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Making Meaning through Multicultural Initiatives
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Elkins, Becki; Morris, Kenneth, Jr.; Schimek, Gwendolyn – New Directions for Student Services, 2013
This chapter discusses assessment and evaluation of multicultural initiatives by exploring two efforts implemented at a small, liberal arts college.
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, College Programs
The Development of Intercultural Competency in School Psychology Graduate Students
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Davies, Susan C.; Lewis, Abigail A.; Anderson, Amy E.; Bernstein, Elana R. – School Psychology International, 2015
School psychologists often have the opportunity to work with students and families from varied backgrounds and cultures. While this can be an exciting and enriching part of the job, it can also be daunting for some practitioners, particularly those who are inadequately prepared. A number of strategies have been implemented in school psychology…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, School Psychology, Competency Based Education, Intercultural Programs
"First, Do No Harm": Purposeful Preparation of Culturally Competent Educators
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McHatton, Patricia Alvarez; Smith, Michael; Brown, Karen Harris; Curtis, Jessica – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2013
The reality that American public schools are not meeting the needs of all students and the increasing incongruity between student and teacher demographics demand increased efforts to prepare teacher candidates to work with students who are ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse. Teacher preparation programs are charged with this work…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Culturally Relevant Education, Intercultural Programs, Cultural Awareness
Intercultural Programs: Program Evaluation Report, July 1991.
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. Office of Intercultural Programs. – 1991
This report evaluates the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District (DMICSD) Intercultural programs. The following types of programs are in place: (1) a Voluntary Transfer Program; (2) paired schools; (3) magnet schools; (4) Extended Day Kindergarten; (5) English as a Second Language (ESL)/Bilingual Education; (6) a Bilingual…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education