Reviews five trade books which cross international borders, offering suggestions for learning activities related to the books. (MG)

The article details statements of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, addressing respect for dignity; the "children first" principle; protection of personal integrity; protection from exploitation; consideration of cultural heritage; and rights to a family environment, to assistance when in the state's care, to…

The University of New Orleans plan for cultural diversity received recognition for its "exemplary" accomplishments in "making diversity work on an urban campus" from the American Association of University Administrators. Offers five reasons for diversity programs, lists the conditions existing in 1989, and the actions that have…

Addresses how faculties of education in Alberta respond to the need to prepare teachers for the challenges of teaching in an ethnically and culturally diverse society. Multiculturalism can be introduced through special courses or infused across the curriculum. Finds that, although most universities offer some courses associated with…

Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American second-grade teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered. Her goal is to help students develop cross-cultural acceptance and strategies to work through their own prejudices and to maintain their own dignity when they…

Describes "Harvest of Hope," a project for science and geography instruction in which students from an inner-city and a suburban school joined in a community service project. Explains that the students planned, planted, and harvested crops for the needy on school property. Includes handouts simulating international negotiations, trade…

Introduces Islamic values relevant to group work and delineates their potential positive and negative impacts on groups. First section orients reader to relevant terminology and demographics, and identifies values. Discusses more specific Islamic principles and rituals as they relate to counseling groups. Presents practical applications for…

Reports results of a study of the predictions that gender differences exist in the preference for a caring morality and will exist across cultures. Describes a scale developed to test the predictions. Reports that the predictions were confirmed with women from four cultures preferring a more caring morality. (DK)

This report of an American Society for Training and Development symposium discusses how important it is for companies to deal with diversity issues. It offers guidelines for making sure business communications reflect the diversity of the work force and customer base, and it compares affirmative action, valuing diversity, and managing diversity.…

The text of dialogues published by the British Broadcasting Service and reprinted by the U.S. Information Agency were studied to determine various aspects of the two versions of the English language, particularly differences in the uses of the present perfect tense. (three references) (LB)

New associate editor for Practice section of "Journal of Mental Health Counseling" discusses contributions he hopes to make to journal. Contends that mental health counseling is faced with increasing need for sensitivity to needs and realities of culturally diverse consumer population and workforce. Notes plans to address issue by encouraging…

Argues that an awareness of the vast cultural differences among students in the nation's classrooms is a primary factor in today's educational climate. Provides suggestions for practical methods and techniques that reflect this concern. (HB)

Describes interactive computer quizzes on international business developed by the Center for Productive Communication at Texas Christian University's M.J. Neeley School of Business. Explains how to produce quizzes for classroom use. (RS)

Includes "Millions of Workers on the Move" (Stalker); "Migrants Working and Living in Europe Today" (Bohning); "The Attraction of the Gulf"; "Sri Lanka to Kuwait and Back: The Crisis of Domestic Workers" (Goodson); and "Alternatives to Migration" (Fromont). (JOW)

Reviews research on minority school failure. Contrasts work of microethnographers, which has resulted in"cultural difference" explanations, with more comprehensive work of Ogbu, who advocates a multilevel macroethnographic approach. Describes research in South Texas that does not support certain aspects of Ogbu's caste theory. Advocates…