Data in Yarworth and Gauthier's article on student self- concept and participation in school activities (EJ 189 606) were reanalyzed by Walsh and Winne (TM 505 375). Yarworth and Gauthier's criticism of the reanalysis (TM 505 376) is answered. (GDC)

Reports the results of a study that examined the explanatory power of a neo-Marxist formulation of sexual inequality in American society. Suggests that the reproduction of inequality on the level of individual consciousness is irrelevant to the reproduction of sexual inequality itself. (Author/GC)

The Bakongo tribe resides in Lower Zaire. The aging intervene in all important life situations: marriage, witchcraft, magic, native palavers, etc. They have authority and represent the tribe. Although the youth subscribe to modern western ideas, they still unconsciously fear the authority and power of the aging. (Author)

Studies of the perception of academic prestige in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom are examined. Reviewing the arts, science, and engineering, the studies consider faculty perceptions of how the public and students see the faculty's status and also makes comparisons with government and other professional occupations. (MSE)

Pupil behaviors during oral reading influence teacher response more strongly than do preconceived pupil status variables. The research findings are also related to the formation of teacher expectations. (CJ)

This study assesses the impact of city size on 28 indicators of Black development and discusses four factors that probably mediate this impact: (1) Black population size; (2) politicization and responsive institutions; (3) city centrality; and (4) interactions among aspects of Black development. (Author/EB)

Data are presented in this paper to refute G. C. Wright's allegation that racism is an important factor in the provision of family planning services in the United States. (Author/EB)

Suggestions to mental health practitioners for delivering more effective service to the Puerto Rican community are provided. (RLV)

The status, function, and education of engineers in Britain and West Germany are compared. Status of the German engineer, engineering education in Germany, the engineer and German society, and the overachieving engineer are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Comparison of surveys in 1964 and 1976 reveal changes brought about by the growth of numbers of students and faculty, the invention of polytechnics, and the displacement of Oxford and Cambridge from dominant positions in the system. A limited amount of innovation is expected to accompany these changes. (JMF)

Two dimensions of the Rotter Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS) were used to investigate the relationship between interpersonal trust and three variables in short-term group therapy: group cohesiveness, group status, and immediate outcome. Groups of a heterogeneous mix--according to ITS scores--had significantly higher cohesiveness scores.…

Explores how objectives of social education are negatively affected by the absence of equal status student relationships. Cites ambiguities in research studies related to sociometric status and examines the theory of status characteristics and expectation. Suggests research and development tasks for educators to use to promote equal status student…

The Marxist theory of correspondence between education and the rest of society and the economy is summarized and analyzed in terms of capitalist systems. The conclusion reached is that the educational systems of the advanced capitalist societies are generally mismatched with the wider economies of which they are a part; that is, the correspondence…

A random sample of 369 middle-class California women were divided into feminine, androgynous, masculine, and undifferentiated categories based on Bem Sex Role Inventory scores. Significant demographic time utilization, personality, and attitudinal differences were found to be consistent with sex typing. Differences in health were not found.…

Current conflicts over test bias and "truth-in-testing" reflect differing aims of education and the increasingly important social role of testing in our society. (Author)