Presents the results of a study on organizational cultures in 20 units from 10 different organizations in Denmark and the Netherlands. The major project outcome is a 6-dimensional model of organizational cultures, defined as perceived practices. Labelling positions on the dimensions scales as more or less desirable is a matter of strategic choice.…

Investigated the fit of Holland's vocational choice model to the internal relationships among the General Occupational Theme scales of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory/Test de Preferences Professionnelles Strong-Campbell for U. S. General Reference sample, and for Anglophone and Francophone subjects in combined sex, a male and a female…

Argues that high school journalism programs must become more culturally diverse. Discusses a variety of ways that advisers and staff members of high school journalism programs can recruit, train, and retain minority students. (RS)

Nurses can miss important cultural traditions and values that relate to sources of ethnic power in families. Continued efforts by nurses to learn about these values helps them assist families with health care decisions. (JOW)

Suggests using social network theory to explain varieties of mourning behavior in different societies. Compares participation in funeral ceremonies of members of different social circles in American society and Israeli kibbutz. Concludes that results demonstrated validity of concepts deriving from social network analysis in study of bereavement,…

Conducted descriptive comparison of United States and international students to examine whether or not bias exists when norm-based proficiency tests are applied across national cultures. Examined competency test scores, grade point averages, and freshmen English and mathematics grades of American and international students. Results suggest that…

Examined intergenerational relationships and roles of older Salvadoran late-life immigrants to the United States. Found many similarities between these parents' roles in El Salvador and in United States, but fewer were employed and more had assumed childcare responsibilities. Children had strong sense of filial obligation; parents asked for little…

The paper reports on a two-year project to describe factors related to conducting stuttering therapy with 20 elementary school children (mostly Mexican-American) in public school settings. Both the "stutter fluently" and the "speak fluently" approaches were used. Therapy results, scheduling difficulties, and cultural considerations are presented.…

Interaction of gifted individuals with their society is explored in two different cultures, the Hopi and the dominant Anglo culture of the United States. Described are the role various societal ethos play in the careers of its gifted and how each society's treatment of its gifted affects its own ongoing development. (JDD)

Explains how a teacher, a Belizean of African descent who immigrated to the United States, feels about having grown up reading only Western literature. Explains the costs of such limited reading in psychological and emotional terms. Gives a brief review of a few well-known Caribbean authors, including Julia Alvarez and Jamaica Kincaid. (TB)

Describes teaching plagiarism to students of English as a Second Language by treating it as a technical, ethical, and cultural issue, and by giving students ample, semester-long opportunity to practice their newfound skills. (SR)

Provides a bibliographic listing of 49 reference materials, books, and video recordings that relate to racial and ethnic diversity. (LRW)

Uses a semiotic reading of nonverbal communication as a way to comment on the ideologies of various cultural contexts. Suggests that the semiotic approach offers a method of "reading" the metatextual meanings surrounding nonverbal behavior. Finds that a reading of the political leaders of different cultures reveals the connection between…

Describes a pilot project offering a Western-style anxiety-management group to Bangladeshi women in Tower Hamlets. Issues related to language, expectations, family involvement, therapists' self-disclosure and boundaries, and the choice of outcome measure are fully described in a transcultural setting. (JPS)

Describes two cases of outreach work in an area of London lacking culturally appropriate services for the large concentration of Cypriots settled there. Explores issues involved with bereavement, intergenerational needs, and isolation. (JPS)