Compares and contrasts the ways that Chinese Taoism and Zen Buddhism view the development of human potential with the ways that the self-actualization theories of Rogers and Maslow describe the human potential movement. Notes many similarities between the ways that Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and the self-actualization theories of Rogers and Maslow…

Considers two primary aspects of the Native American situation in contemporary society: the rediscovery of the Native American and how the Native American is viewed by non-Native Americans. Notes positive attitude change among non-Native Americans concerning Native Americans, but stresses that political and social change also are needed. (NB)

Using data from 12 life reviews of people suffering serious illness, attempts to integrate anthropological research project designed to formulate indicators that might explain cultural constructs which mark contemporary predeath practices in Quebec with theme of life-threatening illness, distress, and solidarity. (Author/NB)

Argues that nursing practice and theory cannot be ethical unless cultural factors are taken into consideration and that ethical/transcultural nursing is central to the philosophy and practice of nursing. (Author)

This training activity is intended to facilitate a group analysis of the culture of an organization and the impact of that culture on volunteer diversity. A menu of tools and activities allows the trainer to adapt the activity to the needs of each group. (Author/JOW)

This is the last in a series of articles on the four elements of the Circle of Courage. Traditional Native American child development practices have created environments of belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity. Discusses the theme of generosity from a Native American perspective. (Author/GCP)

Although women are a prime collective force in communities, alliances across different cultures are often undermined by caution or hostility. Critical alliances across differences, with more sustained horizontal relationships, are vital to the process of collective action for social justice. (SK)

Korean children (n=440) aged 2.5 to 12.5 years were tested with the Korean version of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) (A. Kaufman and N. Kaufman, 1983) to see if these children demonstrated a profile similar to that of Japanese children. Korean children scored higher on the Sequential Scale than Japanese children, and had a…

Highlights the Rio Grande Valley in order to combat stereotypical North American folkloric representations of Latin America, discussing border crossings, developing a typology of the Rio Grande Valley that emphasizes diversity within diversity, articulating an example of diversity within diversity, and arguing that multiculturalism's categorical…

Philosophers of education need a methodology for ensuring that what they teach does not contain cultural evils. What is needed is a criterion by which cultural practices can be evaluated so that educators know what to teach. Somatic knowledge can help in making these distinctions. (Contains 17 references.) (Author)

Maintains that the strengths of Cole's work include its historical perspective for the new discipline of cultural psychology and its integration of concepts from a variety of traditions. Argues that the book's problematic areas include its neglect of socioemotional variables and its assumption of culture as a caring medium for human development.…

Presents an interview with Daniel Paley Ellison. Discusses how Ellison's time in Poland and Japan has influenced his approach to educating children about the nature of suffering and the necessity for empathy. Describes how his Seamless Monument Project uses historical conflict as a springboard to explore the roots of violence and the issues of…

Explores the duality of sameness and difference as an underlying principle of classification using the Dewey Decimal Classification as an example. Explains the primacy of division by discipline, its origins in Western philosophy, and the cultural specificity that results, and considers possible universal solutions. (Author/LRW)

Explores the notion of meaning, especially as applied to acts of producing and reading texts. Grounds the analysis in principles of activity theory and cultural semiotics and focuses on the ways in which reading takes place among readers and texts in a culturally mediated, codified, experience characterized as the "transactional zone."…

Examined the experiences and attitudes of indigenous and non-English speaking background people in Australia to conceptions of volunteering, the nature of their volunteer involvement, and supports for and barriers to volunteering. (JOW)