Parents' educational attainment, mothers' careers, and religious upbringing were the background variables that most strongly predict traditional/nontraditional goals and sex role attitudes as expressed in the responses of 763 students to a questionnaire. The predictive powers of the background traits differed for men and women. (Author/GC)

It is commonly assumed that segregated schools are inherently bad and desegregated schools inherently good. However, existing studies have not identified conditions under which students benefit from desegregated schooling. This research studied verbal initiation and friendship choice as indicators of interracial associations and acceptance in the…

Forty experienced and inexperienced teachers, twenty male and twenty female, were observed in preschool classes to determine (1) what determines differential responses to boys and girls with regard to sex-preferred behaviors, and (2) whether male and female teachers differ in their teaching styles. (ST)

Business Administration students in five colleges were surveyed to learn their attitudes in six areas: theoretical, economic, aesthetic, social, political, and religious. Differences were found between business students and nonbusiness, between male and female business students, and to a lesser extent between class levels and schools. (MSE)

Faculty and students rated profiles of 100 hypothetical instructors. Findings suggest that valid systems of instructional evaluation should focus on amount of information, arousal of student interest, presentation style, and general knowledge of the field. The relative importance of content to style dimensions was slightly greater for faculty…

This lengthy study analyzed cognitive, behavioral, and family background variables in boys, age 6-7 and 10-11, from socially handicapped families. (Note: Page f. . .=fiche number.) (CP)

Indicates that the "conduct disorder" dimension of children's behavior problems is significantly predicted by activity level in combination with impulsivity, while the "inadequacy-immaturity" dimension is predicted by activity level and soft signs of neurological damage. Finds that "personality disorder" is uncorrelated with the three predictor…

The effect of auditory free recall on four lists of monosyllabic word ensembles was studied in 10 learning-disabled and 10 nondisabled first grade boys. (Author/PHR)

The validity of the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) (D. Jackson, 1989) was studied with 101 adult male prisoners. Results are summarized in relation to the higher order factors of emotional adjustment, antisocial orientation, cognitive functioning, and social self-perception. The BPI scales measure psychopathology and adjustment in a…

Examined gender differences regarding anger among 557 elementary school students. Findings reveal no significant differences in anger expression between genders. Boys reported significantly higher levels of aggressive responses. School location was an important variable with urban school students expressing anger at significantly higher levels…

To increase the number of African American men with doctorates in the sciences, the "100 Black Men" group and the "National Consortium for Educational Access" have begun a fellowship program. The program provides $6,000 stipends annually for graduate study. There are currently 11 fellows in institutions across the United…

Results from a study of at-risk boys in a summer camp suggest that critical thinking can be fostered effectively in an instructional framework that emphasizes teacher modeling, an indirect approach to instruction, group collaboration, and strategy facilitation. The study examined changes in critical- thinking scores, as well as teacher and student…

Describes gender differences that are supported by research and how society, parents', and teachers' influences shape gender identity during early development. Discusses problems boys in particular may face later in life if they are not taught how to handle their emotions during childhood. Offers suggestions for teachers and parents to guide boys…

Examines how the Treaty of Waitangi impacted school policy and its overarching political promise as implemented within a Catholic secondary school in New Zealand, exploring how Samoan and Maori students, parents, and communities are included in curriculum development and describing parent-school collaboration on matters of policy and pedagogy.…

Explores North American Indian beliefs about witchcraft and witch-hunting. Focuses on the ideas and actions of the Iroquois about witchcraft. Addresses the changes in ideas of North American Indians living in the nineteenth century. Notes the transition from men and women perceived as witches to mostly females. (CMK)