Considers the ways in which different ideologies promote particular understandings of texts and certain kinds of readings. Outlines three broad ideologies of reading and interpreting literature. Argues for the usefulness of a reading pedagogy drawing upon cultural criticism. Provides classroom activities to foster such a way of reading. (HB)

Examines claims about the role of object-sharing in development by describing development of !Kung infants' interest in objects and their caregivers' actions toward them when they are engaged in object-related acts. (PCB)

Suggests that Michael McGee and Michael Leff share similarities of approach that help them to avoid the form/content split. Argues that their recent essays, in which they both move to opposite extremes on the "audience" issue, threaten to reintroduce the form/content split. (KEH)

Proposes extending the training of reading teachers to include sociological aspects. Describes three traits that training programs for reading educators could foster: ecological thinking; cultural responsiveness; and communicative competence. Suggests changes which would align the training of reading teachers with these sociological…

Presents an overview of cultural studies and composition. Shows how a Berlinian heuristic is enacted in three areas of the cultural studies/composition classroom: in the positioning of the cultural studies/composition teacher; in the revamping of the Berlinian heuristic; and in the integration of "arrangement" as a major issue in a…

Proposes a model of interactivity that can be used to plan museum exhibits in a broad range of subjects. Examines two alternative ways of examining task, visitor motivation, and cognitive mode. Assesses benefits of each. Presents eight distinct ways to design an interactive exhibit for African-American children. Offers case studies illustrating…

Examines Simmel's principle of cultivation whereby the cultivated mind is constructed through ongoing transactions of people with their cultural environment, cultural forms currently overlooked. Cultural forms result from externalizations of former person-culture transactions. Argues that development is structured through person-culture…

Proposes that an awareness and understanding of the various and unique experiences encountered by hearing children of deaf parents would better prepare counselors to work with such clients. Reviews such experiences in the context of deaf culture and suggests that such a review will enable the counselor to establish more effective counseling…

Kiyo journals are periodicals published by smaller units within a large institution and are becoming popular in the Japanese academic world. Nurses might consider a similar practice to advance nursing scholarship and education. (JOW)

Analyzes Chicano murals in Chicago to illustrate how visual images engage communal development and community identity by tapping into shared senses of history, experience, and culture. States these murals present an argument for cultural pride and political activism by inserting into the public space of a community symbolic representations of…

Proposes an analysis of the representations produced by the first generations of the Brazilian Republic about 19th-century Brazil. Presents a new direction for reading about the same period. (PA)

Discusses the place of mathematics in culture as a vast body of knowledge that is an integral part of culture, not a set of skills to solve mundane problems. Presents information on a course whose aim is to develop mathematically significant relationships and an appreciation of mathematics as part of culture. Presents a 52-item bibliography and…

Research in three countries shows that Norwegian adults have far higher levels of educational qualifications, employment, and participation in learning than adults in Britain or Spain. Work-related courses are taken by 60% of Norwegians, 29% of Britons, and 14% of Spanish. Self-confidence is significantly related to participation in Spain. (SK)

Applies the concept of the Ethnocultural Assessment to the areas of sexual orientation. Offers a model for assessing how gay and lesbian clients have integrated their sexual orientation into their lives, a means for counselors to assess their own status with respect to working with this population, and a useful tool for training graduate students.…

Discussion in multicultural counseling has focused on whether the culture specific or universal position is more useful. Provides a critical analysis of each of these positions and introduces the principles of change approach as a way of unifying multicultural counseling and moving the conversation to a more applied level. (Contains 49…