The inner city counselor is expected to enter into his role understanding students and their culture, as well as the process of social change. It is suggested that counselor education should place potential counselors in public school settings working in teams with practicing counselors, providing relevant experience for future counselors and…

Excerpts of taped interviews with members of Chicano communities in various parts of the United States reveal how they view the schools and what they see as major problems and needs in the schools. (JF)

Teachers of culturally different students must be aware of the stereotypes they hold, how these stereotypes have evolved, and the effect of these stereotypes on classroom interactions. They must learn to deal with students as unique individuals with diverse interests and needs. To develop such insight, teachers need in-depth knowledge of…

The Nigerian Manpower Project, which placed large numbers of Nigerian students in American community colleges, did not alter the delivery of subject matter at one Illinois college. But difficulties arose from the Nigerian students' culturally-induced reliance on teachers as knowledge authorities, versus the faculty preference for independent…

Uses example of Soviet job interview system to show that attention should be given to comparing job interview systems because of their implications towards establishing a more effective ESL curriculum. Believes study shows a need to investigate backgrounds of ethnic groups before embarking on teaching specialized English. (Author/BK)

Describes the characteristics of a new subgenre of adolescent literature that is based on opposition to established social and literary structures currently popular in Eastern Europe. (FL)

In response to a questionnaire, American college students described the female sex role as more aggressive and competent, while Taiwanese described the female sex role as more warm and expressive. In both nations, males viewed the male stereotype as more socially desirable than did females, and men and women described the female stereotype…

The American school system precariously bridged the two separate worlds in which the Italian immigrant child existed, that of his ethnic community and of the dominant society. The failure of Italian Americans to participate fully in all levels of academia will diminish expectations in higher education and in the society as a whole. (CJ)