This document describes the Competency-Based Teacher Education program at Florida A&M University (known as FAMU-CBTE) designed to permit teacher education trainees to become actively involved with youth at every stage of their university training. Theoretical aspects of learning to teach are transmitted through the use of training modules,…

Tacoma School District's Exemplary Magnet Program had three main goals as its focus: (1) to increase student achievement in three elementary schools in the District; (2) to maintain or improve the racial-cultural balance in three elementary schools in the District; and, (3) to improve intergroup attitudes and behaviors among students and teachers…

Those who wish to bring about positive communication between two groups with strongly polarized attitudes cannot do so merely by bringing the groups together for interaction. A study of inmates and officers at a women's prison revealed the potential of perception training for changing initially polarized conceptions. Analyses of subjects'…

An "ad hoc" questionnaire was administered to 10 students from each of 10 student groups. Each group's behavior was rated according to its degree of deviation from the established code of conduct for organized campus groups. Demographic and sociometric data was collected, as well as a measurement of the respondents' knowledge about the campus, and…

With a view toward stimulating remedial Federal Government and local community action, the National Council on Indian Opportunity held hearings on problems of urban American Indians during 1968 and 1969 in 5 major cities. This report organizes the interracial aspects of urban Indian concerns evidenced during the hearings. Much is included in the…

The features of an organization are examined in order to understand it and the way it affects information flow. The basic premise is that a typical organization fosters two opposing conditions--condition of stability and orderliness in order to protect its functioning and internal relationships; and a condition stimulating creativity and…

This report deals with a workshop type in-service training program in interpersonal relations involving the various categories of school personnel with each other, with area, regional, and/or national consultants, and with the consultative team from the School Improvement Center at the University of Georgia. The program was conducted during a two…

The ethnicity patterns and adaptive strategies of 10 economically successful Mexican Americans were studied over a 1-year period in San Jose, California. Employed by a federally-funded community development project, the 10 held positions from secretary to chief program administrator, with salaries ranging from $6,000 to $20,000 per year. A formal…

An explanatory model of the relationship between mother tongue retention, population ratio, and intermarriage is presented. In general, data collected on mother tongue retention in Singapore, a multilingual and multiethnic society, support the proposed model. (DS)

Discusses the need for professional introspection on the part of early childhood educators. Emphasizes the need to understand and participate in the multicultural experience in this country, suggesting that in this way professionals can design appropriate curriculum strategies for schools. (Author/RWB)

Describes a study of the relationship between social identity and readiness for social relations in Israeli Jewish and Arab students and in U.S. Black and White students. Both the Israeli Arabs and the U.S. Blacks tend to emphasize their race or nationality more than their civic allegiance. (SED)

Examines the Smith John case--in which the United States Supreme Court secured official recognition of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw as a tribe--as an example of "rhetorical games" used by different cultural groups to manipulate each other. Suggests alternative rhetorical strategies that would benefit the state and the Mississippi…

This book concentrates on the connection between organizational behavior and the clamor for school reform, whether market-based, standards-based, or whole-school reform. It explains the great need for school leaders to develop a theory and practice that draws on what is known about organizational behavior in education. Educational leaders need a…

Despite many heroic victories, the Civil Rights Movement has failed to significantly transform the underlying structure of White domination [according to this didactic essay on multiculturalism and racism]. It can also be said that the multicultural movement, which was an extension of the Civil Rights Movement, has failed to transform the deep…

This report describes a skills exchange workshop, co-organized by Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and the Liga Pro Europa, on local governance in multi-ethnic communities in Central and Eastern Europe. Civil servants, members of minority communities, non-governmental organization (NGO) activists, and public officials from Bulgaria,…