With the future of Catholic education at stake, its survival depends largely on its ability to develop unique programs based on the total growth of the human personality within the reality of the American life. Article discussed the development of ethnic studies programs and the role of the church. (Author/RK)

Educators must decide which concepts, generalizations, and content of multicultural education are to receive priority attention. Characteristics of curricular elements to be selected as foundations of multicultural education are discussed. (RM)

Presents a rationale for introducing multiethnic studies into elementary and secondary social studies classrooms and explains how community resources can help students understand themselves and others. Learning activities based on the televised version of Alex Haley's "Roots" are suggested. (Author/DB)

Like all newly emerging disciplines or areas of inquiry and learning, Ethnic Studies have consistently been challenged to acquire that academic responsibility which ensures survival and growth in higher education. Since the survival of Ethnic Studies is more real than speculative, this paper will investigate the problems confronting Ethnic Studies…

Proposes that educators add a multiethnic dimension to bilingual bicultural education. Examples are presented from a bilingual multiethnic curriculum based upon Mexican American culture. (Author/DB)

Multicultural education, as defined by the author, is an organizational approach to integrating existing curriculum such as social studies and English with materials, ideas, strategies, and techniques which reflect the contributions, history, customs, and aspirations of ethnic groups. A multicultural approach to teaching can help students learn to…

The author discusses with Charlotte Crabtree, principal author of the California History Social Science Framework, the place of history within the curriculum in the context of recent social studies curriculum reforms. Delineates how multiculturalism, religion, and history are treated in the framework. Describes the textbook selection process and…

Few recent educational reform movements have offered more possibilities for fundamentally changing the nature of American education than ethnic studies. The author presents some guidelines for integrating ethnic studies into the school curriculum. (Author/RK)

In 1974, the Ethnic Heritage Studies Branch of the Office of Education granted awards to 42 institutions throughout the United States. A questionnaire was developed and completed by all projects to detail the component activity and goals of each individual project. This report summarizes those questionnaires, providing ready reference to the…

This Asian-American Curriculum Guide for the Richmond Unified School District was prepared by a team of teachers and students during the summer of 1972. These materials are related to the United States history textbooks currently in use at the intermediate grade level. Individual lessons are prepared so that they fit into the areas of the textbook…

This paper asserts that neither the cultural pluralist nor the assimilationist ideology can adequately guide curriculum reform, and advocates the adoption of a pluralist-assimilationist ideology. The pluralist-assimilationist assumes that while the ethnic group and the ethnic community are very important in the socialization of individuals,…

Offering practical tips for K-12 teachers and other curriculum planners, this booklet presents a comprehensive view of how ethnicity should be treated in the curriculum, suggests a number of activities for ethnic studies, identifies resources and materials available in ethnic studies, and describes a number of instruments available for evaluating…

An instrument for analyzing ethnic studies curriculum materials for grades K-12 is presented. The Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC), Inc. staff designed the analysis instrument to check ethnic accuracy of materials as an aid to classroom teachers who are preparing ethnic studies curriculum. The booklet is divided into two main sections.…

Although most educators agree that cross cultural education is a valuable component of the curriculum and that it offers students the opportunity to understand differences and commonalities among people, there is little agreement about how to teach such a subject. An anthroliterary approach to this discipline helps students understand and…

The handbook presents activities to aid elementary school classroom teachers as they develop and implement cultural arts lessons. A cultural arts program is interpreted as a way to help students develop perceptual awareness, build a basic vocabulary in some art cultural form, evaluate their own works of art, appreciate creative expressions, and…