Three aptitude factor scores for each of 2,985 college bound urban high school seniors were used to compare patterns and levels of performance by sex and ethnic group membership. Significant differences in levels of performance between Blacks, Hispanics, Caucasian Jewish, and Caucasian Gentile were found on factors labeled Verbal, Reasoning, and…

Explores the relationships among cultural pluralism, ethnic prejudice, and multicultural education. Concludes that multiethnic and multicultural education can help students understand and appreciate cultural differences and the contributions of various groups to American culture. (Author/DB)

Mexican-American and Anglo-American children from a semirural low-income elementary school were tested for competition, individualism, field independence, and school achievement. The Mexican-American children were found to be more prosocial and less competitive, but these factors were not necessarily related to lower school achievement. (GDC)

Offers a comprehensive look at the needs of Asian-Americans in a counseling relationship. The conflict between the traditional values of Asian culture and Western counseling procedures is presented. The use of grass-roots Asian counselors as facilitators in formal counselor-training programs is suggested. (Author)

An historical overview is presented of cultural pluralism in the United States. The relationship between socioeconomic status and ethnicity is discussed, different ethnic groups are compared, and the author suggests that history and social studies courses should present favorable descriptions of minority groups in order to support cultural…

The student entering a Canadian school from the West Indies has many pressures to overcome resulting from cultural differences. (SK)

An environmental assessment of ethnic minority students was performed using the College Student Questionnaire and the Environmental Satisfaction Questionnaire. Significant differences between ethnic groups, between sexes within ethnic groups, and differences by class, college, and sex were found. (Author)

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Integrating a foreign language culture into the teaching of the language is discussed, and a list of methods is provided.

In a college with a high proportion of foreign students, a mental health counselor must be aware of the unique problems facing a person making a difficult cultural adjustment while trying to meet the academic and social standards of the college environment. (JD)

The purpose of the study is to compare pictorial esthetic preferences for typical Navaho children with those given by children of three other cultural groups to determine if, in fact, Navaho children's preferences do display a distinctive patterning. (Author/AM)

This article describes four forms of international health education (example, direct health education, indirect health education, and professional education) and discusses dilemmas arising from (1) changing health and disease conditions, (2) socioeconomic status, (3) educational level, (4) humanistic idealism, and (5) individual and cultural…