This article focuses on the ways the authors incorporate a transformational resistance framework in their ninth-grade ethnic studies curriculum. While literature on transformational resistance often highlights external forms of resistance, there is a need to examine the internal transformation youth experience when engaging in resistance. The…

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…

In this article I discuss the way Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and reflexivity is employed in a university environment to address the question of how we can most successfully transfer knowledge about the presumed Other into our own cultural space without reducing, fragmenting, and exoticising complex knowledge systems. My goal is to stimulate in…

This article explores a project at the Koori Centre, University of Sydney, funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) in 2011, titled "Indigenous On-Line Cultural Teaching and Sharing". One of the team members (Kutay) was also a project team member on the ALTC-funded project "Exploring PBL in Indigenous Australian…

As a history teacher and advocate for Asian and American students, the author is concerned about what appears to be waning interest in the study of multicultural education and racial politics. In particular, as independent schools become more diverse, as international Asian student populations continue to grow, and as people become increasingly…

Students from Colgate University's India Study Group visit South India every two years to study music, dance, languages, yoga, and philosophy. The Americans take a few days to adjust to the culture shock, and face a challenging workload through the semester, with an intensive program that immerses them completely in South Indian culture and…

This guide profiles 36 Puerto Rican Studies programs at colleges, universities, and research centers throughout the United States, which comprise the majority of such programs that are available. Only those courses dealing specifically with Puerto Rican issues, and only faculty and staff members who work full-time, are listed. Each profile…

An annotated bibliography of publications relating to Franco-Americans is presented. The publication was designed for secondary school teachers of French or social studies who wish to know more about Franco Americans before initiating mini-courses on this ethnic group. Journal articles, books, and papers presented at professional meetings are…

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument that measures student knowledge of Afro-American history and culture. The major hypothesis was that students enrolled in Black Studies would be more knowledgeable about Afro-American history. Results support the hypothesis. (Author/HMV)

An overview of the situation of national minority groups in China and the work of the Central Institute of National Minorities in Peking. (EH)

This document presents the proceedings of an invitational conference on African and Afro-American Studies. Papers presented at the conference were: (1) Negritude in Retrospect; (2) The Assertation of Blackness in the United States and Africa; (3) The Afro-American Materials in the Predominantly White High School. Discussions were centered around…

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

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

Article is based on a speech given at the NCTE Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, November 1970. Describes Methods, experience, and results of a pilot project in African literature at a senior high school in Kansas City, Missouri (Editor/RB)