The applicability of Ogbu's theory of cultural inversion to so-called involuntary minorities in the Netherlands is examined. Some features of cultural inversion were found in the Afro-Caribbean children, but the role of a culture of resistance remains unclear. It is suggested that Ogbu's theory needs elaboration and differentiation. (Author/MMU)

Investigates strategies employed by Israeli secondary school counselors working with immigrant students from the former Soviet Union. Findings highlight the importance counselors attribute to the school context and its organizational culture when working with immigrants. Four counselor roles for working with immigrants emerged. Discusses…

Analyzes intelligence tests as items of symbolic culture. Test takers often do not share the presuppositions about values, knowledge, and communication implicitly assumed by the test. Suggestions are offered to detect, correct, and avoid the cross-cultural misunderstandings that undermine the validity of such tests. (MMU)

Cultural differences in the form of dichotomous distinctions do not meet the challenge of globalization and its implications for a psychology of culture and self. An alternative approach that is sensitive to the process of cultural interchange, the cultural complexity of self and identity, and the experience of uncertainty is described. Contains…

Uses the concept of procedural norms to explain the persistence of cultural insensitivity in research. The concept refers to the canons of research as taught to researchers. Examines cross-cultural studies in mental health to show how procedural norms contribute to cultural insensitivity. (SLD)

The attempt to transfer Western management knowledge to China is unlikely to be effective if a cognitive model of management knowledge is used. A community model or socially constructed model is better aligned with the Chinese cultural and business environment. (SK)

Questions whether authors can authentically represent a culture of which they are not a part. Considers what kind of shifts will occur in preservice teachers' understandings of the "right to write." Finds that as preservice teachers learn more about the current debate through class readings and discussions, they move from straightforward…

Interviews and observations of a series of exchanges between black women's and white women's groups in a large banking organization were used to formulate theory about behavior patterns that produce one of the most troubling aspects of cross-racial interactions--stigmatizing. Results indicate that stigmas arise from group-level interaction that…

Describes the Diversity News Program, which trains University of Washington journalism students to produce stories on higher education from a diversity perspective. Finds most diversity journalism was centered on race and ethnicity, thus overlooking other issues; background information about diversity themes was provided in the majority of…

Suggests that scholars from eastern Europe and from the West have a lot to learn from each other. Explicates this generalization through three personal experiences with eastern scholars, scholarship, and students. Concludes that in eastern Europe, history has not ended: the past and the future are being struggled with still. (RS)

This interview with author and illustrator Rosemary Wells focuses on her picture books for children. Topics include reading aloud, saving and retelling the classics, influences on her work, page-design preferences, emotional content, the development process, working with other illustrators, and material from other cultures. (LRW)

Considers how adolescent immigrant females seem to experience difficulty walking the fine line between the "old ways" and the "new ways." Discusses young adult literature dealing with female adolescent immigrant experiences. Reviews three books covering this topic. Gives suggestions for teachers guiding young readers through these books. (SC)

A telephone survey of 126 U.S. and 16 Canadian medical schools found that fewer than 8 percent of schools had separate courses on cultural sensitivity or multicultural issues. Such issues were usually addressed in one to three lectures that were part of larger, mostly preclinical courses. Significantly more Canadian than U.S. schools provided no…

Data from self-reports of high school students (N=1,353) representing three culturally distinct American Indian tribes were analyzed for tribal differences in factors associated with suicidal ideation. No single correlate was common to all three tribes; the correlates were consistent with each tribe's social structure, conceptualization of…

Interviews poet Janet Wong, writer of six collections of poetry for children. Discusses how she moved from despising poetry to writing it, her writing processes, her life history and mentors (including her work with Myra Cohn Livingston), her extensive work with poetry in the schools, and her insights on cross cultural matters. (SR)