This guide provides information
on diversity-related curriculum, guides, and papers for youth and
adults. It also provides information on resources that are written
in other languages. Most of the resources can be downloaded off the
Web. However, Web sites change frequently, and some searching may
be needed. Most Web sites begin with "www." However, some
do not; "www." is not included for the Web sites that do
not begin with "www." The format of this guide is as follows:
Title
of work: Family Issues Facts: Cultural Snapshots of Maine Families
#4188
Description: This
article discusses the term culture with relation to family and family
traditions in Maine. It then encourages the reader to make a list
of his/her own family traditions.
Target age group: Youth
Web address: http://www.umext.maine.edu/publications/pubs.htm. Look
under on line catalog then under Families, Youth, and Parenting.
Sponsoring
Agency: University of Maine Cooperative Extension System
Title
of work:
Families
of All Kinds -- A guide for leaders
Families of All Kinds -- A guide for parents
Description: Leaders:
This is a teaching guide that provides three activities to use with
youth to discuss stereotypes. Parents: This guide is designed to
help parents talk to their children about diverse family types.
Target age group: Leaders and Parents
Web address: PDF files download from: www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/famlf2/
Sponsoring Agency: Kansas State University
Title
of work: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Rights and Responsibilities
Description: This
article covers several topics regarding grandparents who have custody
of their grandchildren. Some to the topics include reasons, percentage
of youth being raised by grandparents, the challenges and rewards
and visitation.
Target age group: Parents and Grandparents
Web address: www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/gerontology/350-255/350-255.html
Sponsoring Agency: Virginia Cooperative Extension
Title
of work: Women’s Educational Media
Description: This
site advertises videos focusing on a variety of diversity issues.
That’s a Family is designed for Elementary school children
and discusses a variety of non-traditional families including the
terms "birth mom", "mixed race" and "Gay
and Lesbian." It’s Elementary discusses gay and
lesbian issues in school. Homes & Hands is a "documentary
about a progressive model for developing affordable housing. Choosing
Children is a film about Lesbians becoming parents.
Target age group: Children and family
Web address: www.womedia.org
Sponsoring Agency: Women’s Educational Media
Cost: Varies upon the video and purpose of use
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Title
of work: Sustainable Community Development 2: Non farm Attitudes
Towards Farming: A Case Study in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:
Target age group:
Web address: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/ua307.pdf
Sponsoring
Agency: Pennsylvania State University Order information
see Agency Contact Information
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Spanish
Publications
Title
of work: Penn State University Cooperative Extension System —
Spanish Publications
Description: Penn
State offers publications and fact sheets in the areas of aging,
youth and family and financial planning and consumer affairs.
Target age group: Adults
Web address: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/ (See
agency contact information)
Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania State University
Title
of Work: Oregon State University Publications and Videos: Spanish
Language Materials
Description: 18
publications are available in Spanish on a variety of topics.
Target age group: Adults
Web address: See contact information
Sponsoring Agency: Oregon State University
Children,
Youth, and Families
Title
of work: Leading Object Media
Description: Leading
Object Media offers videos and other software educational materials
in Spanish and English. Spanish video topics include Eat Right for
Life 10 video series, which is full of information on healthy eating
on a budget. Long Live Laamilia is a 10-video series, which discusses
good nutrition. Materials are also available in topics such as farm
safety, health, and food safety.
Target age group: A wide variety of ages, depending on
the actual material
Web address: www.leadingobject.com
Sponsoring Agency: Leading Object (See Agency Contact
Information
Cost: Varies
Financial
Planning and Consumer Affairs
Title
of work: Buscando la hipoteca más favorable: Compare, Verifique,
Negocie (Looking for the Best Mortgage: Shop, Compare, Negotiate)
Description: This
article describes how to compare and negotiate interest rates, fees
and other payment terms, and how to get the best financing and same
money.
Target age group: Adults
Web address: A companion web-site for this brochure is
found at www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/mortgage/mortb_1_spanish.htm
Sponsoring Agency: Federal Reserve Board, See Agency Contact
Information
Title
of work: Consejos para arrendar un vehículo: Guía
del consumidor (Keys to Vehicle Leasing — A Consumer Guide)
Description: This
web site provides information on vehicle leasing. There is also
a brochure on this topic which is offered through the Federal Reserve
Board Publication services.
Target age group: Adults
Web address: www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/leasing/guide_spanish.htm
Sponsoring Agency: Federal Reserve Board, See Agency Contact
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