The majority of mental health clinicians are monolingual and white. Even if unbiased assessment techniques are developed, valid psychodiagnosis of Hispanic patients will remain illusory to the extent that clinicians are insensitive to the linguistic and cultural nuances of their clientele. Recommendations for improving clinical practice are…

Examines arguments used in three United Nations Security Council debates which contradict the conclusion that different nations use different argumentative forms and think differently. Finds that the nature of data and the relative emphasis on principle as a negotiating strategy were more characteristic factors. (MS)

When parents neglect their children's moral education and community influences are negative, schools need to form partnerships and work for change. This article reviews problems encountered when schools attempt to inculcate or clarify moral values and summarizes various authors' opinions on the subject. (MLH)

During the author's first trip to Moscow, a Soviet educator claimed U.S. children were more narrowly educated than in the Soviet Union. The author's conversation with his daughter concerning U.S. schools' negative images of the Soviet Union inspired him to reread American history, examine his own national biases, and confront his ignorance…

Explores the importance of fundamental beliefs about the nature of reality, society, and self. Presents a list of 15 commonly-held U.S. beliefs which are often rejected by members of non-western cultures such as India. (Author/BSR)

Discusses the three Pacific cultural areas of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia and identifies the differences within and between the groups. States that a regionwide sense of identity has emerged because these small nations have gained independence from colonizing countries and joined regional institutions such as the South Pacific Forum. (GEA)

Ecocultural bias in the Preschool Intelligence Test and the Adult Verbal Aptitude Test was studied. Test results with 177 five- and six-year-olds and 168 mothers in neighborhoods with similar lifestyles and economies in the Philippines show need to screen items for bias. Tests of crystallized abilities had greatest potential for bias. Culturally…

Illustrates the cultural differences (and similarities) of China and the Soviet Union as reflected in the drawings of each country's children. In China, children's drawings reflected friendship and warmth toward others. In the Soviet Union, children's reserved and cautious attitudes about drawing are consistent with the perspective of that…

Compares American and Japanese workers' degree of work centrality, the generalized importance of working to individuals. A large difference is found between the two countries and several potential explanatory rationales are examined. (Author/LHW)

Focusing on the Netherlands, argues that schools should provide foreign students with every opportunity to become integrated into mainstream language and culture. Holds that it is not the role of government (or schools) to maintain the distinct minority culture which formed the child's early indentity. (GC)

Students (N=268) at the American University of Beirut completed the Mooney Problem Check List. Issues related to delivering counseling services to international students are discussed. (Author)

The collection of 15 teaching ideas from teachers of limited English proficient students focus on language skills and include such suggestions as having older students prepare a slide show to illustrate irregular English verbs for younger students and interviewing parents about their traditions. (DB)

Presents an analysis of continuing nursing education programs abroad based on field data collected in the last three years during international study tours to the People's Republic of China, Spain, the Philippines, East Africa, Japan, Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. (Author/CT)

The cultural awareness hierarchy contains six levels of knowledge and understanding: the self, technical/professional skills, extra-cultural influences, one's own culture, factors specific to one's country, and the other culture. (SK)

Presents the results of a study which compared the self concept of Japanese American and White American children (grades four through six) using a modified Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale. Reports that the Japanese-Americans scored significantly lower than the Whites only on the physical scores, and considers some explanations for this…