Reports on a faculty exchange program between Seton Hall University and the Hangzhou School of Nursing in Zhejiang, China. Discusses the differences in medical treatment and learning strategies between the two countries. (JOW)

The global desire to educate the whole person is validated by interviews with Third World faculty and students concerning curriculums in India, Cameroon and Kenya to determine whether encapsulation--a partial and distorted image of external reality--is present and affects studies in their countries. (Author/CM)

Believes extra attention must be focused on language and cultural differences in preparing Individualized Educational Programs. Reports observations from working with Spanish speaking exceptional children in Costa Rica. Describes pilot study conducted to attempt to discover problems associated with administration of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for…

Describes a study which examined differences in the experience of joy between Israeli Jewish, Israeli Arab, and American adolescents. The interpersonal experience was the most common source of joy in all three cultures. The data also showed greater differences between males and females than between cultures. (AM)

Discusses the renaissance of Australian film, analyzes films of several Australian directors, and comments on the differences in Australian and American national characteristics and viewpoints. (PD)

Examines consequences of cross-cultural technology transfer. Questions for students to analyze regarding the feasibility of transferring a particular form of technology to a given cultural group are provided. (RM)

Compares British and American higher educational systems and describes the benefits of a foreign exchange professorship program. (AEA)

This article first reviews the extent of Indonesia's cultural diversity and then considers the sorts of educational measures being used for attacking associated problems and for taking advantage of opportunities that this pluralism affords. (Author/AL)

Suggests ethnic or cultural differences in use of space should be considered when adopting approaches in program and building design. Cites ways to allow for these differences in educational and architectural planning. (Author/BK)

Enumerates the French language TV programs currently available in Nigeria and describes the difficulties hampering a nationwide development of educational TV programs in French. Offers suggestions to overcome these difficulties, describes the French language courses already on the air, and outlines plans for new programs. (MES)

Narrates Quebec women's struggle for liberty of expression, liberty before the laws and liberty in their lives, stressing the differences between French and American feminist movements. Introduces a bibliography of Canadian publications on the status of women including: bibliographical sources, general studies, documents, resources, and…

Presents activity, with reproducible reading, for high school students which focuses on perpetual differences among cultures. Students translate into modern English a 16th century document about life in Virginia and compare their translations. (KC)

Chicanos were characterized as emphasizing early assumption of reponsibility, expressing less support and control attitudes, ascribing to more permissiveness than Anglos, and being less equalitarian in child-rearing attitudes than Anglos or Blacks. Cross-ethnic differences were more attributable to Chicano fathers than Chicano mothers. (NQ)

Differences in reactions of parents of gifted and handicapped children are pointed out; concerns of parents regarding testing and identification are considered; and parent-professonal communication is discussed in terms of the parents' need for information, need to belong, and need for positive self-esteem. (SBH)

A study of 60 university students supported the hypothesis that Black culture and White culture have specific and conflicting meanings attached to eye contact. Blacks who do not recognize the White dominant culture's rule regarding eye contact could find themselves at a disadvantage in social, educational, and employment situations. (Author/GC)