Countless studies have shown the positive effects that critical curricula such as ethnic studies courses and culturally responsive instruction can have on student populations. Yet, the narrative of teachers and their respective journeys engaging in these practices remains an understudied topic. The following qualitative case study examined the…

Trilingual education (encompassing ethnic minority languages, Chinese, and English) for minority students gains popular support from local ethnic communities to redress educational inequality issues affecting majority and minority groups in China. This paper explores the uses of these three languages on two university campuses, representative of…

This article examines the experiences of first-year Latina/o undergraduates at a predominantly white institution. Through a borderlands analysis, the authors explore how these students describe their experiences participating in an ethnic studies course and mentoring Latina/o elementary schoolchildren. The authors find that these experiences…

This ethnographic, cross-cultural study used a dialogic, sociolinguistic framework to describe learning processes in portraits of three immersion summer camps in the eastern US. Using the data collection techniques of in-depth interviewing, participant observation and textual analysis, the study examined the process of second language learning and…

Interethnic knowledge and respect are worthy objectives; they must be structured to harmonize with the goals of critical thought and pursuit of truth--not to compromise them. (Author)

This model inservice program is designed for classroom teachers who wish to broaden their knowledge about children from ethnic and minority groups. The plan requires approximately 14 hours of participation: a 1 or 2 hour planning session; an intensive training session for group leaders, recorders, etc.; and four 3 hour meetings, preferably one…

The educator must create an environment or take advantage of an existing one where there are the kinds of problems that require, for their successful resolution, the cooperative exchange of those skills and strategies that constitute the ethnic heritage of the various individuals and subgroups in that classroom or school. (Author)

Proposes a Humanistic model for multicultural education which will integrate curricula about the Black experience with that of other cultural groups. (Author/ST)

Materials on the Chinese in the United States are listed and briefly reviewed. Works cited include bibliographies, general literature on the origin of Chinese culture and on the Chinese in the United States, and specialized works dealing with various aspects of Chinese American life. Entries for these specialized works are listed under the…

Describes a rural Washington State program called Project REACH that developed an effective curriculum for teaching racial and ethnic tolerance. (MD)

This study of Chinese university students in Thailand is set within two contending traditions of analysis: theories of ethnic assimilation and theories of ethnic pluralism. (Author)

The intertribal relationships of Native Americans in federal boarding schools led to this study of attitudes and cultural differences. (Author/JB)