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)

The validity of linguistic evaluations of culturally and linguistically different children referred for special education placement is questioned. Such steps as better preparation for all teachers working with this population and advanced training for diagnosticians to facilitate optimal assessment and intervention with specific populations are…

By way of providing a framework for discussion, defines intentional action as a basic unit of analysis that includes being future-oriented, a free choice of means, potential consciousness of goals and means, and responsibility.(RH)

Discusses the role of intercultural factors in communication in a managerial institute. (EL)

The article asserts that culturally diverse gifted students need counseling to help them integrate their ethnic identity with their identity as gifted learners. (CL)

Argues that college introductory anthropology courses should focus on helping students to examine their values and convictions, not on preparing them for upper level courses. Suggests a teaching approach that relates an issues-and-values orientation to anthropological concepts (culture, beliefs, and values) and topics (means of production,…

A survey of the present and past efforts of ethnic language schools in British Columbia indicate that most ethnic schools play an adjunct role to public schools and function after school hours or weekends. In general, most school districts practice a policy of noninvolvement with regard to ethnic languages. (Author/CL)

Explores various models which affirm Black American cultural distinctiveness (African heritage theory, New World experience theory, biculturation theory, and the eclectic view). Contrasts these "affirmative" models with several theories that deny the distinctiveness of Black American culture, viewing it as either an emulation of or adaptation to…

This paper reports on the "diversity curriculum infusion" course design process as applied within a Film/Video Directing class at the University of Missouri in Kansas City during the Spring 2006 semester. By custom, film directing has been grounded in aesthetic principles originating in Western European craft and art traditions. While…

Approaches to intercultural communication competence display such diversity in method and perspective that the term "paradigm" can be used to describe them. There is evidence that a shift is occurring from "old" perspectives of intercultural communication in general and intercultural communication specifically, characterized by…

This research brief summarizes a study that investigated whether the diverse cultural makeup of many communities requires the criminal justice system to modify its approach, particularly in handling immigrants. The study examined whether immigrant victims have more difficulty than other victims in dealing with the police and courts because of…