Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 0 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Higher Education | 7 |
Cultural Differences | 5 |
Asian Americans | 4 |
Cultural Pluralism | 4 |
Political Influences | 3 |
Racial Bias | 3 |
Adult Education | 2 |
American Indians | 2 |
Athletes | 2 |
College Students | 2 |
Comparative Education | 2 |
More ▼ |
Author
Publication Type
Collected Works - General | 15 |
Opinion Papers | 15 |
Books | 3 |
Journal Articles | 2 |
Reference Materials -… | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Practitioners | 4 |
Teachers | 2 |
Administrators | 1 |
Students | 1 |
Location
China | 2 |
United States | 2 |
Africa | 1 |
Asia | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Europe | 1 |
Japan | 1 |
Peru | 1 |
Taiwan | 1 |
United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Ballard, Allen B.; And Others – Change, 1994
Articles and excerpts on diversity in higher education, appearing in issues of the journal from 1969 through 1991, are reprinted here. Topics addressed include higher education's benign neglect of racism, black education, black faculty, ethnic studies (black, Asian American), American Indian students, women's education, and Hispanic American…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Education, Black Teachers
National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1980
This is a compilation of five brief commentaries on Federal educational policy as it relates to Asian and Pacific Americans. In the first, former Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink stresses the importance of organized political action in overcoming problems related to discrimination and economic and educational disadvantages. In the second paper,…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Educational Policy, Federal Government, Political Influences
The Struggle for Identity in Today's Schools: Cultural Recognition in a Time of Increasing Diversity
Jenlink, Patrick M., Ed; Townes, Faye Hicks, Ed – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2009
The "Struggle for Identity in Today's Schools" examines cultural recognition and the struggle for identity in America's schools. In particular, the contributing authors focus on the recognition and misrecognition as antagonistic cultural forces that work to shape, and at times distort identity. What surfaces throughout the chapters are…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Parent Participation, Second Language Learning, Parent School Relationship
Brannon, Lil, Ed.; Greene, Brenda M., Ed. – 1997
This volume, the fourth in a series, brings together the conversations of the profession that were explored during the 1993 and 1994 Summer Institute for Teachers of Literature. This anthology of essays considers what "American literature" is and how definitions of this category affect teaching practices. The essays argue for the…
Descriptors: Authors, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Development
Ruoff, A. LaVonne Brown, Ed.; Ward, Jerry W., Jr., Ed. – 1990
This book is a collection of essays which provide starting points for a redefinition of American literary history based on a multiethnic and multiracial, rather than European, theory of culture. After an introduction by the editors, essays in the book are: "The Literatures of America: A Comparative Discipline" (Paul Lauter);…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, Black Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Literary History
Woolbright, Cynthia, Ed. – 1989
The social isolation caused by differing cultural backgrounds of minority students on college campuses creates certain "points of tension" that reduce faculty effectiveness and limit student vision. This monograph attempts to provide a greater awareness and understanding of these issues within the context of the role of college unions and student…
Descriptors: Campuses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Isolation
Neely, Teresa Y., Ed.; Abif, Khafre K., Ed. – 1996
This volume contains articles by culturally diverse librarians who share their experiences in the transition from library school to library work. The librarians detail their introduction to librarianship, their encounters with racism, and their desire to succeed in a profession that has not always lived up to its pledge of fairness and equal…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnic Groups, Librarian Attitudes
Gburek, Janice L., Ed.; Dunnett, Stephen C., Ed. – 1986
Articles on teaching effectiveness for foreign teaching assistants (TAs) are presented. Topics include: adapting to the U.S. academic environment, understanding the role of the TA and gaining confidence, anticipating undergraduates' expectations, improving communication skills, and teaching laboratory classes and recitation classes. Titles and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Instruction, College Science, Communication Skills
Delp, Linda, Ed.; Outman-Kramer, Miranda, Ed.; Schurman, Susan J., Ed.; Wong, Kent, Ed. – 2002
These 28 essays recount popular education's history and its multiple uses in the labor movement today: to organize the unorganized, to develop new leaders and activists, and to strengthen labor and community alliances. They explore its other facets: theater and culture, economics education, workplace safety and health, and classroom use and…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Collective Bargaining, Community Involvement
Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem, Lucy, Ed.; Halper, Joel Martin, Ed. – 1989
This publication provides autobiographical essays by students originally from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, all of whom arrived in the United States as refugees between 1975 and 1982. Following an introduction is an initial essay, "Becoming a Refugee, Being a Refugee, Ceasing To Be a Refugee," by L. Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem. The student essays are…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Autobiographies, Cambodians
Lucido, Frank, Ed. – 2002
The Catholic Church throughout the world, following the lead of the Second Vatican Council and Pope John Paul II, has begun to define its mission and identity in terms of the rich concept of evangelization. Father Herve Carrier states that evangelization has two essential components: (1) inculturation; and (2) liberation. Inculturation is more…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Catholics, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
Ross, Patricia O'Connell, Ed. – 1994
The five commissioned papers in this anthology provided part of the research base for the national report, "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent." In the first paper, "The Performance of High Ability Students in the United States on National and International Tests," Carolyn Callahan describes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
Barber, Elinor G., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Foreign study is examined from different perspectives, especially comparative ones, in 15 articles. Attention is directed to: the significance of foreign study for developing countries, national and regional policies and trends, development strategies, political and institutional dilemmas, a bibliography and a literature review. Titles and authors…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Mische, Patricia; And Others – 1980
The document contains a variety of papers that examine the linkages between local concerns and global concerns and explore alternative world futures. An introductory article, "Securing the Human," discusses how the world community needs to develop adequate means to deal with crimes against humans. These means include sound analysis, spiritual…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Human Dignity, Humanization
Peer reviewed
Corbett, Doris; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1995
To effectively interact with their students, leaders and teachers in sport and physical activity must be familiar with their students' cultural backgrounds. This collection of articles discusses how women of color deal with and have been affected by their racial and ethnic identities in relationship to physical activity and sport. (SM)
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Athletes, Athletics