Relates the goals, nature, and extent of programs related to multicultural education in the United States, Mexico, Great Britain, France, and Puerto Rico. Most of the programs were developed in response to the ethnic movements of the 1960s and are dominated by a strong assimilationist ideology. (Author/AV)

The major goals of education for ethnic minority youth should be to maximize their cultural and social options, to present them with cultural and ethnic alternatives, and to help them attain the skills which they need to function successfully in different co-cultures. The school needs to become a multi-ethnic institution which accepts, encourages,…