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In Praise Of Diversity: Multicultural Classroom Applications, Gloria Grant, Floyd T. Waterman

Publications

In Praise of Diversity: Multicultural Classroom Applications was written for the classroom teacher who is interested in implementing multicultural education. The book includes 51 activities written in the following subject areas: Social Studies, Language Arts, Science/Math and Art. Included within the activities are two units. A mini-unit on "Understanding Feelings" will assist the student in examining himself/herself and his/her relationships with others; and a unit entitled "Immigration and Migration: Voluntary and Forced" will provide the teacher with an illustrative procedure to incorporate ideas and materials from the Vignettes in the companion document, In Praise of Diversity: A Resource Book for …

In Praise Of Diversity: A Resource Book For Multicultural Education, Milton J. Gold, Carl A. Grant

Publications

The unique diversity of our cultural heritage and background is slowly but surely being recognized as a valuable asset for our country, one to be cherished and shared. But the very richness and diversity of our heritage make it difficult for the classroom teacher or the college professor to acquire an understanding of the many groups who have contributed so much to the development of our nation.

Being Black At Holy Cross (1974), College Of The Holy Cross

Student Publications

This publication by Holy Cross Black students for prospective Black students is a joint project of the Black Student Union and the Office of Admissions. Its aim is to show potential students how they view the "Black Experience" at Holy Cross.

Hacienda, James Hoxeng

Technical Notes

Summary: Hacienda is the first simulation/game produced for use on the Ecuador project. It attempts to replicate certain important aspects of rural life in the sierra region of Ecuador. This note not only describes the game and its operation, but attempts to trace the impact the game has on those rural people who have played it.

An Evaluation Of Non-Formal Education In Ecuador, Donald A. Swanson

Non-Formal Education

A logical place to begin this study was to list objectives from the original contract. The University of Massachusetts/USAID contract for this Project had some explicit objectives and contractual agreements are briefly outlined here so that we have a common background for discussing merits of this project. They are:

1. Create and field test a range of non-formal educational techniques using local institutions to implement and support these techniques in field situation.
2. Develop a number of non-formal educational methodologies which are feasible for use by existing Ecuadorean institutions.
3. Implement selected methodologies with institutions, including the Ministry of Education, with on-going evaluation …

Cross-Cultural Counseling: Bridge Between Desegregation And Integration. A Study Relative To Group Counseling And Its Impact On Students And Faculty, Leander A. Brown, Richard F. Strub, Lee Rainey

Faculty Publications

For the past several years; much emphasis has been placed on open enrollment plans involving bussing that enable black and white students to attend schools together. The Laboratory School of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls has been involved in such a program since 1968. As the project developed; the potential for very serious problems relating to racial tension and student frustration became evident. To approach these problems and to promote more openness and understanding between students from different communities and differing cultural backgrounds; cross-cultural group counseling sessions were developed. The groups during the past two years have …

Ashton-Warner Literacy Method, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Enrique Tasiguano

Technical Notes

Summary: Developed by Sylvia Ashton-Warner for teaching Maori children in New Zealand, this literacy method allows the learner to approach written culture on his own terms. Rather than using a text, learners are taught words important to their lives, and encouraged to write sentences and stories which are shared with the other learners.

Market Rummy, Patricia Burke, Jock Gunter, William A. Smith

Technical Notes

Summary: Product cards contain pictures, unit prices, and number of units of a market commodity. Money cards represent bills and coins. Players attempt to combinations of money cards with combinations of product cards to develop skill with market mathematics, and with the concept of unit prices.

Discussion Papers: Cooperative Learning Communities In Africa, David Rosen

Non-Formal Education

Note: The following is an imaginary transcript of a written and tape-recorded journal of a foreign visitor to the hypothetical national modular learning and labor cooperatives, a system of modern African cooperative learning communities.

Being Black At Holy Cross, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Publications

This publication by Holy Cross Black students for prospective Black students is a joint project of the Black Student Union and the Office of Admissions. Its aim is to show potential students how they view the "Black Experience" at Holy Cross.

A Study Of Cross-Cultural Groups At Malcolm Price Laboratory School; University Of Northern Iowa, Leander A. Brown, Richard F. Strub, Shirlee Rainey

Faculty Publications

A brief history of the integration efforts of the school and the resulting interracial conflict is presented. From this background evolved the cross-cultural groups which are the focus of this paper. Essentially; discussion was used for exploring the issues which were identified as impediments to good relationships within the school; (1) too few black faculty and students; (2) the impact of "Tomism;" (3) geographic location of students' homes; (4) differing interests of black and white students; (5) the need for extra-school interracial contact; and (6) inhibitions; both social and parental; against interracial contact; especially dating. The results of a questionnaire; …

An Assessment Of The Differences Between High And Low Achieving Students. Final Report, Ralph A. Scott, Jon A. Ford

Faculty Publications

Primarily a longitudinal and quantitative analysis of achievement functioning; this experiment sought to identify factors which promote or impair the learning of individual children. The 683 Junior High students were divided into one of eight groups according to sex; race and whether their seventh grade Iowa Test of Basic Skills Composite score was above or below that expected from their Kindergarten Metropolitan Readiness Test performance. The incidence of males and females making unexpected gains (Ups) or losses (Downs) was approximately the same; but a significantly greater proportion of black children made greater than expected achievement gains. Thirty-three Up Ss were …

Sundry Papers I, David R. Evans, Steve Grant, Ash Hartwell, Joe Blackman, Peter Higginson, James Hoxeng, Ken Shuey

Conference Proceedings & Collected Papers

Since its creation two years ago, the Center for International Education has devoted most of its energy to building a viable entity and to starting new programs. This collection of papers represents an attempt to begin to consolidate and analyze our efforts and includes some of the first results of the Center's programs and adaptations of new approaches to problems in international education.

The papers reflect the diversity of topics and techniques which characterizes the Center. They are reproduced for the purpose of communicating with others interested in the field, rather than representing traditional academic-style research efforts. We hope the …

Foreign Studies: Teacher's Guide, James Hantula

Faculty Publications

Foreign Studies; an elective course for junior and senior students; is a study of selected Asian cultures; including the nations of China; Japan; and India; and of African cultures; including the nations of Nigeria; Ethiopia; and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Asia and Africa are studied from the American cultural viewpoint with emphasis upon the three concepts of culture; ideology; and the comparison of traditional and modern society. This teacher's guide is divided into four main sections. 1) An outline of content is presented from which many generalizations are developed. These generalizations provide the framework for the development of …

Inner-City Education: Are We Failing?, William H. Dreier, John M. Earls

Faculty Publications

These collected papers and reports; many taken from the Professional Education Seminar at the University of Northern Iowa; concentrate on the failure of inner-city education. A number of essays attempt to analyze the role of teachers; administrators; and communities in the failure of inner-city education. Also; there are several field reports on specific cities. Teacher preparation for working with disadvantaged black students in an urban setting is discussed at length. (Editor/JW)

Ua3/3/7 Administrative Internship In Higher Education, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook chronicling Paz Ramos' Administrative Internship in Higher Education from September 1965 through April 1966.

Choctaw Academy, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

In 1818, the Baptist Mission Society of Kentucky started the Choctaw Indian Academy at Great Crossings, Kentucky, located near Georgetown, KY

Choctaw Academy, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

This report tells of the Baptist Mission Society of Kentucky formation of the Choctaw Indian Academy at Great Crossings, Kentucky, located near Georgetown, KY