On the Historical and Cultural Elements Implied in The Last of the Mohi-cans from the Perspective of Cross-Cultural Communication

The last of the Mohicans was written by American novelist James Fenimore Cooper in 1826, who is considered as the first long novelist of America. The work has no concentrate plots but the white peopl...     

The American Mosaic

The Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College, CUNY conducted a series of four conferences on the impact of America's increasingly diverse society on the curriculum of schools of library/information science. Each of the conferences had a library/information center type as its focus. Each addressed issues of administration, reference services, and collection management. The overall findings and some recommendations are included.     

Raising the Voice: Teaching Through a Multicultural Lens

Questions pertaining to racial and cultural identification are salient among social work educators in their role as teachers in the classroom. In the context of the 21st century, as an increasing number of people cannot be classified by race, an awareness of the complexities of cultural and racial identity is more important than ever. For social work pedagogy there is a need for critical reflection, increased awareness, sensitivity to multiculturalism, and cultural diversity. As social work educators, it is crucial for us to teach through the lens of multiculturalism and create spaces for voices of students who belie traditional racial and ethnic categories. This article elevates the voices of Black ethnic women, underscoring the complexity of identity construction within the United States. Qualitative interviews explore the dynamic social constructions of identification for 10 women who identify as Black and ethnic, as one example of a nuanced differentiation of race and culture. This article is a discussion of research findings and includes implications for teaching social work practice that broaden our range of understanding and highlight representations of women with marginal identities, thus furthering our social justice mission.     

A Reply on Behalf of the Relativist to Mark Mason's Justification of Universal Ethical Principles

Mark Mason, in his ‘A Justification, After the Postmodern Turn, of Universal Ethical Principles and Educational Ideals’ Educational Philosophy and Theory, 37 (2005), attempts to justify transcultural multiculturalism. In this paper I argue that he fails to refute moral relativism, and that multiculturalism as he interprets it is not morally acceptable.     

Depth psychology and giftedness: Bringing soul to the field of talent development and giftedness

While the field of gifted education has relied on educational, cognitive, counseling, behavioral, developmental, and social psychology, the domain of depth psychology offers special insights into giftedness, especially with regard to individuation. The notion of passion, or the thorn (J. S. Piirto, 1999, 2002), the incurable mad spot (F. C. Reynolds 1997, 2001), the acorn (J. Hillman, 1996, 1999), the daimon (C. G. Jung, 1965); the importance of integration through the arts and through dreams; the existence of the collective unconscious; the presence of archetypes; and the transcendent psyche—all have resonance with the binary etymological idea of “gift” as both blessing and poison. Depth psychology offers a way of understanding that is physical, psychological, and spiritual.     

No longer ‘Catholic,White and Gaelic’: schools in Ireland coming to terms with cultural diversity

Irish society has experienced unprecedented demographic change since the turn of the twenty-first century, and increasingly, educators are facing the prospect of having to respond to the changing nature of cultural diversity in their classrooms. Traditionally characterised as ‘Catholic, white and Gaelic’, Irish schools are said to be finding it difficult to recognise and acknowledge new expressions of race, culture and religion. This paper focuses on the challenges facing educationalists in responding to cultural diversity within the Republic of Ireland. Drawing on empirical research conducted in Irish schools, we frame the discussion around a number of practical issues, namely, school dress, curriculum content and academic attainment, and explore the findings using liberal and critical multicultural theories. Finally, the paper contains philosophical discussion of the challenge of responding to cultural diversity and the implications this raises for policy and practice in Ireland.     

南朝多元文教政策实施及影响

南朝统治者依据文化多元发展态势,制定并推行多元文教政策。一方面,官方积极推行兴儒政策,将儒学奉为教育之基。另一方面,官方积极扶持佛道二教发展,以笼络宗教人士,控制宗教势力发展。同时,政府借助一些当世鸿儒开办私学的优势和基础,出资建设学馆,以作为分科教育机构。这种倡导兼容并包的多元文教政策促进了南朝多元文化的发展。儒学得以逐步走出发展低谷,走上复兴道路。佛、道二教获得了长足的发展。佛教在南朝时期大放异彩,发展势头远超过以往任何时代。文学、史学、医学等领域在这种教育政策下,也得以较自由、快速的发展。南朝各文化领域成就斐然,交相辉映,呈百花齐放之态势。     

艾丽斯·杨的多元文化主义公民资格观与公民教育观探析

在全球化时代,一体与多元成为世界发展的两种趋势.以艾丽斯·杨为代表的多元文化主义公民教育思想在20世纪末以来已经成为世界公民教育理论与实践中一个令人注目的亮点.普遍与差异、同质与异质成为多元化时代公民教育不可忽视的两组矛盾.     

文化心理学的兴起与中国文化心理学发展探析

文化心理学的兴起既有历史的也有现实的原因,主流心理学的衰落与心理学的文化转向,给文化心理学的兴起提供了新的契机,同时也给了中国心理学家重新审视中国心理学发展的机会。中国心理学在心理学多元化的背景下,应采用中西合璧式的,西方与东方相结合,自然科学与人文科学相结合等研究方法,建立一门根植于传统文化下的中国文化心理学或中国本土心理学。