Makes visible how a linguistically diverse group of teachers who were themselves fearful of writing and teaching writing became engaged in writing their own stories. Considers differences and similarities in diverse cultures among the teachers. Notes that as teachers explore the "inscape" of their own cultural and personal stories, memory bridges…

Administers two tests of phoneme awareness to kindergarten-, first- and second-grade children in Germany and America as a probe to the consequences of pedagogical differences on the emergence of phoneme awareness. Finds that the contrast between the American and German kindergarteners and the equivalence of the first and second graders in the two…

Conducted a model-based evaluation of a program designed to reduce HIV transmission from HIV-infected Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Focused on pregnancy rate reduction as a measure of sexual exposure. Results for 145 female and 176 male clients in the intervention suggest reduction in unprotected sexual exposures among program participants. (SLD)

Administered an intelligence test to blacks and whites in 2 studies involving 254 community college students and 2 more studies involving 115 community college students. Results show that differences in knowledge between blacks and whites for items on an intelligence test, the meanings of words, can be eliminated when equal opportunities for…

Investigated the relationship between U.S. and Taiwanese high school students' attitudes toward physical education and leisure time exercise, noting the influence of nationality and gender. Student surveys indicated significant relationships between attitudes toward physical education and leisure time exercise, regardless of nationality or gender.…

Interviewed British Muslim adolescent boys and girls regarding their views on Muslim girls' education and employment, addressing how students understood notions of post-16 choice through themes of culture, change, identity, and inequality. Boys tended to construct young Muslim women in passive terms, believing that girls' post-16 participation was…

Explored the effect of cultural orientation on African American adolescents' moral reasoning. Surveys of urban eighth graders indicated that the African values of spirituality, communalism, and affect positively correlated with moral reasoning. Communalism, affect, and the Anglocultural value of interpersonal competition positively predicted moral…

Characteristics of students in 15 Pennsylvania community colleges (n=704) and 16 two-year proprietary colleges (n=317) were compared. In both groups, technical students were overwhelmingly white; the community colleges' population was 69.5% male, 30.5% female; in proprietary schools, 43.2% male, 56.8% female. Females had higher grade point…

Examines diabetes awareness, diagnosis, and social support-among Mexican Americans, African Americans, other Hispanic people, and white people living in the United States. Mexican Americans were the most likely to have a diagnosis, had the highest mean glucose levels, and, together with white people, were most likely to be classified as unaware.…

Considers how learning to read can be difficult for Deaf students, but the task is even harder for Deaf minority students. Explores strategies to inspire an interest in reading and multicultural acceptance for Deaf and hearing students alike. (SG)

Discusses cultural differences in Web site design for cross-cultural contexts and describes a study of Masters Degree students in Hong Kong that investigated their perceptions of Web learning environments that had been designed in Australia and delivered into Hong Kong and China. Considers the appropriateness of western interface design…

Adding an African-American perspective to the curriculum is advocated by some to combat 200 years of systematic defamation of African people generally. Advises board members to meet the challenge of multicultural education by beginning immediately to recognize and acknowledge the roles of various cultures in history and infusing that into the…

Although many talk about cultural diversity on campus, the reality of a multicultural environment in higher education is rarely recognized. Barriers include communication problems, differing cultural values, and nonverbal communication patterns. Realizing a multicultural environment requires risk taking, openness to ideas, patience, and respect.…

Reviews five recent reports noting the complexity of youth problems and demanding cooperation among many agencies and groups. Most reports advocate improving preschool children's welfare and increasing services to young parents. Unresolved issues include comprehensive high schools and a comprehensive youth policy. Omitted were multiculturalism and…

Relates observations of the Japanese educational system by a U.S. high school history teacher. Finds the Japanese system impressive but argues that such a centralized and authoritarian system would not work in the United States. Educators should learn from Japanese schools, not copy them. Recommends U.S. educators seek agreement on educational…