Presents 14 different ways to say "Achoo" in many languages as a light-hearted classroom exercise. The students are asked to match the sneeze with the language and to follow it up with what North Americans say after a sneeze. (CK)

Worldview acquired through individual circumstances affects how teachers think about diversity. Five ways preservice teacher education can address attitudes toward diversity are increased length and selectivity of programs; increased self-reflection; questioning existing social conditions; keeping generalizations from becoming stereotypes; and…

Recalls how theater in the United States celebrated the Bicentennial by offering "Yankee Doodle" by Aurand Harris. Explains that although the characters were considered to be quite progressive, the absence of a larger female and minority contingent means that the target audience remains the white male. Concludes that it is important to…

Derived from a committee report prepared for the American Mental Health Counselor's Association, a new definition of professional counseling is presented. Generated from a developmental lifespan foundation, special attention is given to multicultural issues, a broad array of services, and a network approach to service delivery. Implications of…

Examines the film "The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus" and the text upon which it is loosely based, the "Chin P'ing Mei," and the relationship between it and modern Chinese culture. States that the film's screenplay is much less an adaptation of the source novel than it is a female-centered reworking of a particular narrative…

A life history approach can give better understanding of adult motivation to participate in education than quantitative surveys can. Interviews with 30 adults entering higher education illustrate the technique but also raise methodological questions about this form of research. (SK)

States that the internationalization of any professional institution begins with self-examination. Relates personal experiences with the internationalization of culture, including recollections of the first international Speech Communication Association (SCA) meetings in China and Russia. Describes the World Communication Association (WCA) and its…

Developed over centuries, Japan's key strengths are education, management, and training. To emulate Japanese success requires individuals with a missionary commitment to self-development, managers who value coaching and staff development, and organizations that reward managers on their ability to develop staff and maximize organizational learning.…

Describes how master's students in professional writing researched technical writing in specific workplace cultures. Discusses students' constructs for understanding their own writerly selves and constructs that emerged for the interpretations of themselves and others. States that teaching technical authorship means addressing such issues as…

Outlines themes from L.S. Vygotsky's writings. His claims about the social origins of individual mental functioning have implications for the definitions of cognition and memory and for the pursuit of research on mental processes. His understanding of culture is derivative of his account of the mediation of mental functioning. (BC)

In rural Bangladesh, women's participation in a literacy program was opposed by Mullahs for several reasons: content encouraged decision making, monopoly of the Qur'anic schools was threatened, Mullahs' leadership and spiritual roles were potentially subverted, and it conflicted with the practice of polygamy. (SK)

Argues for increasing the use of nontraditional methodologies in the reading of Shakespeare's plays for secondary school students. Discusses the "myth of Shakespeare" and his plays as a cultural inheritance, an attitude that is implicitly encouraged by the British National Curriculum. Posits that children in the classroom should be in…

Understanding and appreciation of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are essential for promoting sustainable agriculture development. IKS provides a cultural basis for nonformal agricultural programs that is absent in technology transfer approaches. (SK)

The community is a natural setting for autonomous, democratic adult education. A framework for connecting the community and adult education has three mechanisms: community formal adult education, community nonformal adult education, and community informal adult education. (SK)

Comparative adult education research must take into account the role of beliefs, attitudes, and behavior in determining actions. Comparison of adult education practices should use a cultural rather than a political perspective. (SK)