Provides a brief historical report on pedagogical efforts to improve the integration of migrants and their families into German society. Examines the way in which the migrants' social situation has been dealt with in textbooks, particularly in books on politics, history, geography, and occupational education. (PA)

Discusses some of the complex and complicated issues surrounding the controversies about political correctness (PC) and multiculturalism in literature for young people. Provides some historical context for the debates about PC and children's literature. Suggests that debates about PC and multiculturalism are part of a larger struggle over…

In looking for historical evidence of multicultural music education, one finds a discrepancy between actual history and reported history. (RM)

Folklore played an important part in the acculturation of Black Americans. Folksongs, worksongs, spirituals, and proverbs promoted racial solidarity, expressed thoughts, and served as educational and social tools. (DF)

Traces the Aesopic tradition, with digressions into related parallel streams (mainly Indian), from its earliest origins to the present. Untangles the mixed traditions that have arisen over time and suggests that such untangling is useful information for instructors wanting to get students involved in studying the fable. (TB)

Much Italian-American culture and writing, beginning with the Italians' migration and settlement in the United States from 1880 to 1920, is forgotten today. Italians traditionally did not value literacy and education. Italian-Americans, for economical reasons that they share with other ethnic and racial minorities as well as cultural…

A 28 minute, color videotape program, "Okinawan Festival," was tested in four high school classes in Honolulu, Hawaii. The purpose was to measure the program's effectiveness in providing cognitive information about the Okinawan ethnic group in Hawaii to students in Grades 10-12. A pre-test was administered, the videotape played, and the…

Discusses 26 books that can help promote inquiry and discussion among adolescent readers regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Notes that the books provide a historical overview and reveal personal points of view about the internment. (SR)

The Bureau of Jewish Education, founded in 1910 as part of the Kehillah (Jewish Community) of New York City, had a seminal and lasting influence on the education of Jews in America. The New Jewish Educators trained at the Bureau stressed the cultural breadth and historical depth of Judaism while emphasizing that Jewish education was supplementary…

Argues that American multicultural education as practiced in the 1970s and 1980s, despite its affirmation of pluralism, is similar to intercultural education as practiced in the 1940s, when pluralism was not socially accepted. Suggests that the power of the ideology of individualism sharply limits the realization of pluralism. (FMW)

Discusses the diversity of languages in Western Europe and the peripheralization of maritime and border languages through isolation, domination by other languages, and fragmentation of the culture. Discusses minority rights issues, suggesting rise in bilingual education implies border-language revival. 5 tables, 27 references. (TES)

Outlines the social and cultural background, education, and scientific contributions of Percy Lavon Julian, an African American natural product chemist. Presents and analyzes traits and abilities relevant to his growth, development, and survival and some of his thoughts on the nature of science, the relationship between science and the humanities,…

This brochure contains a collection of articles on significant programs instituted by the Teacher Corps over the ten year period 1966-76. A capsule history of Corps activities during this period and personal profiles of Corps directors are presented. Articles are included on the topics of Teacher Corps instructional programs, community based…

This 2001 annual publication contains 31 articles on topics germane to the history of education. Each year, this journal publishes papers presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest History of Education Society. After the "Introduction" (R. J. Taggart) articles in this year's issue are: "Origins of the American Federation of…

Discusses multicultural education, explaining that it was developed in response to concerns about Americans' anxiety over mass immigration into the country during the early 1900s. Describes five goals of multicultural education, notes methods of and obstacles to multicultural education over the years, and presents implications for contemporary…