This bibliography provides a selective listing of both primary and secondary sources dealing with ethnic groups in Pennsylvania history. Books and articles published between 1835 and 1974 are listed for students at the college and high school levels. Materials for 23 separate ethnic groups are provided. These groups include Asians, Dutch, English,…

The purpose of this paper is to discuss in brief six racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States, in order to demonstrate how selected cultural variables may intrude in the counseling relationship. American Indians present such problems as language difficulties, taciturnity, and suspiciousness. In working with Americans of African…

This sourcebook includes addresses by American Presidents, speeches by Congressmen and Senators, decisions by the U. S. Supreme Court, and articles in prestigious scholarly journals, popular fiction, and mass-circulation magazines, which were sampled over a 100-year period from 1850 to 1950. Each of seven parts discusses such topics as the image…

This annotated bibliography is intended to help social studies teachers give students in grades 5-12 a better understanding of Jews from the Biblical times to the present. Its purposes are to supply information about the role of Jews in both world and American history and to help teachers and students develop an informed perspective on intergroup…

Assessed differential perceptions of the educational aims of school principals, students, and parents. The study population came from Jewish and Arab, urban and rural communities in Israel. (GC)

Describes the comprehensive curriculum approach and teacher training program on the Jewish Holocaust that has been developed for adolescents by Facing History and Ourselves, a nonprofit organization. Course objectives, problems teachers will encounter, and student response are discussed. (MBR)

This document reports on a study funded by the Nash Family Foundation designed to assess the impact of participation in the Schools Attuned professional development program on Jewish Day School educators. Participants in this study took part in a 35 hour course and 10 hours of post course follow up, related to the Schools Attuned approach to…

"Same Difference," the television program featured in this videotape and teaching guide, tells the story of a friendship that blossoms into love between Shelley and Vinnie, a young couple with different ethnic and religious backgrounds, Jewish and Italian Catholic. Despite family opposition and personal difficulties, the spirit of…

Discusses Jewish adult education and suggests incorporating a university crediting system into existing synagogue adult education programs. Describes the open learning system and presents reasons for developing properly accredited adult education programs within synagogues as a viabe lifelong education alternative. (MF)

This article summarizes the plot of "Bonjour, Lonnie," a picture book about an orphaned African American Jewish boy's search for his roots; provides discussion questions; and outlines research and language arts activities in biography, art, civil rights, and family heritage. Includes an interview with the author, and highlights the 1997…

Discusses the replacement of the traditional form of Israeli education based on a charismatic school movement and the combination of education and work with policies stressing technical expertise and modern individualism. Contends that the current educational policies of modernization oppose the cultural orientations of Jewish immigrants from…

Discusses problems of socially integrating low income Jewish ethnic groups in Israel boarding schools into mainstream Israeli culture. Presents a participant observation review of one boarding school. Uses study of three boarding schools to explore discipline and control tactics as obstructions to the attainment of instrumental and expressive…

Among 206 Arab and Jewish Israeli elementary teachers surveyed, teacher orientation toward classroom discipline was related to the interaction of location and ethnicity. More authoritarian attitudes were found in Arab rural schools than Arab urban schools, and in Jewish urban than Jewish rural (kibbutz) schools. Cultural factors and social context…

A study of sociocultural and gender differences in Arab (n=209) and Jewish (n=184) first-year college students' perceptions of major sources of academic stress, and relationship with achievement, found cultural group background the most salient background predictor of success, followed by social class and gender, with noninteractive effects. A…

Presents ten guidelines, discussing each in detail, for teaching about the Holocaust in middle or high school. Includes topics such as encouraging active learning and a "minds-on" approach, inviting Holocaust survivors as guest speakers, and providing a base of historical knowledge. Contains references. (CMK)