ABSTRACT
Most of the papers prepared for this volume have addressed one of three concerns. The first is how the various majority and minority groups in multi-ethnic societies assess prevailing norms, and attempt to reconcile their own traditions and behaviors to them. Included in this category are chapters addressing such divergent research topics as group acceptance, racism and its ramifications, and social identity. A second has focused on the role which educational institutions play in fostering integration, by teaching how societal norms and group deviations from them coexist in nations committed to democratic values. Under this broad umbrella fall studies of curriculum, teaching strategies, and school environments. The third concern has directed attention to how governmental programs have attempted to supplement school efforts to bring minorities into the mainstream life of the host society. Taken as a group, this collection provides a rich understanding of the minority experience across a variety of democratic societies.
