A study examined the role of intelligence in the definition of reading disabilities in languages with different orthographic systems. The study included 94 Spanish children and 157 English-speaking Canadian children and found significant differences between the languages when reading performances was analyzed as a function of verbal IQ scores.…

Explores how students (through an awareness of literary archetypes and journal writing) can use African stories to cross cultures, time, and continents, making connections between their worlds and the worlds of others. (MG)

Evaluated master's level course in gender and cultural issues in counseling. Graduate students (n=57) assigned to experimental or comparison groups completed measures of cultural awareness and gender attitudes before and after experimental group participated in the course. Results suggest that course did not effectively alter students' cultural…

Reviews research on home literacy experiences of nonmainstream families, and challenges traditional views of what constitutes a rich literacy environment. Discusses efforts at home-school collaboration to help children grow in writing ability. (PCB)

Examines music creativity from a cross-cultural perspective. Delineates the difference between creativity and re-creativity giving cultural examples of each. Discusses the differences between composition and improvisation and analyzes the language of musical expression. Describes the cultural traditions of musical creativity in India, China, Iran,…

Examined relationship between drug use and delinquent behavior among 348 high school males and 89 adjudicated delinquent males in maximum-security facility for violent and repeat offenders. Self-reported alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other illegal drug use were all significantly related to minor and violent delinquency for all 3 racial groups…

The Navajo Intercultural Sensitizer consists of 48 "critical incidents" of cross-cultural conflict and possible interpretations, presented in a programed learning format. Initial interpretations of the incidents differed significantly between similarly educated Anglos and Navajos overall, but not between Anglos and younger (under age 30)…

Discusses preliminary research in development of scale that assesses worldview/cultural differences between African Americans and European Americans. When 26 items were administered to group of 181 college students, there was significant difference between Black students and White students that was independent of age and sex. Concludes that the…

Examines the rationale and philosophical underpinnings of Australian public policy concerning language and culture. Argues the following points: (1) language has historically been an important public issue in migrant settlement; (2) hidden social theory assumptions influence language and culture policies; and (3) emerging social needs call for a…

Compares characterization in Western and African novels. Observes that the characters in African novels are principally mediums for exposing the sociopolitical situation. (FMW)

This paper compares and contrasts the findings of studies on the learning styles of multicultural subgroups in the United States in terms of the categories of the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Model. It concludes that individual rather than group characteristics must be addressed when providing instruction--regardless of cultural or racial…

Examines whether fourth grade students prefer band or nonband instrument timbre. Identifies differences between student preferences in the United States and Greece, examining how cultural differences influence instrumental timbre preferences. Reports that band instrument timbres often are preferred in the United States but are less so in Greece.…

Describes a course for undergraduate elementary education majors on children's literature of emerging nations, aiming to make students (1) aware of their unquestioned cultural assumptions; (2) aware of the value of cultures different from, and opposed to, their own; and (3) think critically about culture, basing their values on understanding…

Among 1,245 college graduates in business, career strategies and expectations did not differ between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites, among Hispanics of varying cultural identification, or between men and women. About 31 percent of Hispanics and 47 percent of women reported ethnic and sex discrimination, respectively. Contains 30 references. (SV)

Comments on two opening articles by Parham ("Cycles of Psychological Nigrescence") and Helms ("Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling Research"). Suggests that the connotations of victimization and racial conflict in the concept of "psychological Nigrescence" are obsolete. Offers 11…