Describes common problems faced by international students studying in the United States, including language and cultural difficulties both in and out of the classroom. Suggests that institutions of higher learning should assist in fostering mutual understanding between international and native students. (MAB)

The question of diversity is not how people who are different get along, but rather how people who once excluded others can now work, live, and learn with them as equals. Guidance can be found in the wisdom of many individuals, cultures, traditions, bodies of knowledge, and forms of practice. (MSE)

This article discusses gifted children's attitudes toward competition and draws a distinction between task-oriented competitive behavior, which is motivated by a desire to improve performance, and other-referenced competitive behavior, which is motivated primarily by a desire to outdo an opponent. Teachers and parents are urged to emphasize and…

Adventure programs should go beyond the "four Fs" of diversity activities (food, fashion, festivals, and facts) to explore differences and their implications for social justice. Possible group activities include sharing ethnic and family traditions surrounding a person's name and focusing on the cycle of socialization related to…

Intergroup dialogue is a public process designed to involve individuals and groups in an exploration of societal issues such as politics, racism, religion, and culture that are often flashpoints for polarization and social conflict. This article examines intergroup dialogue as a bridging mechanism through which social workers in clinical, other…

Perhaps more than ever before, educators need innovative and successful approaches to developing the defenses of peace in the minds of all humanity. They have witnessed the consequences of not attending to these needs in the many and varied international, interethnic, and intergroup conflicts around the globe. And while there are a variety of…

The place where we live and work is a reflection of a complex set of economic conditions and social relationships. Very little information is available regarding housing for Minnesota's migrant workers. It is estimated that approximately 20,000 people migrate to Minnesota each summer to work in the production and processing of green peas and sweet…

Diversity and internationalization initiatives are priorities on most college campuses due to the need to prepare students to engage in a global workforce. Such initiatives seek to expose students to diverse perspectives and enable them to interact meaningfully with those very different from themselves. Colleges strive to achieve these outcomes…

This essay investigates how various perspectives differ and converge in the span of an afternoon, thus illustrating how divergent narratives, through their very difference, enhance one's understanding of the past. The case study of the 1925 Fort Union Indian Congress points to the process of narrativizing experience and underscores how meaning is…

Despite ethical directives, most consultants do not understand fully how issues such as race, ethnicity, class, and gender impact organizational functioning. This paper presents a model of organizational culture that includes race and multicultural concerns. The cultural synergy model is based on the assumption that organizations have multiple…

This paper presents findings of a study that examined how school participants in two schools in a Florida city coped with conflict, with a focus on developing a cooperative school climate. Constructivism, which states that learning is the making-sense of experiences in a social environment, provides the theoretical framework. From this…

Findings of a 3-year study of the policy implementation process in three western Australian secondary schools are presented in this paper, which focuses on the macro and micro aspects of implementation. To examine responses to the formation of school-based decision-making groups, methodology involved: (1) document analysis; (2) interviews with…

A report of a panel discussion which took place at the 27th Annual Conference of The National Association of Human Rights Workers, which focused on issues of social reform, intergroup relations, and how best to organize diverse ethnic groups to work towards the achievement of common goals. (EH)

An account of the planning and development of a course on transracial communications, specifically focusing on the dynamics of black-white interaction. Details of implementation and evaluation, as well as a bibliography, are also provided. (EH)

Four person intercultural teams were found in which the three man majority in each group were American white males. An American white female, American black male or foreign male was the minority member. After 13 weeks of joint tasks, data was collected on roles claimed for self and attributed to others. Results are discussed in terms of…