An analysis of literature on young Asian and Pacific American children points to a need for (a) research on neglected subgroups; (b) systematic, objective, and indepth procedures for investigating individual cultures; and (c) an accurate database on which to make educational value decisions and develop appropriate instructional methods.…

Anthropologists contend that throughout man's history mental illness has been part of all cultures, and, universally, peoples had taxonomies that classified such maladies. Primitive peoples were better able to treat culturally-defined mental illnesses and could, consequently, accommodate behaviors which in Western cultures would require…

Describes the three methods of teaching reading commonly used in Italy: the natural method, the phonic syllabic method, and the global method. (FL)

Presents results of a research project concerning beginning reading instruction in 16 countries that use an alphabetic language system. (FL)

Discusses materials in the ERIC system concerning nonverbal communication. Examines nonverbal cues in other cultures and the differences traditional nonverbal cues take on in the classroom. (HTH)

Examines the differences in visual and pictorial conventions between people in less technologically developed countries and those in the industrialized European sphere. The implications of these differences are assessed in light of cultural factors rooted in both geographic location and level of technological development. (MER)

Social workers are often frustrated by the unwillingness of Russian immigrants to discuss personal problems with those other than family and friends. A practice model based on socialization theory may be useful for dealing with Russians as well as with other culturally different client populations. (Author/GC)

Reports the results of a study that examined how the amount of time a family has spent in the United States and socioeconomic status are related to fertility among Mexican Americans. Data drawn from a sample of Mexican Americans are compared to data drawn from a sample of all other Whites not of Hispanic origin. (AM)

This study compared Israeli adolescents of Eastern (African-Asiatic) and Western (European-American) descent. Results confirmed the hypothesis that more internal locus of control (LOC) orientation and more relativistic moral judgment would be associated with Western patterns of socialization. No within-group relationship between LOC and moral…

The nature of pluralism, especially in education, is discussed. The dominant culture in the United States is compared with the African culture. The uniqueness of African Americans and the implications for pluralism are investigated. Specific examples of ways educational personnel might promote educational pluralism are presented. (CJ)

Compared Anglophone and Francophone Quebec adults to investigate how individuals achieve unitary self-identity despite membership in many groups. Found that Francophones placed greater emphasis on their cultural group, had comparatively highly similar values within groups, and were more group-oriented than were Anglophones. (Author/GC)

Reviews implications of the "deficit model" and the "difference model" for the education of minority groups. Discusses how compensatory and higher education programs for Blacks have subscribed to the deficit hypothesis by attempting to make Black students adopt white middle class traits. (GC)

Proposes possible content boundaries for intercultural communication courses and discusses specific teaching methods. (PD)

Discusses the ethnic dimension in French society and politics, proposing to place it within a larger, introductory curriculum in French civilization. Specifically describes the ethnic cleavage in this society and the evolution of the ethnic "idea" in the nation's social and intellectual history since the Revolution. (Author/MES)

Identifies 12 common dimensions of values of managers in five countries, describes content of the value dimensions identified, and locates differences in these value dimensions due to value orientation, country effects, and their interaction. Value orientation and country differences account for much of the variance in sex dimensions. (Author)