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D'Souza, Dinesh – Policy Review, 1991
Describes and critiques the multicultural movement on university campuses in the United States and proposes an alternative list of texts from non-Western cultures for a college curriculum. Discusses the texts and the themes they raise and suggests approaches that might guide advocates of multiculturalism. (JB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Vandell, Kathy; Dempsey, Scott B. – 1992
The creation of a gender-fair multicultural curriculum is the necessary basis for the equitable schooling of all girls and boys in the United States. The key to success in curriculum reform is the inclusion of everyone with a stake in the schools in an effective, productive process. Defining the term multicultural education illustrates the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. General Assistance Center for Equal Educational Opportunity. – 1975
This booklet, containing monographs on aspects of multiethnic curriculum in the schools, is intended to aid teachers to keep in touch with some of the strategies and criteria in planning and executing multiethnic programs. An article on new curricula for multiethnic schools notes that most of the urban and suburban schools are racially and…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Renner, Christopher E. – 1993
The incorporation of multicultural content in to English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) instruction is discussed. First, the international role of English is examined, and the sociopolitical nature of language is reviewed. Cultural components of language learning are noted in the areas of discourse,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Awareness