Quaker community development efforts and approaches in rural Mexico; use of Hooponopono" (frank expression of differences and grievances) by VISTA volunteer trainees in Hawaii; and a similar confrontation technique for resolving grievances between Negro and Mexican American communtiy action board members. (LY)

In order for American caregivers to contribute to the mental health of immigrants, they must become advocates of resettlement programs which preserve ethnic clusters, use treatment techniques that are sensitive to various cultural backgrounds, and reexamine attitudes toward relating to people that are dysfunctional outside of Western-oriented…

When envying Japan's productivity, one should remember that work occurs within a cultural context. It is not immediately obvious whether Japanese management techniques are inextricably bound up with Japanese communication and culture or whether they are universal to all people. (Author)

Sixty normal children and 76 learning disabled children (ages 5 to 12) from regular and special classes in Israel were rated in hyperactivity by their teachers on the Conners Abbreviated Scale. The similarity of the syndrome features in the different educational systems stressed the notion of a specific syndrome defined in similar terms. (Author)

Each of the major music cultures in West Asia--Turkey, Persia, and the Arab countries--has distinct rules of improvisation. Improvisation in each of these countries is described; a glossary is included; selected readings and recordings conclude the article. (KC)

Cultural factors in global communication include differences in customs, space, dress, religion, class, work ethic, privacy, and other areas. Language differences in oral, written, and nonverbal communication as well as semantics also complicate intercultural communication. (SK)

The American authors describe a visit to Taiwan in which they visited special classes for gifted students, a college, and an innovative bookstore and publishing house. (DB)

Points out the inadequacies of the nursing diagnoses officially sanctioned by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association for use with culturally diverse patients. Looks at the changes needed to make the defining characteristics more congruent with transcultural nursing. (JOW)

Presents model for incorporating cultural diversity in organizations, based on 3 X 3 X 3 matrix, which analyzes organization's functional focus (recruitment, retention, promotion), barriers (differences, discrimination, systemic factors), and cross-cultural competencies (beliefs/attitudes, knowledge, skills). Although originally developed for…

Notes that, to bring hearing-impaired individuals into the work force, employers must first learn something about their well-defined culture. Notes need to understand difference between being deaf and hearing impaired, distinct culture and history of deaf Americans, and how to keep channels of communication open. Discusses counseling deaf students…

Presents cross-cultural comparison of the Buddhist perspective with the Western perspective to reveal culturally based assumptions about the nature of the self. Suggests that alternative definitions of the self from outside of Western culture may assist in the ongoing development of future models of the person within Western psychology. (NB)

Issues include the following: (1) can formal mentoring replicate the benefits of informal mentoring?; (2) can mentor training compensate for weaknesses in formal programs?; (3) how does mentoring differ in different countries and cultures?; and (4) how is it possible to know what other people's experience is? (SK)

Evaluation of programs for families continues to grow in importance. The best evaluation studies involve collaborations between evaluation researchers and practitioners, but the two groups represent different cultures. This article provides eight suggested steps to improve collaboration through the determination of shared goals, clarification of…

Crime dropped by almost half in Milan during August 1992. Since the opportunities to commit offenses do not drop, this pattern suggests that offenders voluntarily reduce the level of their criminal activity. This propensity of offenders to take time off in August reflects Italian social values and illustrates the linkage between cultural values…