Notes that diversity perspective is coming into focus for the College Placement Council (CPC) and the seven regional associations. Calls for diverse leadership to develop programs and services needed by recruiters and career services professionals serving diverse clientele. Describes activities of diversity task force designed to make CPC more…

The author discusses the cultural deprivation of most White, male managers and presents model corporate programs used by Procter and Gamble Company, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Ortho Pharmaceutical to address this problem. The author presents valuing diversity as a chance to improve organizational effectiveness and lists 10 guidelines for…

Explores multiple and dynamic intersections of gender with race, culture, and class in psychosocial identity formation to minimize the risk of homogenizing or polarizing understanding of these characteristics. Seeks to promote dialogue among helping professionals concerning the pivotal role of these simultaneous intersections in affecting clients'…

The author reviews classroom atmospheres that are commonly found in American schools and examines implications for instruction of minority students. Topics covered include (1) teacher expectations, (2) feminization of the classroom, (3) the cooperative context, (4) attribution of success and failure, (5) caring of the teacher, and (6) democracy of…

Analyzes the analogy of associating men with culture and women with nature as a model of the sexes that became dominant in the nineteenth century as part of broader theories of society in American social science, especially cultural anthropology and human geography. Suggests further studies based on female-oriented typologies. (BC)

Volume 3, the third of eight publications developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association as part of the "Texas School Dropout Survey Project," describes a tracking study developed to measure the magnitude of the dropout problem in Texas. The tracking of 1,500 students who had withdrawn from schools in 10 districts is…

Poses some questions and practical answers to help teachers and students use computers effectively in science classes. Sample questions include: Does the increased use of computers in classrooms inhibit any student's progress toward scientific literacy? How do males and females respond differently to computer use in science classrooms? and How can…

Volume 7, the seventh of eight publications developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association as part of the "Texas School Dropout Survey Project" focuses on study methods and procedures. It includes all surveys, protocols, and instructions and documentation of procedures used in the Texas Dropout Survey Project. Included…

Volume 2, the second of eight publications developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) as part of the "Texas School Dropout Survey Project," focuses on the issue of the computation of a dropout rate. Three important factors which influence the mathematical computation of a dropout rate are identified: time…

Volume 6, the sixth of eight publications developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association as part of the "Texas School Dropout Survey Project," focuses on program responses to the dropout problem. It describes a survey conducted to identify and evaluate in-school and out-of-school programs designed to address the dropout…