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    An Action Plan for Teaching Young English Language Learners Kindergarten-Grade 4
    Lambert provides practical tips on helping a young child learn English in a early elementary multigrade classroom. Section headings include: preparing for the ELL's arrival, assigning a peer mentor, resources, categorizing ESL strategies, introducing the ELL...

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    Beyond Study Units and Artifacts Kindergarten-Grade 12
    How do educators help students feel comfortable about cultural differences? In this article, the concept of effectively planning for and integrating cultural education into the classroom and beyond is developed through discussion of Eisner's Formula of Description,...

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    Bridging the Gaps: The Need for Multicultural Education Kindergarten-Tertiary
    Multicultural education serves to make students aware of their own culture as well as that of the culture of others so as to interact effectively with others. Culture consists of one's ways of living, values, beliefs, patterns of thinking, behaviors, communication...

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    Building Community Out of Diversity Tertiary-Lifelong
    This article confronts the need for teachers and administrators to embrace and plan for diversity training in their school curricula. The author states that as a core part of God's design, diversity should lead to unity, not mere co-existence. Additional issues...

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    Challenges to Seventh-Day Adventist Tertiary Education in the Caribbean Tertiary
    "The article briefly summarizes seven challenges that face the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) tertiary institutions in the Caribbean. There is no exhaustive discussion of the challenges but each is clearly articulated. There is no attempt to address solution...

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    Comparison of international and American doctoral graduates' expectations, satisfaction, and appropriateness of their programs in education at Andrews University Tertiary
    Problem: The proportion of international students in the doctoral programs in the School of Education at Andrews University raises concerns over (a) the ability of the programs to meet the varied expectations and needs of the international and American...

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    Educating Academy Students for Multicultural Society Grade 9-Grade 12
    What can a school and its faculty do to create an atmosphere that goes beyond tolerance to acceptance and close fellowship among different races and cultures? It requires careful planning by administration and faculty, a philosophy that all have been created...

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    Field Experience: A Hands-on Approach to Multicultural Education Grade 9-Tertiary
    Field experience is part of building Christ-centered multicultural awareness. A program should fulfil the objectives of the mission of a school. Study and experience should be integrated. Attitude is the core of the 'hidden curriculum'. Opportunities for learning...

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    International Education in Adventist Colleges and Universities Tertiary-Lifelong
    Andrews University president Andreasen shares the importance of creating an international climate and ideas that will help make a school truly international. This article explores the motives for international study, and factors that will ensure a truly international...

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    Motivating Teens for Global Mission Grade 7-Grade 12
    "You Can Make a Difference" is a curricular unit on Adventist Global Mission for grades 7-12. The unit shares five ways of motivating youth to become interested and involved in missions: provide an example; use positive peer pressure; provide exposure;...

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    Multicultural Education - A Curriculum for Every Student Kindergarten-Grade 12
    How can busy teachers integrate multicultural instruction into an already packed classroom curriculum? Janet Mallery suggests creative ways of broadening scope, highlighting linguistic similarities, using primary sources, enhancing the classroom environment,...

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    Multicultural Education for Elementary Students Kindergarten-Grade 8
    This article offers some practical examples of multicultural learning strategies for elementary and middle-school levels. The elementary school experience is largely practical, hands-on, and sight-based. The example of the words and actions of teachers become...

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    NAD Social Studies Curriculum Guide 9-12 Grade 9-Grade 12
    This curriculum guide was designed for teachers of Grades 9-12 Social Studies courses. It includes rationale, goals, skills list, and a scope and sequence for each major subtopic: US Government, US History, World History, World Geography, Economics, Multicultural...

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    On Becoming a Global Village Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Multicultural curriculum in Adventist schools. Multicultural education is crucial for social and spiritual development. Classroom planning, the curriculum, and criteria for textbooks are key issues. Helping teachers to learn the skills of becoming more sensitive...

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    One World - World History in the College Curriculum Tertiary-Lifelong
    World history is a necessity in this age of mass and instantaneous communications. This article explores the significance of integrating faith into the college history curriculum, and making the connection between missions and history. In this age of global...

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    Should Adventist Colleges and Universities Differ from One Another? Tertiary-Lifelong
    The college and university demographic continues to change as students from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Europe, and Mexico immigrate to the United States. Atlantic Union College President Lashley posits that each of the church's institutions...

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    Teaching Homiletics in a Multi-cultural Context - A South African Perspective Tertiary-Lifelong
    Du Preez demonstrates "how differences in culture necessitate a variety of modes of transmitting religious truth. The implications of this require a revisioning of the methods employed in teaching Homiletics" at Helderberg College in South Africa....

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    Teaching strategies and adaptations of teachers in multiculturally diverse classrooms in Seventh-day Adventist K-8 schools in North America Kindergarten-Grade 8
    The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of Adventist teachers - their training, their use of instructional strategies, and the challenges they encounter when teaching students of different cultures. Banks' multicultural pradigms was the theoretical...

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    The Role of a Historically Black College in Adventist Education Tertiary-Lifelong
    President Baker provides a brief history of Oakwood College as a historically black college (HBC), and shares insight into the role, direction, and purpose the college has taken. Baker posits that a historically black college in the Adventist context offers...

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    Travelers All: Teaching English in a Multicultural World Kindergarten-Lifelong
    Gilian Gorle discusses the challenges that face English teachers in modern society. One major issue is the variety found within the English language and speakers of English. Writing assignments that allow students to showcase their various cultures is one...

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    What Makes a School Multicultural? Kindergarten-Lifelong
    Cross-cultural understanding and respect for diversity are no longer optional in the Adventist classroom, curriculum, or in program planning, but a necessity. Rosado states that a new model of education is needed to prepare young Christians for the 21st century....