In recent years, a new consensus seems to have emerged among historians concerning the personalities, families, and values of American slaves. It is now recognized that most slaves worked out their lives in a tenuous reciprocity with Whites and, at the same time, created a unique blend of African and American culture. (GC)

Examines individual, family, and community factors identified in the literature as affecting achievement, attainment, and aspiration among African-American youth in junior and senior high school. In considering the complex interactions between achievement and attainment, it is necessary to review ways that achievement is measured and the…

Debate about the relative influence of class and of race on the condition of blacks in the United States is relevant to the issue of the educational achievement of black youth. Neither race nor class, but culture is most likely to affect black children's behavior in schools and, as well, the school's response to black children. The emphasis blacks…

The importance of selected social integration variables in the persistence of Black male students on the campuses of Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) is investigated. This review attempts to develop a method for generally classifying the wide variety of research that investigates the persistence of Black male students attending PWIs. It has…

Examines the relationship of self-esteem and cultural identity to psychosocial adjustment in African-American children through a literature review with an overview of identity research and a discussion of the development of self-esteem and cultural identity among African-American children. Implications for clinical and educational interventions…

This article reviews the literature on creativity among African Americans including creative traits that may exhibit themselves in unusual and unacceptable classroom behavior, unique problem solving skills fostering survival in difficult circumstances, and E. Paul Torrance's list of creative positives. Suggestions to help parents and teachers…

This article explores the concept of resilience as it relates to gifted children, particularly gifted black children, and identifies barriers to resilience. Recommendations for fostering resilience in these students are offered, including improve family-school-community relations, enhance self-concept, and improve social and emotional relations.…

Determines whether the gender identities of African American male and female middle-class subjects are the same as the gender identities of their Anglo-American counterparts. Responses from a total of 1,740 individuals from both races reveal Anglo-American have a greater tendency to find gender-appropriate traits to be self-descriptive. (GR)

This comprehensive literature review examines the issues involved in practicing psychotherapy with African-American women, and explores the adaptive coping styles utilized by black women in a antagonistic environment. Attention is given to the exploration of traditional resources utilized by the black woman in coping with her environment, such as…

Two studies are reviewed that have uncovered how the motivational patterns of resilient African American and Hispanic adolescents differ from their nonresilient counterparts. The first study found that resilient African American adolescents differed from their nonresilient counterparts in having a stronger cognitive motivational pattern of the…

The concept of learning styles is based on the theory that an individual responds to educational experiences with consistent behavior and performance patterns. The complexity of the construct, the psychometric problems related to its measurement, and the enigmatic relationship between culture and the teaching and learning process means that the…

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) policy statement on multiculturalism lists learning style as an important concern for science teachers. Several recent studies have considered the learning styles of minority children. Notable among them is the study of J. Hale (1986) that lists a number of characteristics of African-American…

Analysis of a questionnaire administered to 168 Jamaican college students reveals that they seem to reflect a societal profile of high authoritarianism. Respondents who do not share this antidemocratic personality perspective exhibit an attitude of powerlessness and alienation, yearn for societal change, and adopt a higher level of…