Pueblo children observe adults involved in large sequences of activity that are meaningful and continuous; their loving and close relationship with elders is basic to their developing sense of identity. Indian teachers, recalling childhood, mention many situations where relatives' teaching was elaborately verbal as well as demonstrative;…

Mother and grandmother attitudes in two and three-generational Taiwanese households were studied. Grandmothers adhered more to traditional childrearing attitudes than their daughters-in-law who adhered more in two-generational households. Widowed grandmothers have less influence on daughter-in-law socialization practices and participate more in…

Problems of Puerto Rican children or those of any migrant group adjusting to mainland schools are sometimes manifested in baffling ways, such as being "voluntarily silent." These cases demonstrate the good that can come from continued teacher/counselor collaboration in managing and correcting asocial behavior without extraordinary psychological…

The primary purpose of this article is to stress the importance of control among Asian Americans and to facilitate some understanding and awareness of the issues facing this group, rather than to provide some specific guidelines for counseling. (Author)

An experiment attempted to measure and analyze motivation of students studying English as a second language in London. A language course was designed around culturally oriented material, which had a positive effect on student motivation. Research is needed on measurement of attitude components and methodological problems of teaching multinational…

Argues that the influence of dialect on the language of West Indian children may be much stronger than has been assumed. (Editor/RK)

In June 1993, after three months of intensive teacher training, the author and 45 other Peace Corps volunteers dispersed to towns in Kazakstan, a struggling former Soviet province. Students at Swezy's secondary school spoke broken English, were very respectful, wore uniforms, and were required to share answers and to clean the school regularly.…

Discusses the use of folktales from India to teach kindness to kindergarten and primary school children. Notes that the "King of the Banyan Deer Tale" is particularly effective in early childhood, whereas the "Dooth Tale" is effective with older children. Supplemental activities are briefly described, such as food preparation, games and music, and…

A study investigated the interplay among language, culture, and disability in 112 children in inclusive preschools. Results found a lack of language goals on Individualized Education Programs, interaction of language with disability, the influence of communication skills on peer interactions, and the need for more training for service providers.…

This article analyzes how semantic differences between English and Japanese affect the discourse when Japanese speakers engage in negotiation in English, and how and to what degree English-language proficiency affects discourse. Results of the study show the importance of language and cultural knowledge in cross-cultural negotiation. (Auth/JL)

A historical view of the production and treatment of human difference and diversity in Ontario (Canada) school policy and practices is presented. Five distinct patterns are identified that have characterized the educational treatment of difference and diversity in Ontario. It is argued that continuing examination of the treatment of difference is…

Focuses on differences in back channelling, repair, repetition, pausing, and private speech among Japanese and American study participants, based on sales negotiations. Findings indicate that differences in the deployment of such features as back channelling and pausing can result in pragma-linguistic breakdown, which is linked to culturally…

Draws on the work of James A. Banks and adds the perspective of a cultural outsider to consider the future of the discipline of multicultural education, considering politics, technology, educational context, cultural capital, and the nature of culture. Transformative knowledge that makes its values explicit is a necessity for the development of…

An interview with American Indian educator Karen Gayton Swisher explores the learning styles of American Indian children and the application of ideas about these learning styles in the programs at Haskell Indian Nations University. Native American children should be taught from a constructivist, rather than a deficit, point of view. (SLD)

This article describes Project Mandela, a federally funded enrichment and family support program for special populations (such as culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged) of gifted learners. Eighty-seven families participated in development of Individual Family Support Plans to enhance children's educational progress. The project found…