PROBLEMS POSED BY THE MIGRATION OF LARGE NUMBERS OF RURAL PEOPLE TO LARGE URBAN CENTERS ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS WAYS TO ASSIMILATE THE CULTURES OF URBAN RESIDENTS AND RURAL IN-MIGRANTS. THESE METHODS INCLUDE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, AND ENCOURAGING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ROLES OF BOTH…

The final report of a project on learning potential assessment for educable mentally retarded students reviews previous research in the area, presents 13 formal reports completed under the grant, and summarizes conclusions and implications on the topic. The first section explains the differences between learning potential (LP) assessment and…

Addressing the issue of desegregation and its implications for cultural pluralism in the school curriculum, this report states that it is in the desegregated setting that the institution through its officials, staff, and curriculum can interact with all children in a manner which demonstrates respect for student and his heritage, recognizes the…

This ERIC Bibliography on cross cultural early education and day care is a collection of references for educators and researchers interested in how children are educated and cared for in other countries. References are grouped in 4 sections. (1) Cross cultural studies, (2) A collection of references for each of the 33 countries covered, (3)…

The Federally sponsored regional training workshops for adult education personnel in cultural/ethnic understanding were designed to increase the level of awareness of cultural/ethnic differences. A training design was developed following an analysis of the Culturally Oriented Teacher Education Materials developed by the Phelps-Stokes Fund, a…

Since all American literature has been written or recounted by members of ethnic groups, teachers and scholars of American literature should concern themselves with an ethnic American literature. Although immigrants and their descendants have been culturally assimilated to varying degrees over a period of years, they have nonetheless remained…

This article contrasts the geography, history, customs, personality features, costumes, language, music, cooking, and way of life of Brittany and of Provence. The Bretons are Celtic peoples and speak a Celtic tongue, "Breton," while the people of Provence were assimilated into the society of their Roman conquerors and speak…

This handbook of Colombian and U.S. gestures was prepared originally as an aid to English teachers in Colombia. The Colombian gestures were collected via personal observations and interviews with Colombian informants. Approximately 20 informants from various regions of the United States were also interviewed. To this orginal collection, published…

Commentary on cultural differences between the Anglo-American and Spanish-American cultures focuses on food, role playing, division of labor, and the concept of making "-etic" and "-emic" distinctions in culture study. Reference is made analagously to the work of Kenneth Pike, to Howard Nostrand's remarks on Eskimo culture, and to Americo Castro's…

The study dealt with the personality structure of Puerto Rican junior and senior high school students examined in one school district in Puerto Rico. The instrument used was a translated and adapted form of the HSPQ, Form A. From a scree test, more than 14 factors, probably 16 factors were to be found in the data. Rotating 14 factors to an oblique…

This summary report presents in highly condensed form some of the major findings and recommendations of an anthropological research study conducted among 1500 Cree Indians within a specified geographical area of north central Quebec in the years 1966-68. After a brief introduction, the study analyzes the historical roots of their underdevelopment,…

The conference theme, "We Listen, They Speak," describes the proceedings of the conference at which Native Indians, Eskimos, and Metis were speakers, and the Whiteman listened. The speeches cover such areas as integration, cultural conflict, residential schools, cultural discrimination, social problems, educational needs, curriculum…

An investigation was designed to ascertain the effects of cultural background on selected intelligence tests and to identify instruments which validly measure intellectual ability with a minimum of cultural bias. A battery of tests, selected for factor analytic study, was administered and replicated at four grade levels to a sample of Metis and…

Understanding how the American Indian perceives the health and medical programs of the Anglo culture is the key to the United States Public Health Service in being able to raise the Indian's level of health to that of the general population. Vast differences between the American Indian, as represented by the Navajo, and the non-Indian are found in…

This set of teaching units, called acculturators, is designed to introduce Spanish language students to peninsular and Spanish-American culture. The acculturators deal with gestures, customs, family life, daily habits, and other aspects of culture. The intent is to aid the student in becoming as much a part of the target culture as his own…