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Henderson, George, Ed. – 1971
Geared particularly for students who will never teach in an urban community, as well as for those who will teach in the urban schools affected by the influx of migrants from rural areas, the document describes the effects of urbanization on rural communities and their institutions, especially the family and the school. Among the rural minorities…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Blacks, Curriculum
Bachner, Saul – 1969
This dissertation proposes a strategy for teaching literature to disadvantaged students. These students are characterized by an inadequate self-concept, a lack of social skills, restricted language development, and behavior motivated by immediate needs. Most of the disadvantaged are Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Appalachian whites. A…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Tyler, I. Keith – Educ Broadcasting Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Television
Cratty, Bryant J.; Martin, Sister Margaret Mary – 1970
Designed to evaluate the effectiveness of active learning games in the enhancement of selected academic operations among Negro and Mexican-American children, the investigation involved 127 children (mean IQ 85, in grades 1 through 4) from the inner city in Los Angeles who were identified as low achievers. The children were divided into four groups…
Descriptors: Blacks, Disadvantaged, Exceptional Child Research, Games
Crandall, Nelson D. – 1976
According to the Coleman Report of 1966, the poor child considers his success a matter of fate or luck--something completely out of his control. If a child with this outlook is going to succeed, the child must receive immediate gratification for his educational achievements, and he must be shown that success is the result of a cause-and-effect…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
Olmsted, Cameron B.; Zinser, Melvin – 1965
The stated purposes of this Head Start project were to provide deprived children with experiences designed for cultural enrichment, to improve personal health, to encourage social and emotional growth, and to develop mental competencies. This report provides information on the various activities undertaken in the project, personnel preparation and…
Descriptors: Activities, American Indians, Annual Reports, Blacks
Davis, Charlotte D., Ed.; Stickney, Edith P., Ed. – 1972
This book has been prepared as a specific reference and resource guide for teachers, and is designed to provide assistance in curriculum development through incorporation into the curriculum of the cultural and historical contributions of minority groups. In general, the criteria used for selection of entries for the book required that: (1) the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Blacks, Chinese Americans
Smith, Gary R. – 1976
This secondary social studies unit, part two of a series of four, contains classroom activities that involve students in discovering ethnicity in the community, nation, and world. The activities also help students to recognize physical and psychological transnational linkages between ethnic groups in the United States and the cultures of their…
Descriptors: Arabs, Blacks, Class Activities, Community Study
Burger, Henry G. – 1968
This manual attempts to "present the basic information that the teacher-leader must know for an inter-ethnic classroom." It is the author's thesis that "the most urgent of all educational challenges is not curriculum or instruction. It is the challenge of changing sociocultural relations, while simultaneously improving curriculum and instruction."…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Anthropology, Blacks
1974
This publication contains three essays dealing with the educational problems and needs of Mexican Americans, black Americans, and American Indians. In his essay on Mexican Americans, Alfredo Castaneda discusses the undemocratic character of American public education, and stresses the need for democratic cultural pluralism. He devotes his essay…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Black Culture, Blacks
Kirkland, Hubert – 1971
The second unit of the grade four level of the FICSS series (Focus on Inner City Social Studies -- see SO 008 271) continues the study of man through cultural awareness of the diverse groups of people comprising America's heritage. Focusing specifically on American Indians, Afro-, Mexican-, and Asian-Americans, and European Immigrants, the unit is…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Indians, Anthropology, Asian Americans
Botzler, Sally; And Others – 1980
These activities for grades 4-8 are designed to promote understanding, appreciation, and respect for the diversity of cultures in the United States. Activities focus on four groups: American Indians, blacks, Asian Americans, and Mexican Americans. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the material is appropriate for fine arts, language arts, home…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Awareness
Smith, Gary R. – 1976
This secondary social studies unit, part one of a series of four, contains 22 classroom activities that involve students in discovering their ethnicity. Students examine their attitudes toward ethnic groups, particularly African Americans, Irish Americans, Arab Americans, and Mexican Americans. The activities can easily be integrated into U.S.…
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Arabs, Blacks, Class Activities
Beilin, Robert; Rabow, Jerome – 1979
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of ethnicity and course structure on academic achievement at the college level. The sample consisted of 298 undergraduate students: 65% white, 12.5% Asian, 9.5% Hispanic, 9% black, and 4% other racial/ethnic groups. Students were randomly assigned to one of two introductory sociology sections. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Blacks, Critical Thinking
Mullen, Patrick B.; Place, Linna Funk – 1978
While many people think of folklore as part of the culture of rural, isolated, uneducated people, folklore has a much broader definition and can encompass all areas and be found among all people. Folklore tradition can include school fight songs, ghost stories, children's games, ethnic jokes, jump rope rhymes and family recipes, as well as…
Descriptors: Blacks, Books, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
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