Re-interprets Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development as a recommendation that primary school teachers attend to what both they and their students bring to learning interactions, including cultural contexts and personal histories. Emphasizes Vygotsky's idea that teacher-student interactions be characterized by both teaching and…

Discusses the implications of moving from working primarily on paper to working primarily online. Notes that this change is happening within a generation instead of over several hundred years and that those who have mastered high print literacy are in the position to see online literacy in the light of print literacy. (seven references) (CK)

With increases in worldwide urbanization and modernization, there is an increased global emphasis on counseling as a viable approach to providing human services from a multicultural perspective. This article offers a window to the world for counselors seeking more information and contact with colleagues around the world. (Author/KW)

Compared sexual and aggressive motives for sexual aggression in Chinese college students. Male undergraduates (N=146) completed self-report measures. Results suggest that sex guilt and aggressive guilt acted as inhibitors for their respective drives and sexual aggression resulted from aggressive, rather than sexual, motives. Sexual aggression may…

Explores the interrelationships between metaphor, play, and drama, and the roles they play in the development of sociolinguistic competence. Focuses on the role of symbolic play in the development of metaphor and on the importance of metaphor in discourse. Also examines the nature of autism, a condition marked by an absence of both symbolic play…

Examines the current state of education in China, with particular focus on ways in which Western educational models can and cannot be adapted there. Offers a brief history of Chinese education and examines some of the alliances currently being formed between Chinese institutions and educational institutions around the world. (NB)

Analyzes the effects of the 1889 Welsh Intermediate and Technical Education Act on East Glamorgan Valley Welsh females. Focuses on the relationships among the economic, social, and cultural factors that impacted their career choices to become teachers. Notes that the Central Welsh Board examinations were a step forward in Welsh education. (MER)

Examines the relation between background knowledge and second language (L2) proficiency in L2 reading performance in two groups of university learners of English, one from mainland China and one from Hong Kong. Results show a strong cultural effect on reading comprehension, but not on post-intermediate readers. Findings have implications for…

Outlines a set of Web-based exercises for students preparing to study abroad that encourages them to develop a cultural context for the places that are about to visit and thus to maximize the educational benefit of their stay abroad. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the challenges unique to Native Americans in the workplace. Asserts that the effects of high rates of poverty, health problems, and violence in Native communities are often visible at the office. Offers suggestions for using cultural healing strategies in the workplace to create an environment of respect and support. (NB)

Discusses three possible uses of the culture concept in the field of second language (L2) writing for the 21st century. Concludes by arguing for a view of second language writing that takes into account the full range of social and cultural contexts impacting L2 writing, rather than focusing narrowly on skills and processes of writing. (Author/VWL)

Synthesizes research presented in two previous "Southern Social Studies Journal"articles that reviewed picture books about the topic of Appalachia. Discusses the problems that were encountered and offers nine proposals as solutions to these problems. Includes references. (CMK)

Addresses that distinctive contribution of English to the development of students' literate capabilities as they progress through the years of schooling. Develops a framework for thinking about the nature of knowledges and the repertoires of literate practice made available to students of the English classroom. Explains different understandings…

Studies primary school Chinese students living in Hong Kong to learn their causal attributions for examination results. Identifies age-related differences in perceived attainment, success expectancy, causal attributions, and achievement goals. Finds discrepancies with earlier Western studies and links these to Chinese socialization patterns where…

When applying a lifespan perspective to the study of recreation and leisure behavior, a woman's interest and involvement in physical recreation must be viewed not only in terms of her current psychological and biological status, but also within the context of her sociocultural environment and her personal and "group" history. (IAH)