The relationship between 13 demographic social variables and the numbers of students placed in four objective and four subjective special education classifications for one school year was examined using 50 states and Washington, DC. None of the objective, but two of the subjective classifications were strongly associated with socioeconomic…

A sample of a longitudinal study consisted of 95 pupils and their parents interviewed when children were 11-12 and 16-17. Analysis of variance showed four homogeneous groups in regard to child's mastery of learning and family's related modes of activity in learning. (Author/LMO)

Examines the determinants of native-language maintenance among the Canadian Indian population. Employs a simultaneous-equations model in which mother tongue retention and economic activity are determined by background characteristics. Suggests that attempts to improve the economic conditions of native Indians (for example, by education) may have a…

Discusses the phenomenon of overeducation and underemployment among college graduates and how the long-predicted glut has had a minimal impact on society. Argues that the misapprehension of the consequences of occupational mismatch of college grads stems from an overemphasis on higher education's traditional role in economic production and…

Using data from the Survey of Basic Skills administered to approximately 300,000 California sixth graders, this study examines sex differences on two types of mathematics items. Probability for success is greater for girls in solving computations and for boys in solving story problems. Relationships to other influential factors are examined.

Based on the Laosa model, this longitudinal study examined relationships between family learning environments and the aspirations of 512 Australian adolescents from three occupational status groups. Adolescents' aspirations had moderate associations with parents' aspirations but only modest or negligible relations to parents' instrumental and…

This study examined the association between amount of time spent watching television and perceptions of self concept among 102 Black children ranging in age from 7 to 13. A major finding was that television viewing was related positively to the self concepts of girls and unrelated to boys' self concepts. (Author/MBR)

Analyzes findings of a 1984 teacher attitude survey (from Dade County, Florida) showing declining job satisfaction and extrinsic rewards for a more experienced, better-educated work force than 20 years ago. Examines factors damaging teacher status, including outmoded administrative structures limiting teacher participation. Suggests sharing and…

Examines reasons why lower-class Blacks largely remain the urban underclass. Looks at factors such as inferior education, Black perception of of the "job ceiling" and belief that application to study will not pay off, and the conflict-ridden relationship between Blacks and the schools. (ML)

Changes in access to higher education in Canada for individuals born in the first half of this century are examined and compared for university and nonuniversity programs and for gender, language group, and socioeconomic background. A process of democratization was found for nonuniversity postsecondary education but not for university programs.…

In a comprehensive review of the literature containing comparisons between boys and girls on motivation and/or achievement in science, findings were transformed into a common metric and analyzed. It was found that sex differences in both motivation and achievement are smaller than is generally assumed, but they do occur. (Author/BW)

Proportions of special education placements (i.e., educable mentally retarded, emotionally handicapped, and learning disabled) for Anglos, Blacks, and Hispanics were compiled for a large elementary school district in the Southwest. The learning disability category was by far the most frequently assigned placement. (Author/SW)

The reliability and validity of the Spotlight for Literacy screening test was tested by administration to Australian first-graders. Prediction was best for low- and high-achievement groups. In general, girls scored higher than boys, groups differed according to socioeconomic status, and children from English-speaking homes scored higher than…

A discussion of some admission policy issues arising from the underrepesentation of working class students in British universities looks at the characteristics, standardized achievement test results, the socioeconomic status of college applicants and those admitted, and special issues concerning adult students. (MSE)

We consider the question whether pupils from the lower social strata perform better in private government-dependent schools than in public or private-independent schools, using the PISA 2000 data on European high schools. In the eighty's, Coleman and Hoffer (1987) found in the USA that the performance of these pupils was better at religious…