The paper charts problems and issues involved in serving bilingual handicapped students, and proposes a framework for educating culturally diverse children. Among issues touched upon are those of group identity vs. national unity, use of the native language vs. English, introduction of the second language into the curriculum, and teacher…

Translations generally result from two general situations: (1) where translation is the only means of understanding what has been written in another language, and (2) where a translation is an alternative and preferable means of understanding what has been written in a foreign language. In East Africa, so far as translations from English are…

African-American clients have in general been treated by mental health professionals who assess their behavior in terms of white culture and society. By failing to examine these clients in relation to their own culture, professionals may often arrive at distorted diagnoses that result in ineffective treatment. (Author)

Outlines a planned program of multicultural education that begins in the primary grades and continues throughout secondary schools. (Author/MLF)

Knowing about something and knowing what to do and how to do it are different sorts of knowledge. This article attempts to clarify these differences focusing specifically on what someone must know to be considered culturally aware. (Author/RK)

The article looks at aspects of cultural identity and mental health for the following groups: (1) the culturally deaf, culturally hearing, and bicultural deaf people; and (2) culturally marginal hearing-impaired people. (DB)

The paper explores the evaluation of values in the deaf population noting more similarities than differences between deaf and hearing persons, presenting data on the usefulness of an adapted values questionnaire with deaf subjects, and suggesting that differences are a result of a differential environment rather than of pathology. (DB)

Cultural diversity is a fact of life in the workplace. The human resource manager who values diversity as a source of enrichment and opportunity can bring a wealth of benefits to the company. (JOW)

The authors address the diminishing of subcultural influence through prevalent culture education programs. Their three-part approach includes (1) examining the reasons for mainstream involvement in educating the subculture, (2) exploring the values of tradition in the subculture, and (3) providing a framework for educators working with…

Tested indicators of social integration, socioeconomic variables, and population age on divorce rates in 3,111 counties. Found comparatively strong effects of social integration and weak socioeconomic effects on divorce. Urbanity was most strongly related to divorce; church membership and population change were equally one-half as strong. Weaker…

Identifies 10 of the most frequently encountered examples of cultural bias that consistently emerge in the literature about multicultural counseling and development. Assumptions are described in the areas of normal behavior, individualism, limits of academic disciplines, dependence on abstract words, independence, client support systems, linear…

The three stages of expatriation are as follow: (1) at the village level, (2) the passage from village to city, and (3) the passage from Africa to the West. This article discusses the following novels which address these stages: (1) "Things Fall Apart," (2) "Arrow of God," (3) "The River Between," and (4) "No…

The article provides a rating scale for selecting instructional materials for culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional students, and identifies exemplary curriculum materials for language development and mathematics instruction from nine publishers. (DB)

The author discusses his philosophy of life and education, noting differences in the way American and Scandinavian cultures conceptualize what human beings are. He asserts that all humans have value. (CL)