Presents methods of coordinating poetry writing with mask making, oriental exercises, and painting to give students a sharper insight into the poetic impulse. (MM)

An alternative, multidimensional curriculum design for second languages is suggested and expressed in terms of four syllabi: language, communicative activities, culture, and general language education. They have the objectives of proficiency, knowledge, affect, and transfer. Syllabus characteristics are described, relationship of content and…

The article explores the cultural context of a new bilingual education program in a small Southwestern town through the use of ethnographic research. The ethnographic perspective focuses on how a bilingual program can be seen as operating in the three fields of individual classrooms, school administration, and community. (Author/NQA)

Reports on research intended to determine whether easing the cognitive processing load by having writers deal with contextually familiar material improves fluency, grammaticality, and complexity of the writing. Overall results tend to indicate that writing does improve when the material is culturally familiar. (EKN)

Defining "rural" has preoccupied rural sociologists. Two constituents of rural are suggested: "capitalist space" in the form of uneven regional development and the "mode of primary production" (including the occupational category), which is distinguished by its direct interaction with the natural environment.…

The unique characteristics of South Dakota rural youth represent a fit between behavior and environment -- physical, social, and cultural. The major exception to this fit is the formal education planned for them. Efforts must be directed toward revitalizing and making the educational opportunities of rural youth relevant. (Author/CM)

The development of a paradigm expressing social dissatisfaction was founded in the social movements of the late 1960s. Its result was to displace the individualistic, meritorious view of education with a structural one aimed at eliminating social inequality. (JN)

Explores the meaning of the term "communication" vs. "mere talk" in selected instances of American speech about interpersonal life. Analyzes two case studies and transcripts of the Phil Donahue Show. Also discusses communication as ritual and ethnography as a form of communication inquiry. (PD)

Presents a definition of ethnicity and clarifies the relationship between language and ethnicity. Considers the effects of bidialectism and bilingualism by comparing the experiences of Blacks in the United States and Blacks in the Commonwealth Caribbean. (RL)

Illustrates how a particular setting affects language use and offers suggestions for parents to help children develop language sensitivity. (HTH)

Reviews five general principles for development of methods for community studies of children's mental health. Notes limitations of existing epidemiological studies of the psychological functioning of American Indian and Alaska Native children. Lists recommendations for further research. Availability: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840…

Several questions are probed: Can education truly encourage the individual to develop his unique capabilities? Can it be an agent in the humanization of society? Is that humanization dependent on reordering society? Can education really solve society's problems? (Editor/LBH)

The five examples of new directions for liberal education are illustrative rather than exhaustive. They stimulate a dialogue about the goals and strategy for liberal learning, to prepare our educational institutions for serving as effective instruments of a society in radical transition. (LBH)

Various social values make up the American character, including the "curse of individualism," which has influenced a cultural shift and confusion for business, government, and educational leaders. A need to redress overcentralization is manifesting itself in demands for greater citizen participation in decision making. (LBH)

Three important challenges to the higher education community are related to comprehensive curricular change. The author proposes a curricular reform process that is responsive in a consistent and comprehensive manner to a specific image of the future. The primary function of a proposed reform should be to facilitate dialogue. (LBH)