Ethnicity & Cultural Differences
America has been working towards equity between all races, towards tolerance and acceptance of racial and cultural differences, and equality in education and employment, for over 40 years. Cultural diversity in the classroom is now the norm, but can sometimes cause as much confusion and discontent as the separatist policies of the past. The political and social issues surrounding race, prejudice and educational reform sometimes make it difficult to perceive a clear path for our children's future. Have we begun to achieve equality, or simply found more subtle ways to mask our prejudices? For insight into subjects of ethnicity, ethnic diversity and cultural differences in the world, browse the links below.| Status - Workplace Cross Cultural Differences A look at how status manifests in the workplace across cultures. |
Ten Pillars of Education for Afghanistan An analysis of the negative Colonial impact on Afghanistan, and several proposals for the introduction of a post-colonial... |
| Fifty Years On, Segregation Still Blights Us Schools In May 1954, American schools were ordered to teach black and white students together. One pupil who was at the sharp end... |
Israeli Academics Fight 'racist' University Test Israeli academics are threatening to call for an international boycott of their own university heads if admission tests... |
| Professors fight to keep Swift on syllabus as Pakistan's Islamists target 'vulgar' classics Some of the great works of English literature could be scrapped from the syllabus of one of Pakistan's leading universities... |
Pakistan's Islamists Target English Literature Classics Some of the great works of English literature could be scrapped from the syllabus of one of Pakistan's leading universities... |
| US universities in race quota row It seemed little more than a personal tragedy when the University of Michigan rejected Jennifer Gratz, a promising high... |
A bad week to fight positive discrimination affirmative action case Iraq factor adds weight to military leaders' argument for ethnically selective admission to universities. |
| Old wounds open up again as America faces more agonising over race rights The Bush administration is poised to wade in today to one of the most divisive issues facing American society, backing... |
More black men in jail than at college in US More black men in the United States are behind bars than are in higher education, according to a new study by a Washington... |
| US Schools Returning to Segregation Decades after the struggles to integrate black children into American classrooms, a study says education is again dividing... | |



