Describes Translation Quality Assessment (TQA), an approach to evaluating translation that incorporates aspects of textlinguistic, pragmatic, and discourse models of translation and focuses on text as a communicative occurrence, within a specific context, rather than a series of words and grammatical structures. A functionalist approach to…

Argues that culture and religion are deeply rooted in human beings and it is their task to understand how this is so and what difference it makes. Asserts that human consciousness must organize itself so that it can identify its most "life-giving" form and thereby continue to direct its own evolution. (Author)

Provides an interview with Dr. Angela Rhone that focuses on topics such as the experience of Jamaican immigrants of color in the United States, the marginalization of Jamaicans, the Jamaican grammar school, and the tensions among Jamaican immigrants and between Jamaican immigrants of color and African Americans. (CMK)

Notes that Rothbaum et al. (2001) integrate more than 200 studies conducted in 2 countries over 4 stages of development. Maintains that their method of integrating studies provides a promising way to overcome some of the most vexing methodological difficulties of cross-cultural research. (Author/KB)

The belief that dying and grieving are natural processes is widely held in modern bereavement care. Examines four assumption often made in this connection: (1) most primitive cultures deal with death in an accepting way; (2) this way is different than our own; (3) it is a good and noble way; and (4) traditional societies see death as natural. (JBJ)

Lists a variety of possible ethical incidents that may confront a school business manager. Proposes that ethics be given adequate treatment in preservice programs, that all educators be made more aware of ethics, and that members of the profession be trained and encouraged to police their fellow members. (MLF)

This article examines the francophone community of Cohoes, New York, where nearly one-third of the population is of French-Canadian descent. It provides a historical overview of the French-Canadian experience in the area and an examination of language usage, language attitudes, and the maintenance of a francophone identity. Contains 16 references.…

Families who adopt children internationally are faced with not only the acknowledgement of the adoption but also the recognition of the child's birth culture. Thirty-four families were surveyed to assess issues regarding the relevance, frequency, and means of acknowledgement of the adoption and of the birth culture. Findings suggest ways adoption…

Argues that psychological research based on Western concepts of the mind and methods of study not only has little relevance to other cultures, but disregards and undermines alternate cultural traditions. The need for a multicultural psychology that takes into account these differences, the multiplicity of indigenous conceptualizations of the…

Argues that discourses on children and participation in Norway are linked to international children's rights discourses as well as to Norwegian cultural context. Focuses on how different constructions of children as participants are related to discourses on sustainable local communities. Describes supporting empirical studies and summarizes…

Discussion of the link between children's experiences with literature and their literacy development focuses on the use of folktales. Describes the transformation of one Greek folktale into an American picture book and discusses the blend of contemporary issues and traditional features; complexities of exporting cultural artifacts; and the…

Five graduate students who are women of color used collaborative inquiry to explore their experiences within the academy. The group discovered how education, for them, is a form of social activism and how they sustain themselves through their spirituality. (SK)

Examines the sociocultural influences on risk of first sex among Hispanic teens living in Los Angeles County. Hispanic teens living in low-density Hispanic neighborhoods have significantly higher risk of sex than do teens living in neighborhoods with higher levels of ambient hazards. Results highlight the importance of characterizing sociocultural…

Examines the cultural values and assumptions underlying the theory and research regarding psychological well-being. It is argued that culture-free theories or measures of well-being are unattainable because all understandings of psychological well-being are based on moral visions. (Author/GCP)

Discusses recent introduction of human-rights education in Taiwan. Describes essential characteristics of Confucian ethics; compares Confucianism with ethical leadership in education. Discusses relationship between findings on the use of corporal punishment in Taiwanese schools and ethical leadership. Describes worldwide use of corporal punishment…