Assesses the fundamental features of the pop music industry in Hungary by exploring the ideas of P. Tagg, M. Dardai, and J. Marothy. (JD)

The article discusses cultural variation in narrative genres, use, and learning. The ethnocentricity of many current approaches to the study of narratives is pointed out. Four universal types of narrative are identified (recounts, eventcasts, accounts, and stories). Teachers should not assume a common cultural background in children's access to…

The author discusses his work with gifted/talented children from poor environments and culturally different backgrounds. He describes a program in which students created mini-genealogies and studied their local areas in an attempt to improve students' self-image. (CL)

Describes experience of six teachers working with Libyan teenagers in preuniversity program at University of Saskatchewan. The teachers previously particpated in preservice activities designed to increase understanding of Arab culture. The teachers concluded that while they were prepared cognitively for cultural differences, they still experienced…

Discusses factors affecting the teaching and learning of English as a second language among refugees in Canada. (JOW)

Today's communities are diverse in composition, not only ethnically, but also in matters of age, sexual preference, physical and mental ability. However, as different as we all are, there are certain common threads that bind us all together. If libraries are to thrive and serve the whole community, they must respect the differences, but at the…

Nigerian students did not display a great deal of group solidarity in an experiment on the use of a communication network. United States students, on the other hand, cooperated with each other to a great extent in a similar experiment, as did Philippine students. (CK)

Quaker community development efforts and approaches in rural Mexico; use of Hooponopono" (frank expression of differences and grievances) by VISTA volunteer trainees in Hawaii; and a similar confrontation technique for resolving grievances between Negro and Mexican American communtiy action board members. (LY)

In order for American caregivers to contribute to the mental health of immigrants, they must become advocates of resettlement programs which preserve ethnic clusters, use treatment techniques that are sensitive to various cultural backgrounds, and reexamine attitudes toward relating to people that are dysfunctional outside of Western-oriented…

When envying Japan's productivity, one should remember that work occurs within a cultural context. It is not immediately obvious whether Japanese management techniques are inextricably bound up with Japanese communication and culture or whether they are universal to all people. (Author)

Sixty normal children and 76 learning disabled children (ages 5 to 12) from regular and special classes in Israel were rated in hyperactivity by their teachers on the Conners Abbreviated Scale. The similarity of the syndrome features in the different educational systems stressed the notion of a specific syndrome defined in similar terms. (Author)

Each of the major music cultures in West Asia--Turkey, Persia, and the Arab countries--has distinct rules of improvisation. Improvisation in each of these countries is described; a glossary is included; selected readings and recordings conclude the article. (KC)