Investigates Total Quality Control (TQC) as a companywide, pivotal, and unifying philosophy for quality production and human interaction in Japanese organizations. Stresses the central role of communication processes. Challenges business communication scholars to incorporate TQC as a macro framework in dissections of the quality movement within…

An account of one teachers week-long visit to New Mexico is presented. The account is used by the teacher to help broaden other teachers perspectives about language and cultural differences in their classrooms. (12 references) (JL)

This study compared responses of 20 Chinese and 20 U.S. students to the 9-dot problem, a problem demonstrating the common assumption of nonexistent boundaries. There were significant effects of culture (significantly more Chinese students solved the problem), age, and interaction between culture and age and between culture and sex. (DB)

This article introduces this issue of "PTA Today" on multiculturalism and cultural awareness; it notes the first theme of the PTA founders nearly 100 years ago--All Children Are Our Children. (SM)

An ethnography is a richly textured description of community life that allows us to understand others on their own terms. The ethnographic work of Heath, MacLeod, Taylor, and others can help teachers uncover their buried assumptions and see faces instead of abstractions and statistics. This article summarizes six ethnographic works revealing…

Defines "cross-cultural,""multicultural,""cultural diversity," and "cultural pluralism." Maintains that theater administrators and artists must begin preparing their responses to the realities of cultural change. (SR)

Reviews diversity as an epistemological claim and how that claim has been trivialized in programs of journalism and mass communication. Discusses the contradictions between professionalism and diversity. Suggests how students can be equipped to combat the indifference to difference that is the inevitable by-product of a professional education. (SR)

Examined concerns and feelings of international college students attending a variety of colleges and universities in the United States. Findings from 163 international students revealed that they were most concerned about extended family, cultural differences, finances, and school. Their emotional profile depicted them as determined, thankful,…

Gives overview of research on Super's theory across cultures within United States and internationally. Notes that research indicates that theory has some cross-cultural validity, yet there seem to be measurement concerns. Discusses two areas for future investigation: development of ethnic identity as vocational task and research on developmental…

Examined effects of family structure on adequacy of prenatal care and birth outcomes using data for 18,594 women who experienced either live birth, fetal death, or infant death in 1988. Found major differences in effect of family structure across racial/ethnic groups. Effect of family structure was less important for black or white women than for…

Investigates how cultural groups differ in the relative importance they attach to conversational constraints. Suggests that the perceived importance of clarity is higher in the more individualistic cultures but that the perceived importance of avoiding hurting the hearer's feelings and of minimizing imposition is higher in the more collectivistic…

A survey of 61 food and nutrition professionals tested factors associated with working with cultural groups: cultural food experiences, content, program evaluation, group characteristics, barriers, and receptivity. Two significant dimensions related to working with groups similar or different from the professionals were awareness of other…

Reviews literature from the 1980s on Hispanic families in the United States. Notes evidence of social adaptation approach in demographic and migration research literature. Concludes that different Hispanic ethnic groups have had dissimilar experiences in family viability and that comparative research is needed to clarify contributory factors.…

Describes a cross-cultural study using a pre- and posttest model that finds (1) children understand and are able to answer questions about their own culture; (2) instruction in a classroom can improve the understanding of concepts from a differing culture; and (3) classroom-based, cross-cultural research is possible. (MG)

Describes the development and use of a cultural palette (a five-step method of visual analysis that can be used for cross-cultural visual communication) for a student graphic design project. (SR)