The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) policy statement on multiculturalism lists learning style as an important concern for science teachers. Several recent studies have considered the learning styles of minority children. Notable among them is the study of J. Hale (1986) that lists a number of characteristics of African-American…

A review of ethnographic research investigated issues associated with regional or dialectal language use, particularly the use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the special education classroom, and noted the implications for research and classroom practice. Research with speech/language pathologists is under way to develop a…

This research brief examines data related to the educational experiences of African Americans, profiling their demographic characteristics, their educational experiences in high school and college, and their employment status in higher education. African Americans make up about 12.5 percent of the total U.S. population. Overall, the number of…

Education and communication researchers have not explored sufficiently teacher credibility or the classroom communication and experiences of teachers and professors of color, in particular, teachers and professors belonging to subordinate minority groups. As a result, there are gaps in the literature due to its incomplete status. Qualitative case…

The quality of the Annual Conference of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) was evaluated through surveys of participants. Conference attendees' ratings of the presenters, the facility, and the inservice training was studied for subgroups based on position, gender, age, and experience. Four sets of data were collected relating…

Three generations of children have passed through the Baton Rouge (Louisiana) school system since the "Brown" decision (1954) and one generation since the federal court's 1981 desegregation order. The impact of school desegregation on African American children was studied in the East Baton Rouge School District. For the student body as a…

Intended for K-8 teachers, librarians, caretakers, and all other adults who are interested in helping children gain a better understanding of culturally different populations, this book serves as a resource guide for locating accurate, multiethnic literature (published since 1980) for and about African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and…

The teaching and politics of cultural difference and identity are explored in these essays, which examine the possibilities of living with cultural differences through new ethical and pedagogical frameworks. The following chapters are included: (1) "Introduction. The Politics of Biculturalism: Culture and Difference in the Formation of…

This notebook serves the purpose of informing the Compton Community College District about the student body population, faculty and classified employees in reference to gender, race/ethnicity and age. Findings from an analysis of the period from fall 1991 to fall 1995 included the following: (1) over the period, the enrollment of Black students…

The cultural compatibility hypothesis suggests that black children attending an Afrocentric school (the culturally compatible condition) should have more positive outcomes, as indicated by ethnic identity, future expectations, and optimism, than black adolescents in a mainstream school (cultural incompatibility condition). Adolescents from an…

The stories of gang members and former gang members show that positive solutions can be found to the crisis of American urban youth. Personal experiences and challenges similar to those faced by young black students are used to indicate that there is hope. It is evident that poor black youth cannot survive or become part of the mainstream in…

Each year, Compton Community College (CCC), in California, collects statistical information on current trends related to the gender, race/ethnicity, and age of the college's student body, faculty, and classified employees. Findings from an analysis of the period from fall 1991 to fall 1994 included the following: (1) the vast majority of CCC…

Sherburne-Earlville Central School District, a rural conservative White community in upstate New York, in its search for a new superintendent, found an educational leader quite different from its traditional social profile--a Black woman from New York City. The school board had the vision to establish a process that focused on what was important.…

While African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians constitute 30 percent of the U.S. K-12 school population, only about 11 percent of science and mathematics teachers come from these groups. This feasibility study examines the Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) program as a mechanism for increasing the number of minorities in the…

This book affirms that the behaviors of young people from culturally diverse populations need to be viewed from a cultural perspective, and that instruction should affirm students and empower them to achieve maximally as well as to benefit others. A theme that underlies the entire book is the advocacy of direct instruction in social skills,…