Discusses the role of young adult literature written from an authentic black cultural perspective in helping black young adults achieve the skills and knowledge they require to succeed in this society. Examples of relevant titles are given in the genres of realistic fiction, biography, autobiography, and folklore. (Contains 35 references.) (LRW)

Provides a framework to understand how information technology (IT) and culture interact, illustrated with examples from Kenyan case studies. The following ways of interference are identified: culture influences IT; culture is influenced by IT; and culture provides the conditions to interpret IT's utility. Aspects of Kenyan cultural context are…

Shares extracts of letters from readers which raise questions about some of the differing cultural contexts in which the author's works of children's literature are being read. Presents a theoretical framework in which reading is a personal and social transaction. Discusses issues of racism and multiculturalism. (RS)

Explores the long-term shift in the 1920s and 1930s from Victorian to modern front-page design in five United States newspapers, demonstrating that the shift was tied historically to questions of cultural authority. Argues that these changes produced a less dense, more uniform page that paid attention to visual hierarchy and remade the newspaper…

Argues that a multiscience perspective on science education affords richer implications for reflection and practice than does multiculturalism. Recognizes the existence of various types of science at play in all science classrooms, especially personal science, indigenous science, and Western modern science. Discusses implications for curriculum…

An interpretation and description of acculturation is offered, particularly as it applies to the Hispanic and especially the Mexican-American population in the United States. (36 references) (LB)

Uses a "New York Times" story about a bloody international conflict to measure (with college students) the effect of adding background and context information within the story itself and in a separate graphic on reader understanding of the background and context of the dramatic event. Finds that both techniques are highly effective. (NKA)

Provides an overview of the articles in this special issue, which deals with the portability, or transferability, of educational computer software. Motivations for portable software relating to cost, personnel, and time are discussed, and factors affecting portability are described, including technical factors, educational factors, social/cultural…

This essay concerns feminist fiction by Doris Lessing, Margaret Drabble, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Laurence, and Toni Morrison that utilizes memory as a means to liberation and explores this at the level of narrative form. In examining 1970s feminist fiction and metafiction, explores the importance of memory at particular cultural moments. (AF)

Through conversations with a teacher-researcher group and with Haitian teachers and parents in a day care center and child development class, the author learned about Haitian culture and realized that techniques teachers use to manage children's behavior are assumed to be universal, but are actually culturally based. (SK)

Explores how the term "context" has been defined by writing researchers and tries to reconceptualize the construct of the term. Provides data from a year-long ethnographic study of graduate journalism education. Suggests that context for composing must include the histories of individual writers. (HB)

Examines two Clackamas myths collected by Melville Jacobs from one of the last tribal members. Discusses issues in interpretation of oral tales. Argues that Jacobs ignored the probable social context of oral performance and that, contrary to his interpretation, these myths demonstrate women's importance and power in Clackamas society. (SV)

Kanpol's book "Towards a Theory and Practice of Teacher Cultural Politics: Continuing the Postmodern Debate" (Ablex, 1992) examines postmodernist thought in education. Redefining critical social theory and the notion of resistance in postmodernist terms, the author shows these ideas' relevance to common democratic struggles and resistance to the…

Following general discussion of difficulty of full expression of cultural identity through writing in second language (English), "Asian Voices in English" (M. Chan and R. Harris, editors) is reviewed. These papers are from a symposium sponsored by University of Hong Kong's English Department in collaboration with the British Council. The papers…

Discusses how culture and civilization are profoundly affected by the advent of new forms of media. Describes relevant theories by various cultural critics. Analyzes these theories of culture and provides a synthesis of their implications. (HB)