The findings from part 2 of the seventh annual American School Board Journal survey of school board members are reported. Demographic characteristics including sex, age, ethnic background, education, marital status, occupation, income, and board service are listed by region, showing that board members are generally well off. (TE)

This report presents past activities and future agendas of a Committee on the Status of Women at Ontario universities for the 1991-92 academic year. A first section gives a short history of the committee and an overview of the 1991-92 activities which included development of a women's campus safety audit guide and educational video, a commissioned…

Examines population trends projected between 1980 and 2000 and the implications of these trends for the future of American elementary and midlevel education. Includes charts and graphs. (MD)

Purpose: Outlines a framework for social justice, describes both the social and educational context of South Africa, highlights inequitable funding practices, and then advocates for policy changes in the form of vertical equity. Design/methodology/approach: Provides a retrospective review of mandated segregation by race to hypothetical…

Education should be the most efficient way of arousing the individual's cultural consciousness. A concept of "interculturality" now exists, signifying the importance of the interaction between different cultures. There must no longer be a distinction between the "high class" culture of the erudite and the "low class" culture of the lower social…

This paper examines current practice for youth at risk of not successfully making the transition to adulthood in six urban secondary schools. It describes the major elements of at-risk policies and programs and raises concerns about the strategies currently in place at the sites. The following strategies are discussed: (1) curriculum and…