The research reported in this paper tests the possibility of using differences in conceptual categories in the measurement of differences between two cultures. In the initial experiment, which contrasts French and French-Acadian linguistic habits, the authors limit themselves to conceptual categories reflected in concrete nouns representing the…

The purpose of this study was to discover characteristics of CITOC, the Children's Individual Test of Creativity, an instrument including both a verbal and performance measure of six abilities of creativity--sensitivity to problems, fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration, and redefinition. To evaluate the CITOC measure, the hypotheses were…

Recent harsh criticisms that educational and psychological tests are unfair and inadequate measures of the capabilities of minority, poverty, and other educationally alienated groups are discussed. The authors suggest that there are two main issues, the first scientific, the second ethical: (1) Is a test a valid measure of the characteristics it…

This research study investigates the perceptions of a low income population in North Nashville, Tennessee. The specific purposes were to describe demographic and social-psychological characteristics of the population, as well as the population's perceptions and knowledge of health problems and facilities. The information was collected through…

In this paper, presented at the 1965 Annual Conference on the Education of Spanish-Speaking Children and Youth, the author discussed the moral issue of social and economic injustice as related to Mexican Americans. He pointed out the inequities of unemployment, poverty, and education which are part of the background of the problems facing the…

A study involving 101 sixth-grade children in the San Luis Valley Public Schools in Colorado was made (1) to determine factors causing measurable differences in scholastic achievement between Anglo American and Spanish American children and (2) to suggest methods for correcting these differences. History of the region, cultural differences between…

The objective of the research was to determine the relationship of 8 variables to the educational achievement of 178 Indian public secondary school students in Nevada. The 8 variables were residence environment, mental ability, reading ability, anxiety, self-concept, achievement motive, verbal concept choice, and interaction with the dominant…

This paper discusses the treatment of minority group children in the public schools. Noting that the school's approach to the child's first language may determine where the child is "afforded great opportunity or faced with formidable problems," the author states: "The opportunity comes when the school works to build upon and…

Brief descriptions of the historical and cultural background of the Eskimo, Aleut, Athapascan, Tlingit, and Haida Indian groups of Alaska are presented. Further information is given concerning the educational, health, employment, and economic opportunities available to the natives today. A list is included of activities and points of interest in…

The study tried to identify assumptions and intentions that Anglo teachers, children, and parents, and Chicano children and parents hold of each other, their perceptions of each other, the extent to which these perceptions are realistic, and the implications of cultural differences and similarities in the education of Chicanos. The sample used for…

Traditional academic approaches to the study of rhetoric must be modified by those who explore the rhetoric of black Americans. Black rhetoric is inherently interactive, combining verbal, tonal, musical, and physical behaviors, whereas traditional white-oriented rhetoric can be viewed in terms of standard verbal and literary aspects of…

The American educational system has failed to recognize and respect the "native" oral communication skills of students from backgrounds culturally different from white, middle-class students' backgrounds. The cuturally different students are not necessarily culturally disadvantaged. For example, black youths'"natural" oral expression is quite…

This survey examines current programs available for teaching English as a second language to prospective teachers who are already professionally qualified in their own countries but are not equipped to work in a classroom with English-speaking children. The areas concerned are: London, Bradford, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, and Wolverhampton;…

Every school system in the country seeks a way to evaluate its educational effectiveness as well as the academic success and failres of its students. A majority of schools assume that intelligence, and therefore academic success, can be measured. Accordingly, standardized tests are used to determine intellectual capacity and level, and test…

In a discussion of the problems of American Indian education in the United States, the U.S. Commissioner of Education points out that inadequacies of the present public educational system have resulted in a deplorable situation for the First Americans. Of concern is the need for development of a multilingual, cross-cultural approach to teaching in…