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Download full textSedlacek, 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
Strutchens, Marilyn – 1995
Until recently there have not been many links to students' culture in the mathematics classroom. This may be one of the major barriers to achievement of many groups historically underrepresented in mathematics, for these students may see mathematics as a subject that has very little meaning or value for their current or future lives. This digest…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Wall, Janet E. – 2000
Educators have understood the potential of technology in supplementing the instructional process, including the use of technology in the area of assessment. Technology used with good testing practices offers some capabilities that add value to educational assessment. These include: accessibility; immediate feedback; ability to use new assessment…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bias, Confidentiality, Disabilities
Ignash, Jan – 1992
Interfering with the ability of community colleges to face the challenges involved in fulfilling their multiple missions is the fact that the colleges are often regarded as "inferior" when compared to four-year baccalaureate institutions. Ironically, many of the concessions that community colleges have made to gain stature have hurt,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Bias, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Sales, Amos – 1999
Substance abuse is a major social problem and concern for counselors. It is the most prevalent mind disorder encompassing some 40% of the diagnoses in the DSM-IV, the number one continuing health problem, and the number one prison problem in the United States. Yet, school, rehabilitation, and mental health counselor education programs do not…
Descriptors: Bias, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
Hohensee, Julie Bisson; Derman-Sparks, Louise – 1992
An antibias curriculum seeks to nurture children's potential by addressing issues of diversity and equity in the classroom. Goals of antibias curricula are to foster children's self-identity, interaction with people from diverse backgrounds, critical thinking about bias, and ability to stand up for themselves in the face of bias. The first phase…
Descriptors: Bias, Childhood Attitudes, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
