The article summarizes a demographic profile of 494 learning disabled students who also exhibited related communication disorders and the impact of this population on speech-language and hearing services. Racial and sexual factors are also examined. (Author/CL)

Critical pedagogy requires flexible, adventurous teachers who question the politics of knowledge. Cross-disciplinary women's and black studies programs reformulate knowledge and attempt to reconstruct social imagination in the service of human freedom. A University of Iowa women's studies course uses strategies to help students reconstruct…

Discusses policy archaeology, a radically different approach to policy studies in education drawn from the poststructuralist work of Foucault. Policy archaeology examines the social construction of problems before they become visible, focusing on five social regularities (race, gender, class, governmentality, and professionalization) comprising…

Examines Vygotsky's distinction between spontaneous and scientific concepts and their influence upon mental development. Discusses the differences between oral and written utterances and the use of writing in science classrooms to address issues of racial and gender equity. Contains 29 references. (JRH)

Interviewed 35 African American parents to explore the gender socialization of their children and examine how race and class shaped parents' gender ideologies and behaviors. Results revealed significant support for teaching children gender role equality, though that support was mediated by social class (educational level) and social mobility…

In order to provide access to widely scattered literature, this review surveyed studies of occupational and educational aspirations and expectations for U.S. subjects from preschool through grade 12 and selected studies of older subjects. The review consists of two sections: (a) a text integrating relevant data, and (b) an annotated bibliography…

The present study investigated the gender biases of children judging the competencies and weaknesses of other children in a school setting as a function of their sex, age, and race as well as a geographical SES factor. It was found that these biases exist and diminish somewhat with age. (Author/AM)

This paper assesses how race and sex act to determine the educational performance and career aspirations of over 3,000 students in 23 public schools in Mississippi. Data are compared with results of Wisconsin research concerning the dynamics of early achievement processes for whites. (Author/AV)

When entering this new millennium, educators and researchers need to know much more about how to address the increasingly acute diversity and equity issues in educating children in mathematics and science. This headline was the conclusion of the over 200 distinguished panelists, chairs, discussants, featured speakers, and participants who…

Examines gender differences in science achievements and attitudes during the middle grades. Reports that female students do not lag behind in science achievement tests and course enrollments, but have less positive attitudes toward science and less interest in science careers. Science attitudes and career interests vary according to gender as well…

This report presents exploratory analyses of the relative effect of various individual, school, and family characteristics on Individual Adequacy and Social Adequacy--two of the summary variables developed to measure theoretical components of psychosocial maturity. Multivariate analyses were conducted using sex, parental education, racial…

Discusses four misconceptions held by teachers and/or students about multicultural education, examining each for the manner in which it distorts the goals of multicultural education. Challenges for teacher educators are examined. (Author/SM)

With comprehensive collaborative approaches to education reform involving schools and businesses, the multiple constituency concept of collaboration can enhance thinking about the influence of race, class, gender, and ethnicity on educational reform. The article explains collaboration and diversity, noting strategies for working with diversity and…

Summarizes evidence regarding disparities in health status and access to health services across disadvantaged U.S. populations, reviewing major contributing factors to these disparities, highlighting examples of advocacy approaches that have been conceptualized and implemented in health education efforts, and discussing the role of advocacy aimed…

Data from a national survey of microcomputer uses in schools are used to demonstrate differences in access to and uses of computers by students. Factors examined include race, socioeconomic status, sex, achievement, and ability level. Also discussed are inequality and inequity and the need for additional research on computer impact. (RP)