The Black educator's role in the development of a Black Studies program is; (1) to convince the administration of the need for good programs; (2) to assure that the best qualified instructors are selected; (3) to encourage Black students to enroll; and (4) to help in obtaining adequate teaching materials. (DC)

If Black Studies is to develop as a major force in interdisciplinary curriculum structures, then the process of standardization must be facilitated. Otherwise, without a "general" consensus of its basic content--at least at the introductory level--Black Studies will surely be doomed to eventual failure. (Author/NQ)

This study was designed to investigate, on different levels, several facets of ethnic modification of the curriculum of selected public schools throughout the State of New York. One aspect of the design, on an indepth level, was based on a descriptive analysis of the ethnic studies programs in a sample of schools throughout the State. The data for…