This article briefly describes the decline of the number of minority teachers at a time when the numbers of minority students are increasing and are projected to increase through the end of this century. The article reports a variety of studies and statistics which reflect this trend. (JL)

One English and two Spanish 24-word lists were administered as vocabulary tests to 80 English-speaking and 80 Spanish-speaking (Mexican and Puerto Rican) eighth graders, respectively. Results provide insights into the frequency of use as a valid measure of word difficulty in bilingual vocabulary test construction and translation. (TJH)

Analysis of the verbal content of 48 Hispanic and Anglo mothers revealed that questions about a newborn infant's gender were more frequent than comments about family resemblance. The contradiction with previous research may be a result of (1) different time intervals for recording conversations or (2) different sociological backgrounds of mothers.…

Reexamines category of teacher talk commonly called teacher disapproval. Presents expanded framework for examining behaviors in this category. Identifies and describes nine variations of teacher disapproval based on analysis of transcripts of interactions involving fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classroom Anglo, Hispanic, and Conservative Jewish…

Describes the Carrillo Heritage Center, a special section of a school library designed to preserve cultural materials and foster understanding of minority groups within the school population. Student activities, funding sources, and community reactions to the program are discussed. (CLB)

Telephone interviews with 112 Hispanics gathered information about four dimensions of perceived social discrimination: (1) contexts/situations where Hispanics perceive discrimination to take place; (2) attributes perceived as elicitors of discriminatory behaviors; (3) characteristics of Anglos perceived more likely to discriminate; and (4)…

This study investigated the performance of 14 Hispanic and Anglo ninth graders on several problem-solving tasks, with the focus on the interplay of language-related factors in translating several mathematical statements expressing relationships among variables into mathematical equations. (MNS)

Analysis of 4,132 child abuse cases reported to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department demonstrated significant differences attributed to ethnic group status, reflecting variations in family structure and childrearing attitudes. Anglo and Hispanic males and Black females were most frequent suspects. Proportion of physical abuse to sexual abuse…

Examines the growing age-race stratification of society, especially in California. Asserts that the future taxpayers of tommorow--disproportionate numbers of young Latinos and other minorities--must be educated and trained at levels that will enable them to support the growing population of older adults. (GC)

High School and Beyond data set and path analytic techniques were used to compare Black and Hispanic high school seniors' achievement in public and in Catholic schools. When better ability measures were added to the causal models the apparent effect of Catholic schooling on minority achievement was greatly reduced. (Author/BS)

Analyzes population redistribtuion over last decade, focusing on changed rates of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan population growth. Discusses changes produced by migration processes: growing proximity of rural and urban areas; changing nonmetropolitan community age composition; differences in population migration patterns among occupational…

The six California Achievement Tests (CAT) subtests were factor analyzed separately for Black males, Black females, Hispanic males, Hispanic females, White males, and White females, in the fifth and seventh grades. the CAT was found to be essentially invariant with regard to race and sex. (Author/BS)

Data from a survey of 3,628 community health center clients were analyzed to assess how the eight-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) operates when used with different ethnic populations. Results indicated CSQ-8 operates about the same, whether administered to Anglos, Blacks, or persons of Mexican descent or other Hispanic origin.…

The following variables concerning school-leaving among language minority youth are discussed: background factors, academic achievement, school characteristics, school performance, and school experiences. A combination of socioeconomic disadvantage and early academic failure appear to contribute to the higher dropout rate of language minority…

Leonard Britton became superintendent of Dade County Schools (Florida) in 1980, when the system was on the brink of disaster. He successfully strengthened and improved the system. (MD)