Examined patterns of intellectual differences among children (n=300) of different ethnic groups on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Results indicated that when overall intelligence quotient was held constant, Black children performed better on verbal tasks, Hispanic children performed better on visual-spatial tasks, and White…

Much college teaching reinforces the notion that the normative human experience is Eurocentric, resulting in students of other cultures feeling disconnected from what they learn. Examples from a women's studies course at a Black women's college illustrate teaching methods that have the potential for real student development. (MSE)

The study, with 107 gifted adolescents (ages 11-14), found they had surprisingly mature knowledge of career decision-making factors and had already done career planning more typical of older students. Female students indicated career preferences for occupations paying far less money than those to which male students aspired. No multicultural…

Describes the history and development of the Queens Borough (New York) Public Library's New Americans Program that was designed to meet the needs of a culturally and linguistically diverse community. Highlights include outreach services, language classes, collection building, and examples of specific programs for Hispanic, Chinese, and Korean…

Asserts that multiculturalism is focused on the subordinate criteria of multiethnicity and multinationality and their impacts on education. Concludes that multicultural education is essential in today's world and that provisions of ethnic or national identification must be preserved within the majority culture. (CFR)

The writings of Martin Luther King Jr. deserve to be read in undergraduate humanities classes but not in the spirit advocated by former Secretary of Education William Bennett. It is argued that Bennett downplays the struggles against racial discrimination and chooses the most conservative King pieces for the literary canon. (SLD)

Examines the way one ninth-grade English teacher used the film "Dances with Wolves" as part of a thematic unit entitled, "Strength from Diversity." Shows how the film was used and provides responses from many students in the course to the film. (HB)

This bibliography (14 sources) of holiday-oriented titles provides resources for school, library, and home use that present engaging perspectives on cultural celebrations, informative content, and potential for interactive use. All incorporate diversity as an everyday way of life rather than a special occasion posture. (SLD)

Holly Grimm, a Navajo student at Stanford University, creates a balance in her studies and her life by majoring in both electrical engineering and studio art. She discusses the cultural influences on her career choice and the connections between the humanistic side of art and the technology of engineering. (LP)

A three-year program for deaf-education undergraduate and graduate students in southeast Kentucky incorporates: Appalachian history, culture, and language; deafness and learning strategies; deaf culture and American Sign Language; and mainstreaming competencies. Trainee self-reports on progress through the program are presented. (KS)

Contends that qualitative research is now an acceptable and respected methodology in the various fields of educational research. Concludes that considerable imagination and flexibility is necessary when evaluating research into educational issues in developing nations. (CFR)

Discusses the IEA Written Composition Study in relation to other IEA studies, national cultural patterns, and research on writing in general. Describes research design problems, development of representative writing tasks, and a scoring scheme based on a system of writing competencies and preferences and their elements. Summarizes preliminary…

Interviews with 10 pairs of Latino siblings attending college show that brothers and sisters learned about money similarly: through scarcity of money in the family, from discussions and disagreements about money between their parents, and through active instruction by parents about saving money. Compares results with earlier studies using White…

In this era of multiculturalism, young people find diversity so heavily emphasized that they may wonder whether centrifugal group loyalties may tear the nation apart. Most people born between 1961 and 1981 believe that they handle racial problems better than their elders did. (SLD)

Examines effects of culture on decisional self-esteem, decisional stress, and self-reported decision coping style for 743 Japanese and 309 Australian college students. Findings on coping styles in decision making are related to cross-cultural differences between the individualistic culture of Australia and the collectivistic culture of Japan. (SLD)