Recognizing that knowledge about other cultures and their responses to deafness is limited in the United States, focuses on rituals that are not widely known to North Americans. Offers descriptions of Mexican rituals to advance an understanding of the way the meaning of deafness is interpreted in different cultures. (Author/VWL)

Discusses how a variety of companies are dealing with the demographic realities of a changing labor force. Suggests that at the core of managing a more diverse workforce is making all people feel comfortable and connected with the company. (JOW)

Argues that Baumrind's (1998) postculturalist stance reflects the direction of developmental psychology research, but her efforts to construct a complementary ethical theory fall short. Argues that her position suffers from internal contradictions and that her project can be salvaged by accommodation with elements of communicative discourse theory…

Provides a framework of key issues surrounding the non-standard orthographic representation of non-standard language varieties. The following topics are addressed: the selective nature of orthographic choice; relational an contrastive meaning of orthographic conventions; interplay of sameness and difference in use of orthography to make claims on…

Explores the impact of Chinese culture on the school curriculum in Hong Kong. Argues that the Target-Oriented Curriculum (TOC) transplanted from western-based concepts is not commensurate with the local Chinese cultural context, and therefore leads to many problems when being implemented in schools. (Author/VWL)

Examines difference and similarities among definitions of leadership in different cultures and how the cultures shape the definitions of leadership in their own cultural environments. Focuses on the concept of leadership in Australia, China, Russia, and the United States. (Contains 50 references.) (Author/LRW)

The validity of Holland's personality types model was tested with 932 young black men and women from Northwestern Province and 386 form Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A randomization test of hypothesized order relations and multidimensional scaling analyses showed that data from all groups fit the circular order model poorly. (Contains 48…

Discusses an attempt to work both narratively and critically, recognizing that the narratives of experience first constructed (spoken and written) represent a necessary convergence of history, tradition, politics, and interpretation, which represents sites of contest and conflict. Discusses the willingness to allow expression of cultural attitudes…

Reports on increasing efforts by colleges and universities to meet the spiritual needs of minority students by providing religious centers where students of all faiths can worship under one roof. Examples include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts), and Johns Hopkins University (Maryland). (DB)

Evaluated the literature related to dance forms having sociocultural or traditional/ceremonial influences (cultural dance). Research documented the benefits of dance- related cultural activity interventions among various subgroups of the population and the role and importance of cultural dance forms within diverse communities. The scant available…

Teacher behaviors were rated by 102 students from the United States, 142 from Asian cultures, and 73 from Western cultures (Canada, Europe). U.S. students rated clarity, enthusiasm, interaction, and spatial-behavioral communication more highly than Eastern students did. Western students rated all but spatial-behavioral communication more highly…

This article, based on a talk given by the author at the Education Conference held at the Institute of Education, University of London, on 25 March, argues that we should be wary about the new centre-ground consensus on education and keep a broader vision in mind for the future of comprehensive education in the United Kingdom.

Yu Ren Dong presents several activities that can give teachers confidence to explore the cultural differences in diverse texts and provide ways to help their students discuss these differences and enhance cross-cultural understanding. The use of cultural-response approach is highlighted.

This paper discusses the relevance of John U. Ogbu's cultural-ecological theory regarding the variability in educational performance of different ethnic minority groups against the background of comparative data on the schooling of ethnic minorities in Europe. Aside from cultural differences and institutional barriers, it addresses the impact of…

This article addresses the importance of culture within the context of domestic violence. It takes the position that to work more effectively with diverse cultural groups, the development of a full continuum of services that includes eliminating the violence and keeping families together is required. The authors believe that intervention models…