Center
for Multilingual Multicultural Research
The Center
is an organized research unit at the University of Southern
California, facilitating the research collaboration, dissemination
and professional development activities of faculty, students,
and others across School of Education, university and outside
organizational lines. Faculty in the Rossier School of Education
developed the USC Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research
in the Spring of 1983, as a result of deliberations of the
Dean's Task Force for Bilingual Crosscultural Education. The
Center provides a base for those interested in multilingual
education, English-as-a second language, and foreign language
instruction, multicultural education and related areas; and
the opportunity to come together for research and program
collaboration. There are four principal activities the Center
strives for: (1) research; (2) publications; (3) training;
and (4) public service.
CHIME
(Clearinghouse for Immigrant Education)
CHIME
is an interactive database and networking service that facilitates
public access to literature, research, Internet resources,
and reform strategies to promote the effective education of
immigrant students. CHIME offers customized searches of its
database, free periodic reviews of the collection on selected
topics, and other resources. CHIME is available to assist
schools, parents, advocates, students, and others who support
the school success of immigrant students and who are working
to build a multicultural U.S. society.
Electronic
Magazine of Multicultural Education
EMME is an on-line magazine for scholars, practitioners and
students of multicultural education. In order to reach the
wide audience in the U. S. and international communities we
are committed to make this magazine available only in the
electronic format and free of charge to the public.
ERIC
- Community Guide to Multicultural Ed. Programs
Learn how to create a school environment that fosters diversity
with these suggestions for multicultural education. Describes
types of programs.
Grass Roots Press
Grass Roots Press provides a full line of
literacy materials and resources for practitioners and students.
Our catalogue includes family literacy, workplace literacy
and adult literacy resources as well as the sections listed
below: Adult Basic Education; ESL; Tutor Training; Assessment;
Students with Disabilities; Plain Language; Youth and Family
Literacy; Employment/Workplace Literacy; Reading, Writing;
Science, Social Studies and Math; and Program Administration.
Multicultural
Education Bookstore
Site Directory Home Most Popular Lesson plans Thematic Units
Children's Songs Book Activities Educational Software Just
For Teachers, Teaching Supplies, Teacher Organizations, Teacher
Materials and job opportunities in multicultural education.
National
Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
The Founders of NAME envisioned an organization that would
bring together individuals and groups with an interest in
multicultural education from all levels of education, different
academic disciplines and from diverse educational institutions
and occupations. NAME today is an active, growing organization,
with members from throughout the United States several other
countries. Educators from preschool through higher education
and representatives from business and communities comprise
NAME's membership. Members in a 25 states have formed NAME
chapters and more chapters are in the process of forming.