Investigates how ethnic identity is related to the issues that emerge in interethnic conversations. Examines issues related to communication satisfaction for African Americans and for European Americans and how relational closeness affects these relationships. Compares the two groups. (SR)

Analysis of 1-year follow-up data of 45 young adults with mental retardation, from diverse cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, indicated that 71 percent were employed during the first 9 months posttraining, with approximately 30 percent of the trainees working for 6 months or more. Overall, 75 percent of the trainees' placements were in…

Presents the term empowerment in historical context, reviews empowerment's disciplinary and theoretical sources, establishes a framework for studies that discuss empowerment in the context of programs for minority groups, and cautions against loose, uncritical use of empowerment in social action and pedagogy (which can create further…

Rural-to-urban migrants in developing nations may be differentiated from nonmigrants by individual personality or motivation characteristics. Group learning processes that build on their networks, motivation, and coping skills may be effective. (SK)

Offers a range of classroom, writing, research, and small-group activities on racial issues for the social studies classroom. Deals with stereotypes, racial issues at school and beyond the classroom, and building alliances. (SR)

Outlines the steps and actions followed by a furniture and equipment consultant in ensuring an efficient and effective job of furniture and equipment ordering, delivery, and installation in an overseas school situation. (MLF)

Fifty-four college students rated their foreign-born instructors on presentation, organization, interest, enthusiasm, and attitude. Paired t-test analyses showed that increased interaction with an instructor with a different background increased consonance between students and instructors irrespective of their nationality. (JOW)

This article uses two case studies of eighth grade students (one attending an Amish school and the other in a residential school for adjudicated juveniles) to illustrate the power of ethnography to contextualize literacy experiences. Five ethnographic questions are suggested for literacy assessment. (DB)

Discusses ethical problems of research in rural Indian communities, including incompatibility of traditional world views and philosophies of ethics and science; community attitudes toward membership, taboos, and individual autonomy; confidentiality and disclosure; risks and benefits for community and leaders; and basis and provider of informed…

A study investigated the reliability and validity of the Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs) for 352 undergraduates in a Nigerian university. Although it was found that the concepts involved were relevant to this population and scales and subscales had adequate internal consistency, cross-cultural comparison of scores was problematic. (Author/MSE)

Presents an annotated bibliography of 16 bibliographic sources and journals to help school library media specialists identify multicultural books and materials for their collections. The ethnic and cultural diversity of public schools' student populations is described, and benefits of multicultural literature are discussed. (nine references) (LRW)

Suggests focusing historical narratives explaining composition's emergence and search for an identity by concentrating on the changing face of rhetoric within institutional settings. Investigates the cultural history of the term "process." Explores what the unacknowledged cultural values "process" bring to reading and writing and the…

Surveys of and interviews with 182 traditional Navajo, acculturated Navajo, and White parents and teachers elicited perceptions about 10 areas of gifted or talented characteristics and current practices of identification. Perceptions of giftedness differed between groups, according to level of acculturation. Navajos tended to use the term…

Offers a narrative based on a real event, in the form of a "docustory," describing that moment when teaching worked--when, in an instructional setting, communication was "perfect,""best," or "excellent." Describes a lively discussion of "The Joy Luck Club" in a tenth-grade literature class, fostering awareness of cultural diversity and…

Offers a narrative based on a real event, in the form of a "docustory," describing that moment when teaching worked--when, in an instructional setting, communication was "perfect" or "excellent." Describes how three very different students, in a course on the cultures of women of color, moved beyond comfort zones while working together on a class…