(2005). The Globalization of Racism. Paradigm Publishers Addressing ethnic cleansing, culture wars, human sufferings, terrorism, immigration, and intensified xenophobia, "Globalization of Racism" explains why it is vital that we gain a nuanced understanding of how ideology underlies all social, cultural, and political discourse and racist actions. The book looks at recent developments in France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United States and uses examples from the mass media, popular culture, and politics to address the challenges these and other countries face in their democratic institutions. The eminent authors of this important book show how we can educate for critical citizenry in the ever-increasing multicultural and multiracial world of the twenty-first century. Chapters in this book include: (1) The Global Reach of Raceless States; (2) From Slavery to Mass Incarceration: Rethinking the "Race Question" in the US; (3) What Israel Has Done; (4) The Crisis of the Human Waste…
(1999). The Kansas Curricular Standards for Civics-Government, Economics, Geography and History. This curriculum standards guide for Kansas presents the following mission statement: the goal of civics/government, economics, geography, and history curricula is to enable students by systematic study to acquire the knowledge, skill, and judgment to continue to learn for themselves; to participate intelligently, justly, and responsibly in civic life and in deliberation about local, national, and international issues; and to enrich private life. The guide is organized by disciplines (each of which embodies a distinctive mode of thought) and provides standards, benchmarks, and indicators that are specific and rich in content and presented by grade level as well as by discipline. For civics/government, the guide explains how to use the standards and presents five benchmarks (Rule of Law; Civic Values; U.S. Constitution; Rights, Privileges, Responsibilities; Government Systems). For economics, the guide explains how to use the standards and presents five benchmarks (Scarcity; Market… [PDF]
(1989). AIDS and Persons with Developmental Disabilities: The Legal Perspective. This report provides lawyers and service providers with legal information and analysis about issues affecting persons with developmental disabilities and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The report reviews relevant medical facts, discusses federal and state laws which define the rights and responsibilities of disabled individuals and service providers, explains how these laws apply to persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, and provides information for rational policymaking. The report offers a detailed review of five major areas of the law: antidiscrimination, HIV testing and medical treatment, confidentiality and provider liability, isolation and involuntary civil commitment, and federal benefit and entitlement programs. These areas are discussed in relation to topics such as housing and residential facilities, health care, child welfare services, day care and education, vocational training, and employment. Within the chapters, sections summarize the… [PDF]
(1979). Energy Resource Development: Implications for Women and Minorities in the Intermountain West. A selection of papers presented at a consultation sponsored by the Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming Advisory Committees to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights address the inequities of benefits received by women and minorities from resource development activities in the Intermountain West. The introduction discusses the impact of resource development on women and minorities. The next section, on boomtowns, contains five papers addressing women and minorities, human services, and social/psychological problems inherent in communities experiencing rapid growth. Section 3 provides three papers dealing with the economic position of women and their employment opportunities in energy development, women working with energy, and effects of energy development on rural women. The fourth section includes seven papers detailing energy development and the disadvantages, i.e., the effects on Blacks, Hispanics, women, and other disadvantaged. Section 5 provides four… [PDF]
(1967). CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE–A BIBLIOGRAPHY. THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY WAS PREPARED PRIMARILY FOR PERSONS INTERESTED IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, BUT SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO PERSONS CONCERNED WITH THE TOTAL FIELD OF EDUCATION. IT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS. THE FIRST PART, \PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE,\ INCLUDES ARTICLES THAT ARE FOUND IN THOSE PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS THAT ARE GENERALLY DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE FIELD OF COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE. THE GENERAL TOPICS COVERED ARE (1) ETHICS, (2) THEORIES, (3) ROLE, (4) COUNSELOR SELECTION, PREPARATION, AND INSTITUTES, (5) PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS, (6) INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, (7) APPRAISAL AND TESTING, (8) CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION, (9) EFFECTIVENESS, EVALUATION, AND OUTCOME, AND (10) PSYCHOTHERAPY AND MENTAL HEALTH. THE SECOND PART, \CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT,\ CITES ARTICLES THAT HAVE APPEARED IN MAGAZINES OTHER THAN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS. THE AREAS INCLUDED ARE–(1) CONJECTURES FOR THE FUTURE, (2) THE HUMAN ORGANISM, (3) COMMUNICATION, (4) INTEGRATION, CIVIL RIGHTS,…
(1975). Federal Food Programs-1975. Hearings before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate, Ninety-Fourth Congress, First Session. Part 8–Administrative Failure of Food Stamp Program. Hearings held Detroit, Michigan, Februrary 6, 1975. These hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs focused on the Food Stamp Programs problems in Detroit, Michigan. Testimony was heard from such witnesses as the following: Coleman Young, Mayor of the City of Detroit; Eleanor Josatis, Chairwoman; Mayor-Common Council's Task Force on Hunger and Malnutrition; Muriel Wagner; Merrill-Palmer Institute; Ella Bragg, State Director-Welfare Rights Organization; Barbara Reviere, Mayor's Citizens Commission, City of Detroit; Andrew Brown, United Auto Workers Community Relations Department; Walter Brame, Detroit Urban League; Ann Byrne, Nutritionist-Wayne County Department of Health; and others. Appendixed to the hearings are newspaper articles, proceedings of the Sub-Committee on Detroit Food Stamp Emergency, Detroit City Council; and additional testimony submitted by such institutions as: Womens International League for Peace and Freedom; Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit; Household Workers…
(1976). The Roles of Parents, Teachers, and Administrators in Programs for the Deaf-Blind. Presented are the proceedings of a 1975 special study institute for parents, teachers, and administrators in programs for the deaf-blind. Entries are divided into two sections–institute for parents and institute for teachers and administrators–and include the following titles: \Legal Rights and Advocacy for the Deaf-Blind\ (F. Laski), \Political and Practical Dynamics\ (J. Pernick), \The Role Parents Play in Policy Making\ (B. Griffing), \How to Influence the Legislative Process\ (B. Pollack), \High School Classes for the Deaf-Blind\ (J. Vlachos), \Continuing and Higher Education Possibilities for the Deaf-Blind\ (E. Sanders), \Personal Approach to Teaching and Learning\ (A. Combs), \Handicaps and the Human Agenda\ (R. Gorney), \Constructing a Total Commitment to Deaf-Blind Children\ (L. Finkle), \A Psychohistorical Perspective on Multihandicapped Children\ (E. Marvick), \Community Recreation for the Handicapped\ (C. Dougherty), \Planning for Nutrition of the Handicapped Child\… [PDF]
(2002). Evaluation of the "IFSPweb" in Nebraska. Final Report. Online Submission Federal law (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 1997) requires that states participating in Part C, Services for Infants and Toddlers, "…maintain and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system…". The challenges of preparing and maintaining trained personnel to provide these early interventions services systematically across this rural state have been ongoing. With educational, medical and health and human services dispersed across the state in local communities but administered at the state level, there is a continuous call for efficient and economical processes for educating practitioners and families about the unique right s and responsibilities associated with the federally mandated Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). The "IFSPweb" is a web-based tutorial designed to educate parents and professionals about the IFSP process and document in Nebraska and promote best practice in early… [PDF]
(1996). Storytelling in the Classroom: Some Theoretical Thoughts. Storytelling World, V9 p7-9 Win-Spr. In its most basic form, storytelling is a process where a person (the teller), using vocalization, narrative structure, and mental imagery, communicates with the audience who also use mental imagery and, in turn, communicate back to the teller primarily through body language and facial expression in an ongoing communication cycle. Storytelling is co-creative and interactive. It is one of the most powerful forms of art/communication known to humans and this explains why it possesses such great potential as a teaching-learning tool. A fundamental curriculum goal is helping children grow into adults who participate actively and competently in the democratic process. For storytelling to be successful, teller and audience must collaborate to create the story, providing children with practice in several social skills, problem solving, exercise for the left and right brain hemispheres, and literacy development. Employing storytelling in the classroom on a regular basis is a sound… [PDF]
(1983). One of a Kind: A Practical Guide to Learning Styles K-6. This guidebook is based on research on the human brain and the way it processes information. It is noted that research on the learning process has studied the differing functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain. This research supports the theory that students are inclined to learn through different modalities (tactual/kinesthetic, visual, or auditory) and that teaching styles and classroom environments can be modified to meet the needs of different kinds of learners. The guide provides information on indicators and predictors of learning styles and effective teaching strategies for students with particular learning styles. An overview is presented of learning style inventories and trial lessons which have been developed to determine a student's learning style. A learning style inventory is included, offering a comprehensive approach to diagnosis of an individual's learning style, and an informal checklist for student use provides clues to the characteristics which may…
(1983). One of a Kind: A Practical Guide to Learning Styles 7-12. This guidebook is based on research on the human brain and the way it processes information. It is noted that current research on the learning process has investigated the differing functions of the left and right brain hemispheres. This research supports the theory that students are inclined to learn through different modalities (tactual/kinesthetic, visual, or auditory) and that teaching styles and classroom environment can be modified to meet the needs of different kinds of learners. The guide provides information on indicators and predictors of learning styles and effective teaching strategies for students with particular learning styles. An overview is presented of learning style inventories and trial lessons which have been developed to determine a student's learning style. A learning style inventory is included, offering a comprehensive approach to diagnosis of an individual's learning style, and an informal checklist for student use provides clues to characteristics which…
(1987). Computer Ethics Topics and Teaching Strategies. An overview of six major issues in computer ethics is provided in this paper: (1) unauthorized and illegal database entry, surveillance and monitoring, and privacy issues; (2) piracy and intellectual property theft; (3) equity and equal access; (4) philosophical implications of artificial intelligence and computer rights; (5) social consequences of robotics and the automated office, human skill obsolescence, and job displacement; and (6) computers as tools of war. Materials and activities which are appropriate for teaching computer ethics at the middle or high school level are described, including readings, arguable premises, movies, case studies, the Eliza software program, data exercises, guidelines/policies, debates, conferences, and content analysis exercises. Two of these strategies–the arguable premise and the case method–are expanded upon for the high school setting, and ways in which computer ethics might fit into the curriculum are discussed. The agenda of a new…
(1986). Study of Foster Care Provided to Children in Nevada. Bulletin No. 87-5. Discussions of foster care issues were conducted in four Nevada cities. Topics discussed in Reno included an overview of foster care in Nevada, Federal law and its application in the State, and prevention of placement in foster care. Discussed in Las Vegas were provision of foster care to children in southern Nevada and prevention of foster care and adoption. Participants in the Fallon meeting discussed foster care in rural Nevada and termination of parental rights. In the Carson City meeting, several persons, including a national consultant, discussed permanency planning. The Subcommittee to Study Foster Care Provided to Children in Nevada received testimony from a variety of sources, including staff of the welfare division of the Department of Human Resources, district court judges, counselors, members of private organizations that work with children, national consultants, foster parents, and foster children. Findings and recommendations were reported. Included in extensive…
(1983). Social Studies Curriculum Guide. A general framework is presented for the Sheridan School District K-12 social studies curriculum. The guide is arranged into three sections: rationale, goals and objectives, and scope and sequence. The rationale section emphasizes that students should develop awareness of individual rights and responsibilities, cope with the problems of our complex and heterogeneous society, and recognize global interdependence. Objectives are divided into categories of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, then described and tied to a particular academic level. The focal point of the guide is the scope and sequence section. Pupils in primary grades study the individual as a member of widening societies, such as the home, school, and community; intermediate grade pupils study the state, nation, and hemisphere. Junior high school students learn about the Eastern hemisphere, the United States, and the world, while students in high school are required to take courses in American studies, human behavior,…
(1981). The Block Grant Debate: Issues and Round One Decisions. Word from Washington, v10 n8 Aug. The paper reviews the Reagan administration's efforts to convert human services financing to a block grant approach and describes the response of the United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA). The Budget Reconciliation Act and its impact on funding for such services as developmental disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, and Title XX Social Services is analyzed. The state/local government perspective is presented and the point is made that states must raise taxes or reduce services, or both. The predicament of charitable organizations, now faced with serving more people with less funds, is also examined. Senate Bill 807, which was designed to coordinate the management of federal assistance programs and which, the author asserts, could jeopardize categorical programs for the disabled and undermine federal assurance of civil rights protections, is described. The author suggests that block grants do not assure budget savings. Results of questionnaires completed by UCPA affiliates are…