The social/political issues facing university English departments in South Africa include problems of identity and definition, the need for instruction within the context of social and political history, the problems of cultural relativism, the corrosive implications of Black subordination, and the complex alternatives of private and public…

This study examines personality characteristics of Native Indian students in a teacher preparation program to compare those who finished to those who withdrew. Four psychological factors differentiated the two groups, the same factors which differentiate traditional college student populations. The study demonstrates the importance of using local…

Using qualitative methodology, found that foreign students find language skills, academic issues, and social interaction the most difficult adjustment problems. (Author)

Differs with Lloyd's point of view that multicultural information is detrimental to counseling relationships, while acknowledging the need to focus on the individual. Maintains that empathy for the individual is not enough in a multicultural society. Makes a case for quelling ignorance and false information and stereotypes, and promoting counselor…

Presents an inductive, holistic method of analysis of face-to-face communication based on simulated business negotiations between Japanese and American businesspeople. (JC)

Communication is most effective between people who have similar beliefs and values. Thus, black principals are more effective in black schools. Black and white principals lead differently; black principals place a higher priority on community involvement than do whites. In black communities this is a key ingredient in improving academic…

Explores the effect of continuous training on tonal and auditory memory. Does so by comparing the auditory short-term memory skills of English and American children, ages five, six, and seven. (RKM)

This study examines human resource management practices in Japanese organizations in the United States, specifically those in the Fort Custer Industrial Park, Battle Creek, Michigan. It identifies characteristics of human resource management, compares them with those of their parent organizations, and looks at modifications needed because of a new…

Highlights the purpose and role of the arts in society, discussing the problems involved in arts education for a culturally diverse community such as the United States. Explores the linkage between politics and the arts, and the importance of providing educational opportunities for young people to experience the arts. (GEA)

Literature by African women has a social function. Popular topics are colonialism, feminism, and culture conflict. The works of two Senegalese writers, Ba and Sow Fall, are described and compared. They recognize conflict, but they also write about less obvious social influences and recognize that social change can be beneficial. (VM)

This article discusses the cultural and ethnic limitations of current definitions of giftedness and describes instruments that may be used to identify gifted and talented American Indian students. It also summarizes alternative criteria for placing Indian students in gifted programs and describes identification procedures at an elementary school…

First and fifth grade students who scored high or low on a mathematics test were tested for intellectual ability and reading achievement. Students and their mothers were interviewed. Results indicated that factors associated with levels of achievement in mathematics operate in a similar fashion across three cultures that differ greatly in their…

Various sources are explored to determine what content should be provided, and issues to consider when building ethnocultural content into the curriculum are described. (Author/MH)

Argues that because the United States is culturally diverse, the nation must be vigilant in passing on to new generations a common political culture. Reviews evidence that schools have failed to teach about the common political culture and offers recommendations for correcting this failure. (JDH)

Intergroup theories stress context as an important factor in research. This is especially true in the study of minority groups where understanding may be lost if the world view of the informants is different than that of the researcher. Two empirical studies are compared to exemplify such differences in outcomes. (VM)