Attitudes of 251 black students (133 fourth graders and 118 eighth graders) concerning mathematics were examined and compared by grade level, gender, and academic achievement with the attitudes of other students in their schools. Results show that higher-achieving black eighth graders have poorer attitudes toward mathematics than other students.…

Questions whether educational research concerned with children's abilities to learn science concepts has taken into account the effects of race, class, and gender on children's understanding. Contends that these factors are important variables to consider in cognitive research, and that their omission from this body of research has negative…

Two experiments investigated the differential effects of praise and correctness reinforcers on the task performance of black children from lower and middle socioeconomic classes, also examining the influence of sex differences, experimenter race, and the interactions between these variables. (EH)

Results indicate that both programmed instruction and conventional text instruction could be effective in contributing significantly to the geography achievement of pupils, with programmed instruction being more effective in producing greater achievement in and more favorable attitudes towards map reading. (Author/AM)

Attempts to expand the research in the area of occupational choice by developing and analyzing a causal model of the occupational aspiration process for black and white rural youth which relates socioeconomic status, academic performance and occupational aspirations. (Author/JM)

Attention to the discrepancy between female progress and male declines among Blacks in higher education detracts from the larger issue of the effects of racism on all Blacks' educational opportunities. Argues for an Afrocentric perspective on the crisis in higher education. Calls for analysis of sex-related achievement differences among Blacks.…

Examined factors that might influence diverse high school students' levels of participation in intersession programs provided by a year-round education program at an urban high school. Analysis of data from student records indicated that levels of participation varied as a function of students' gender, race, grade level, and level of academic…

Investigates the attitudes of urban mothers and junior high school students toward microcomputers and examines the relationship of sex and other factors to those attitudes. Both students and mothers were found to hold similarly positive attitudes toward computers, viewing computer knowledge as important for academic achievement and for future…

Focuses on the academic decision making of several female African Americans in a rural southern (primarily African-American) town by considering their personal school experiences and their interpretations of the value of education in their community contexts. Preliminary findings show many contradictions between educational beliefs and actual…

Describes social, cultural, and psychological factors that can influence academic achievement of African-American students by gender and placement in gifted or nongifted academic programs. Results with 148 African-American fifth and sixth graders in an urban Ohio elementary school demonstrate more importance for academic program than for gender.…