Mass media and pilot projects should be used to make people aware of the urgency of illiteracy and the shame of being illiterate; to develop better programs; to generate interest and participation; and to prepare suitable instructional materials. (PT)

Identifies four types of bilingual education programs, those having transitional, monoliterate, partial, or full bilingualism as their objectives, and discusses the importance of societal information in deciding which type of program to establish. (FB)

Three members of Congress discuss Federal programs for educating the Spanish speaking. (JF)

The need for careful empirical research in mathematics education is discussed. The improvement of mathematics education can come only through improved research methods. Certain research conducted by SMSG is reported and some results from the NLSMA Reports" are considered. (FL)

Modern Xhosa showed greater homogeneity in self concept, used more permeable constructs which covered wider ranges of events, and had the self and ideal self more closely related than traditional Xhosa. It is inferred that the traditional Xhosa group is falling apart. (Author/DB)

A paper presented at Anglo-American Seminar on Teaching English to the Linguistically Deprived (Walsall, England, June 1968). (Editor/RD)

Recommends moratorium on testing minority group members with existing standardized measuring instruments, a reassessment of the validity of standardized tests and an appraisal of testing practices with minority groups whose cultural backgrounds vary significantly from that of the middle class white norm. (Author)

An essay of personal impressions of a Soviet society uneasily clinging to its small new freedoms. (Author)

A review of Eldridge Cleaver's "Soul on Ice; reprinted from "New Republic (March 9, 1968) and from Gilman's "Confusion of Arms" (Random House, 1969). (Editor/RD)

Assessed social class positions, career values, and career aspirations of Black, Anglo, and Puerto Rican adult men and women. Results indicated significant variations in career values among adults of different cultural backgrounds, but no distinct differences in career aspirations. (Author/RC)

The work of a number of American literary critics on the novels of contemporary Spanish women are reviewed. It is argued that the criticism generally suffers from ethnocentrism and lacks insight into the reality of the lives of Spanish women. The works of Matute, Martin, Gaite, and Quiroga, among others, are discussed. (EF)

Provides insight into the life of a Canadian Indian woman. (JL)

A project at the University of Kansas has analyzed, evaluated, and developed guidelines for multicultural emphasis in special education teacher education. The project has progressed from analysis of the department curriculum to development of a workshop model (the format of which is included). (CL)