Presents an ethnographic study of the Asian Business Association in San Diego (California) highlighting the role that well-educated first generation immigrants play in pan-Asian economic mobilization. It examines how the first and subsequent generations challenged the institutionalized economic barriers in order to protect and promote their…

Past attempts to estimate peer group effects on socioeconomic or academic outcomes may have used insufficiently flexible techniques that stressed the mean of peer characteristics without considering their overall distribution. Using Philippines data, this paper demonstrates an estimation model accounting for the shape of distribution. Failure to…

Educators must teach and assess in ways that allow students to use their memorization, analytical, creative, and practical abilities. A Yale study of 199 high schoolers found that students whose instruction matched their abilities pattern performed significantly better than the others. Expanding the range of abilities tested expands the range of…

Found an excess mortality, especially among women, among people who are remarried and cohabiting. A narrower than expected gender mortality difference existed when work status and number of children were taken into consideration. Unemployed women, as well as unskilled male workers, were in particularly vulnerable situations at divorce. (RJM)

Assessed whether the timing of prenatal care related to low birth weight delivery, adjusting for sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors. Data on births to white and African American women showed no benefits for early initiation of prenatal care in reducing the risk of low birth weight.(SM)

Discusses the role of land grants in university development. Focuses on the Morrell Land Grant Act of 1862 and 1890, an educational history landmark that provided opportunities for all socioeconomic levels of students. Speculates on whether land grant ideals will continue to be applied to future higher education. (KDR)

Examines the implications zero-tolerance policies have in public schools, especially in regard to race/ethnicity and social class relations, suggesting that such policies are neither effective, child centered, nor equitable and may exacerbate inappropriate student behavior and disproportionately sanction ethnic/racial minorities. Recommends that…

Explored the relation of African American adolescents' deductive reasoning and school performance to socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity, and self-esteem. High SES students outscored low SES students in reasoning performance and school grades. Better reasoning performance related to stronger ethnic identity. Self-esteem and grades were strongly…

Used colonialism and dual labor market theories to interpret race, gender, and educational class distributions of occupational prestige. Data from all high school graduates and higher in the Census Bureau Integrated Public Use Microdata indicated that there were significant differences in the distribution of occupational prestige, and race,…

Assessed the social support networks and needs satisfaction of 300 secondary school students of low- and high-caste families in Orissa, India. Found that while children from advantaged sociocultural environments have healthier and more enriching family climates than children from disadvantaged sociocultural environments, the latter group had a…

Newly arrived Hispanic families have needs differing from established families. School staff should recognize that immigrant children may be highly motivated, families may be uncomfortable with English, and parent-school partnerships are unusual in Hispanic cultures. Schools should encourage parents to work with children in their native language,…

A recent lawsuit claims that Georgia's three historically black public colleges (Albany State, Fort Valley State, Savannah State) remain in second-class status and calls on the institutions to admit more whites and offer preferential admissions to students based on socioeconomics, not race. The lawyer also requests that black enrollment at…

Proposes the creation of a collaborative school, a new kind of professional development school somewhat analogous to the teaching hospital. The school's three-fold purpose would be to educate children, prepare teachers through intensive clinical experiences, and to provide opportunities for inquiry through research and reflection. Common goals and…

The Netherlands educational system gives parents considerable choice among government-funded public and private schools. The Dutch government is committed to providing parents with reliable information about individual schools and compensating students with fewer educational opportunities. Schools with a higher proportion of disadvantaged students…

Evaluated a female condom promotion intervention for socioeconomically disadvantaged women at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV who had never used female condoms. Pre- and postintervention surveys indicated that providing education and counseling, along with unlimited quantities of male condoms, female condoms, and water-based…