A survey of 1,299 blue- and white-collar workers in 10 Korean conglomerates was compared with surveys of Japanese and U.S. workers. A discrepancy emerged between Korean workers' expectations and perceptions of their situations. They were more satisfied with work but less proud of their jobs and companies than U.S. and Japanese workers. (SK)

Summarizes accomplishments of the United Nations over its 50-year history. Taking the principles of the United Nations to heart can help ensure that the global community is a real community in which all peoples of the world are important. (SLD)

Compared the approaches to learning of 464 Turkish university students and 546 Taiwanese university students who completed an approaches to learning inventory. Differences were found, but the magnitude was not large; he two cultures shared many characteristics in the measured trait. (SLD)

Revisits Enlightenment themes as they relate to higher education, reassessing Enlightenment precepts in light of postmodernist and other critiques and asserting that while some aspects of counter-Enlightenment critiques are well-grounded, many core practices of the Enlightenment tradition remain valid. (SM)

Describes the differences between the second author's teaching experiences in Bangladesh and in the United States. Shares her approach to teaching James Joyce's "Araby," a short story commonly taught in high schools and in first-year undergraduate classes, and how her methods reflect differences in international approaches to education. Discusses…

Gives suggestions that may help teachers when they are guiding readers toward their next book. Discusses how given the right book, young adults who are pressured in real life, may be able to relax and think. Considers three of the author's books that offer this. Includes a brief review of each novel and quotes from the books. (SG)

Presents three renowned writers who have chosen from diverse genres to tell immigrant tales through memoir, contemporary vignettes, and historical fiction. Notes that each author captures very real adolescent voices and their stories. Discusses Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes," An Na's "A Step form Heaven," and Norma Fox…

Investigated whether group differences between immigrants and majority group members are best described as Jensen effects or as cultural effects and studied the bias of culture-reduced tests and culture-loaded tests. Findings from 2 studies involving 786 and 267 immigrants and comparable control groups demonstrate the presence of Jensen effects…

Exploration of spiritual and religious diversity often receives little attention in counselor education, resulting in counselors unprepared to deal with spiritual and religious issues. This trend could have a negative impact on Jewish and other religious clients, who feel that issues related to their identity are ignored. Article explores…

Discusses the application of the "what works" approach to the rehabilitation of indigenous Australian offenders. Those from indigenous cultures may not share the theoretical assumptions that underpin this approach, calling into question the appropriateness of these rehabilitation programs. Presents options for understanding cultural…

Examines the influence of gender and ethnicity on college student preferences for individualistic vs. relational-focused counseling approaches. Overall, the results did not demonstrate significant differences across gender and ethnicity. However, there was a small tendency for women and African American participants to rate the counselor…

Examined lay explanations for juvenile delinquency given by Australian adolescents from either collectivist (Asian) or individualist (Australian) cultural backgrounds. Student surveys indicated that, after controlling for socioeconomic and demographic variables, there were small differences between the groups, with individualistic teens tending to…

Addresses a situation in which a foreign student wrote an extremely homophobic message to a class mailing list--advocating the death penalty for homosexuals, something which is "a practice common in his homeland." Engages in a less triumphal reading of the episode with the homophobic student, then explicates the controversies over…

Examines how Latino immigrants interact with dominant and mainstream cultures while trying to maintain components of their traditional cultures and understand and be understood by other groups. Discusses the dynamics of power, assimilation, acculturation, and identity, focusing on findings from interviews with two Latino immigrants on these issues…

Indicates that individuals increase the size of their reading units as they perfect their knowledge of either Chinese or English; a Chinese word may be processed by character components or by larger units depending on the frequency of the word; and familiarity with the Chinese writing system does not help individuals increase the size of their…