptions of the appropriateness of advice-giving in native speakers of English (NSs) and non-native speakers (NNSs). Using a questionnaire, 172 NNS college students and 31 NS college students were administered a questionnaire in which 16 everyday situations involving either social superiors or peers were…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language)
Neimeyer, Greg J.; Fukuyama, Mary – 1983
Efforts to enhance the effectiveness of cross-cultural interventions have emphasized the need for counselors to assess their own as well as their client's cultural value systems. To assess cultural world views, the Cultural Attitudes Repertory Technique (CART), which examines the content and structure of an individual's personal system of cultural…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, College Students, Counselor Attitudes
Roberts, Helen; And Others – 1994
This book explores successful teaching and learning approaches in multicultural college or university classrooms. Chapter 1, "Once You Accept, Then You Can Teach" (Juan C. Gonzalez), challenges instructors to think about how the students' cultural backgrounds relate to their educational goals and achievement and describes what faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Course Content, Cultural Differences
Tucker, Donald L. – 2003
This study addressed two specific questions regarding Korean students at American colleges and universities. One is a question of accommodation, and the other is a question of orientation: to what extent do we need to change our classroom format and teaching methodology (and types of assignments) to accommodate students from different cultures and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Students, Higher Education
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Alexander, Patricia; Muia, Joseph A. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Presents an observational checklist for determining giftedness, based on ten categories of behavior; suggests a model for identification of dominant cultural and subdominant cultural gifted that emphasizes positive performance criteria. (MKM)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques
Angell, Ann V. – 1990
This document reports on a civics attitudes questionnaire that was piloted for the purpose of developing psychometrically sound measures of the socio-political attitudes of Japanese middle school students and climate in Japanese middle school classrooms. Studies of Japanese education have produced mixed opinions about the civic dispositions of…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Roberts, Richard N.; And Others – 1990
A series of self-study questions is presented to examine policy and practice issues important in developing culturally competent programs for children with special needs and their families. Cultural competence refers to a program's ability to honor and respect the beliefs, interpersonal styles, attitudes, and behaviors both of families who are…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Collier, Catherine – 1988
Rural teachers are confronted with the task of providing appropriate education to exceptional students, as well as addressing the added elements of language and culture issues as these pertain to handicapping conditions. Key points in the identification and instruction of these students are initial referral, early intervention, and appropriate…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Ponterotto, Joseph G.; Pedersen, Paul B. – 1993
A model and a mechanism are presented for improving interracial and multiethnic relations. The need for multicultural awareness programs to be preventive, developmental, and long-term is emphasized. A comprehensive theoretical context of racial and ethnic identity serves as the foundation for planning and directing multicultural programs. Part 1,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Attitude Measures, Counselors, Cultural Awareness
Mason, James L. – 1995
This manual contains the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire (CCSAQ), a measure designed to assist service agencies working with children with disabilities and their families in self-evaluation of their cross-cultural competence. The measure is based on the Child and Adolescent Service System Program Cultural Competence Model. This…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Competence, Confidentiality, Cross Cultural Training
Idaho State Dept. of Education. Special Education Section. – 1994
This manual for Idaho school districts covers the identification, assessment, and educational needs of students who show intellectual promise, specific academic performance, leadership, creativity, or talent in the visual or performing arts. It is organized into seven chapters and seven appendices which take up approximately half the publication.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Creativity, Cultural Differences
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