An on-going survey of incoming freshmen shows that Hispanics are taking on the characteristics of college students in general. College selection, academic goals, nonacademic goals, and attitudes on social and political issues are discussed. (MLW)

Being minorities, or "the other" in institutions and in institutional life is discussed. "Otherness," which means feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned, produces a sense of isolation or alienation. Higher education needs to reflect the diversity of society and lead the struggle against exclusion and alienation. (MLW)

Changing demographics necessitate that more minorities be recruited for teacher prepration programs. A pilot project to identify talented Hispanic high school students and to recruit them for teacher education programs is described. The program's future goals are discussed. (JL)

Discusses White readers' attitudes and responses to ethnic literature, especially that of Leslie Marmon Silko, Toni Cade Bambera, and Toni Morrison. (SRT)

Sixty-five Hispanic students (average age 9.9 years) were evaluated for placement in a gifted/accelerated program. Of the five standardized tests administered, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) identified the highest proportion of gifted/accelerated students; the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test and reading achievement scores…

A path analytic model for Hispanic alcoholics relating socioclinical prognostic variables to outcome following treatment in a therapeutic community differs markedly from that fitted to Anglo alcoholics. The differential relationship of education to alcoholism severity and outcome was noted specifically as reflecting different racial-ethnic paths…

Progress on school racial desegregation has halted, yet states where segregation was law before 1954 are now more integrated than states that didn't practice racial segregation. Presents results from a study on school segregation in the 1980s. (MD)

The predictive validity of the California Achievement Test, Reading (CAT-R) was examined for 480 Hispanic and Anglo pupils in Grades 2 and 3. The validity of the CAT-R as a predictor for reading for combined groups of Hispanic and Anglo pupils appeared to be limited. (Author/LMO)

Presents a paradigm of the relation between bilingual program effectiveness and school-wide effectiveness. Presents a case study of Clavin J. Lauderbach Community School, a southern California elementary school where both school and bilingual programs are effective. Mutually reinforcing interaction between bilingual programs and school context…

The arrival of Cubans and other exile and refugee groups since 1960 has dramatically altered the social and political demography of Miami. Those groups' active participation in the political system is discussed, as is the use of that system to achieve group goals and stimulate the sense of ethnic identity and political power. (PS)

Public and private schooling have a roughly uniform effect on achievement, but variability among students' home and neighborhood environments mask the leveling effect. Includes an historical discussion of egalitarianism and stratification in American education. (PS)

The dramatic increase in poverty during the first half of the 1980s hit women and children the hardest. Regarding this fact, the following are discussed: (1) economic changes since 1960; (2) the extent of the problem; (3) reasons for the economic vulnerability of women and children; (4) curtailment of social services; and (5) probable future…

Basal readers should portray minorities both accurately and idealistically. While publishers seem to have established acceptable percentage levels of minority content in basal series, the overall treatment of minorities remains unbalanced. (LHW)

Presents the methods and findings of a study of factors affecting Hispanic students' ability to achieve their educational objectives within the community college. Examines sociographic, involvement, satisfaction, and commitment variables; positive or negative reasons for withdrawal; and variables related to students' employment and attainment of…

Analyzes the economic adjustment of Cuban immigrants in the United States at the household level. Structure of the family, with the particular contributions of women and older members, is key to successful adjustment. (ETS)