Discusses three principal areas in multiethnicity as it relates to blacks: self-concept of blacks; inclusion of blacks in textbooks and curriculum resource materials; and, prospects for the future. (Author)

Textbooks have an enormous influence on the curriculum of schools across the nation. Many issues are taken into consideration when selecting textbooks. Textbooks that present students with a multicultural curriculum are often at the center of debate among school administrators. This journal presents a series of articles based on interviews with…

In a time of heightened concern for useful integrated studies in U.S. history, Merl Eppse's work is at the forefront of quality material. Unfortunately it has been largely ignored. Merl Eppse was one of the first educators to write a U.S. history textbook that presented the history of U.S. blacks in an integrated manner. He was the head of the…

Argues for capitalizing on linguistic and ethnic diversity and for bilingual education in the interest of enhancing the self esteem of children from minority groups. Argues against the concept of cultural deprivation and consequent compensatory strategies. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the increasing activity among scholars and teachers to develop multicultural textbooks and curriculum materials. Recommends that teachers encourage students to be cultural relativists on all cultural issues except ethical ones. (Author/DB)

An analysis and critique of two elementary textbook series: "Discover Art" by Davis Publications and "World of Music" published by Silver Burdett & Ginn are presented. "Whose content, context, and culture?" is an ideological question that assumes that equitable social relations and diverse ways of knowing ought to…

The Nassau Educational Resource Center is a multimedia, multi-area curriculum and instructional materials center, with an educational communications training component. The catalog contains listings of the professional resources made available at the Center in the area of multi-ethnic studies by the Racial Ethnic Action Project (REAP). REAP,…

This annotated bibliography of multiethnic curriculum materials is distributed by the Title IV Equal Educational Opportunity Project and funded under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. All materials listed are available from the Nebraska Title IV Equal Educational Opportunity Project. Each entry includes the title, author, editor or compiler, copyright…

This manual contains selected materials and ideas generated during the multicultural program implementation at Fremont Elementary School in 1974-75 which was funded under ESEA Title I. The program included: (1) the consecutive concentrated study of five individual cultures and (2) a comparative multicultural approach built around five basic…

A description of the probable changes in the world during the next 70 years introduces a discussion of the educational attitudes needed to produce a true world community, ideally consisting of individuals with secure personalities, deep understanding of human relationships, well rooted in their own country and culture, but with an appreciation and…

The goal of the Navajo people is to have more voice in the curriculum development in their own communities. Interest is in values based on nature and human understanding rather than control, competition, and materialism. Taken from the workshop recordings of the 15th Annual Indian Education Conference, this discussion centers on literature which…

Describes and critiques the multicultural movement on university campuses in the United States and proposes an alternative list of texts from non-Western cultures for a college curriculum. Discusses the texts and the themes they raise and suggests approaches that might guide advocates of multiculturalism. (JB)

Part I of this book discusses the basic instructional problems in teaching ethnic studies. Some of the major trends are reviewed and the need to expand the definition of ethnic studies and to include content about a range of ethnic groups is discussed. Part II is designed to help teachers acquire the content needed to teach about ethnic groups, to…

This curriculum guide seeks to provide teachers with a brief account of four minority groups in the United States: Afro-Americans, American Indians, Mexican-Americans, and Puerto Ricans. Because Afro-Americans consitute the largest minority group, they are dealt with more extensively than the other three groups. This curriculum guide is designed…