Cultural Portraits is an easy-to-use, easy-to-read, instant-access reference
and source of information on culture for classroom teachers, ESL teachers,
guidance counselors, administrators, and all who work with persons whose
cultures differ from ours. Read Comments by folks who have used this book.
It provides a framework for developing cultural proficiency, thus bridging
the culture gap in our changing environment that often results in miscommunication
and ineffective productivity.
Cultural Portraits will help …
…..improve student achievement;
…..communicate effectively with parents;
…..improve classroom management;
…..evaluate transcripts;
…..make grade-appropriate placements;
…..develop culturally responsive curricula;
…..develop grouping strategies; and
…..anticipate student behariors.
The Second Edition of Cultural Portraits now has…
➢ …more than 350 pages packed with information;
➢ …coverage of 80 countries, many of them from Africa and Asia, from
which recently-arrived refugees have come to the U.S.;
➢ …the K-12 Education sequence of each country in schematic representations;
➢ …a U.S. grade-equivalent grading scale to help with the evaluation
of foreign transcripts;
➢ …updated information on populations, gender gap ratings, et al.
➢ …a section of transcript-generated vocabulary (Spanish, Portuguese,
French, French Creole, Russian, and Vietnamese), to help identify the
courses reported.
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CULTURAL PORTRAITS:
A Synoptic Guide, 2nd Edition
by Byron P. Palls, PhD
Copyright © 2010 by Byron P. Palls, PhD
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any
form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information
storage
and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author,
except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.
Published by: B&B Educational Consultants, Inc.
675 S. Gulfview Boulevard
Clearwater Beach, Florida 33767-2645
Second Edition, January, 2010
First Edition published by AuthorHouse, November, 2008
Library of Congress No. 2010920025
ISBN: 978-0-9843246-0-6
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
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