A plea for ethnic pluralism in the teaching of literature. (DD)

The authors define three levels of content complexity in ethnic materials and present a sequence for incorporating complex ethnic content with an appropriate instructional strategy in order to elicit a higher level of cognitive functioning. (Author/SJL)

This is an annotated bibliography of multi-ethnic curriculum materials, compiled by the Midwest Center for Equal Educational Opportunity, University of Missouri. This bibliography is organized by type of material including 16mm films, filmstrips, sound recordings, photo aids, learning kits and packets, simulations and games, booklets, and books.…

This annotated bibliography is the first supplement to the "Annotated Bibliography of Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Materials" and represents the materials collected by the Midwest Center for Equal Educational Opportunity since the publication of the original volume in the fall of 1974. This supplement is organized by type of material including 16mm…

This annotated bibliography is the second supplement to the "Annotated Bibliography of Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Materials" and represents the materials collected by the Midwest Center for Equal Educational Opportunity since the publication of the original volume in the fall of 1974 and of the first supplement in the winter of 1974-1975. This…

This annotated bibliography is the third supplement to the "Annotated Bibliography of Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Materials" and represents the materials collected by the Midwest Center for Equal Educational Opportunity since the publication of the original volume in the fall of 1974 and of the first two supplements during 1974-1975. This…

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)

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,…

Studying the literature of many cultures is desirable because the absence of such literature deprives children of a fully-rounded education in literature. (JH)

A study was conducted to assess the role of State departments of education in evaluating ethnic content of social studies material. The approach was to identify and assess instruments, such as guidelines and historical outlines, employed in the evaluation. The way States define ethnic content is criticized. (Author/GC)

The legal biculturalism of Canada and the actual multiculturalism of Canada, the United States, and other countries require that we promote in our schools a positive and realistic view of a variety of ethnic cultures. This goal can be met through teacher education, integration of multicultural concepts into the curriculum in appropriate contexts,…

This is a curriculum guide for multiethnic studies. The introduction explains the importance of such studies as a part of values clarification even for young children. After the introduction there is a resource model which is divided into four sections. The first three sections (levels A-C) correspond with developmental stages in the learner.…

Although the minority content of textbooks has increased and improved over time, its purpose and application are seldom discussed. Various approaches that promote multicultural principles, such as films, intergroup contact, curriculum innovation, multi-ethnic readers, and literature packages, are outlined in this review of the effective…