GRADES OR AGES: Grade 5. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; culture regions. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover.…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; civilization of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central part of the guide is divided into three subunits, each of which is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed…

This study determined if there were any significant difference in attitudes toward self, towards others, and towards teaching between a group of new teachers who had been exposed to sensitivity training and a group who had not been exposed and also checked differences between pretest, posttest, and follow-up scores. The experimental group of 41…

This paper reports the application of factor analysis of a large data matrix involving some 800 variables in determining the principal dimension of teacher characteristics and employs the resulting scales in testing hypotheses about similarities and differences in teacher characteristics across subcultures identified by national/racial lineage,…

Appropriateness and reinforcement value of teacher language in middle and low socioeconomic school settings were investigated, using one hundred and four 5-minute tape recorded language samples from 15 teachers in seven schools. In the first analysis, a correlation of .64 (p<.01) between the words in this language corpus and those in the…

If we wish to foster constructive learning and growth for all of our students, we need to plan educational programs that will empower children, and educational programs that will help them understand and respect the cultural diversity that is an integral part of life in our nation and world today. (Author)

Evaluates the development of cooperative, competitive and individualistic goals in a setting of outcome interdependence among 434 dyads of elementary school children from five cultures. (MP)

Ethno-science, defined as "American Indian Technology blended with myth and the past and present life experiences of the American Indian," may be a helpful tool in science education, in overcoming the problems of divergent cultures in contact, and in identifying gifted American Indian children. (BB)

An aspect of childhood experience which may be universal is the recitation and enjoyment of traditional rhymes and games. Common threads can be traced in the themes, rhythmic repetition and types of activity found in examples of traditional games and rhymes from Great Britain, Nigeria and Uganda. (Author)

The article examines cultural aspects of rehabilitation of the visually impaired and compares them with alternative values and cultures, particularly among American Indians. Concerns in regarding provision of rehabilitation services to the Navajo people, such as a predominance of residential programs, are discussed. (Author/DB)

Summarizes the three main characteristics of Japanese management style and discusses its applicability to academic library management in the United States. Responses from 10 readers of advance copies of the article are included. (6 references) (MES)

A cross-age technique was used in two studies to extend understanding of cognitive style development and its cross-cultural generality. Chinese-American children were given the Matching Familiar Figures Test. Results were compared with existing data to determine the style development of children from other cultures. (PCB)

Reviews the efforts of native Canadian groups to secure greater legal equality and recognition of cultural rights in the face of opposition from most Canadian governments. Presents the text of the 1975 Dene Declaration, the 1980 Declaration of the First Nations, and excerpts from the 1982 Constitution Act, all of which deal with the rights of…

Traces the history of English literature and instruction in Nigerian schools, from the classical Western canon imposed by colonialism to popular pamphlet literature. Reviews books that are related to the Nigerian teenager's personal and social needs, filling a lacuna previously occupied by European and North American books. (JK)

Questioning the emphasis on the promotion of literacy among Third World nations, the authors discuss the impact of literacy on a previously oral culture, the changes that reliance on the written word make in the perception of reality, and the potential loss of collective memory and community spirit. (SK)