Bernstein argues that current criticisms of Columbus are an ideologically motivated rewriting of the past and that the point of studying history is to understand development not validate particular ideologies. Zappia criticizes the artistic community for its attempts to discredit Columbus and to eulogize the civilizations he allegedly destroyed.…

Discusses the experiences of young American Indian girls in the missionary boarding schools of the nineteenth century. Utilizes the diaries and notes kept by the girls and the missionaries. Explains that the schooling of young girls was an attempt to assimilate an entire people by separating future mothers from their native culture. (DK)

In follow-up studies using the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), data from over 36,000 business managers and their subordinates were used to reexamine psychometric properties of the instrument and to explore gender, functional field, ethnic, and cross-cultural differences. Factor analysis supports a five-factor scale, with gender differences…

Interviews with 27 Korean university faculty members who had been graduate students abroad investigated their experiences as foreign graduate students, socialization to the professoriate, and attitudes about preparation for academic careers. Two themes emerged: (1) Westernized expectations concerning teaching and research, and (2) emphasis placed…

Focuses on the experiences of African-American women; and considers the interaction of sex and race in the development of sense of self, sense of self in relation to others, and ontology through interviews with 12 African-American women. Similarities among women across race are suggested. (SLD)

Presents a three-part set of guidelines for multicultural education. Describes characteristics of ethnic and cultural groups. States principles of ethnic and cultural diversity. Discusses the role of the school, learning differences among ethnic groups, and goals for reform. Includes 23 individual guidelines and a program evaluation checklist. (DK)

Discusses group counseling with Asian clients and the need for counselors to become familiar with specific cultural issues and methods of enhancing therapeutic outcomes for individuals of Asian heritage. Examines issues of counselor self-exploration, client orientation, group composition, rapport building, group orientation, and group…

A study of the relationship between the deaf, their native sign languages, and the encompassing hearing societies and their cultures, within the context of schooling, demonstrates how the discourse on sign language within education is a vital ingredient in the assertion of symbolic power by the hearing establishment over the deaf community. The…

Although murder of Black youngsters by White students rarely occurs in Britain, racial harassment is all-pervasive. This article offers a provisional model for analyzing the escalation and manifestation of racist incidents, pinpointing areas where teachers, community representatives, and parents might intervene to deflect the buildup of such…

Discussed is the notion of ethnomathematics as an epistemological approach to mathematics. The relationship between ethnomathematics and mathematics education is described. Suggestions regarding mathematical pedagogy are provided. (CW)

Reviews and annotates two professional books and two instructional materials which are likely to be valuable to teachers and students in multicultural and multilingual classrooms. Notes that these materials are useful in bringing a multicultural perspective to mainstream settings. (MG)

Argues that because the cultural composition of the United States is changing, teachers must become better educated in the cultures of the children they teach. Attempts to better prepare educators to deal with children from Buddhist backgrounds. (DB)

Describes a literature, writing, and art activity using the Russian folktale "The Turnip" to help kindergarten students recognize and appreciate the ways in which children, families, and cultures are alike. (MG)

Rejects the hypothesis that low achievement by migrant children is because of deficient cultural attributes or institutional ethnocentrism of schools. Suggests that schools always discriminate--positively or negatively--when, according to their institutional logic, it appears to be appropriate. (CFR)

Using figures from the 1980 Census, the importance of relative earnings and culture in the choice of immigration destination (Puerto Rico or mainland United States) for immigrants from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean is examined. Not all differences in location decision are attributable to differences in reward structure by location. (SLD)