Examines earnings differentials between male and female teachers, using data from the 1987 Schools and Staffing Survey by the U.S. Department of Education. The estimated cost of being a female teacher is 5% in annual contract salary. In the female-dominated teaching profession, despite regulated pay scales and other structures to ensure pay…

A summative evaluation of "Square One TV," an educational mathematics series produced by the Children's Television Workshop, shows that children who regularly viewed the program showed significant improvement in solving unfamiliar, complex mathematical problems, and viewers showed improvement in their mathematical problem-solving ability…

Presents a study on the availability of 12 school subjects in Israeli high schools that are differentiated by their ethnic composition. Asserts that curricular decisions based on matching subjects with assumed student academic abilities results in the monopolization of highly valued knowledge by privileged social groups. (CFR)

Early intervention professionals (n=26) reported that they spend more time with families from cultural backgrounds other than their own in eliciting concerns, attempting to understand the family's needs and customs, and explaining the Individualized Family Service Plan process. Families from lower socioeconomic and educational backgrounds were…

Investigated a mediational model for emotional expression and delinquency in which specific emotions were tested as contexts for parental supervision in 170 adolescents and their families. Found that lax supervision and delinquent peer association had large effects on delinquency. (MDM)

A study examined high school physical education (PE) specialists' perspectives of the contextual factors that influenced the culture of their workplace: career choice and purposes; workloads, routines, and challenges; status of PE; and collegial interactions. Results from surveys, interviews, and observations are presented. (SM)

Examines economic-attainment patterns of foreign-born male workers in the U.S. in 1980 to determine the influence of individual-level factors such as educational attainment, labor market experience, etc. Results indicate that, although microlevel characteristics are not complete answers, they are important for most foreign-born populations in…

Examines the social origins and professional status of librarians in Ghana. Topics discussed include personal characteristics, i.e., age, sex, and marital status; types of libraries; parental influences on career choice; satisfaction with current status; the role of the Ghana Library Association; and the training of nonprofessional staff. (19…

The development of sex stereotype knowledge (SSK) was studied using 120, 120, and 204 Portuguese children aged 5, 8, and 11 years, respectively. SSK increased with age and socioeconomic status. Results are compared with findings from Brazil, Latin America, and a 24-country study by D. Best and others (1977). (SLD)

Since 1965, there have been two chains of emigration from the Philippines, the largest source of Asian immigration to the United States. The entry modes used by each chain are examined to determine their effects on the composition of subsequent Filipino immigration and the strategies sponsors have pursued in both chains. (SLD)

Explores the individual-level relationship of return migrant status to employment outcomes, taking into account local and regional factors such as the Puerto Rican level of employment. Findings using 1970 and 1980 Census data support a negative influence of return migrant status. Mediating factors are discussed. (SLD)

Analysis of data from a Canadian national study shows that Indians' lower educational success and attainment are related to family income and socioeconomic status, parent educational attainment, use of Indian language in the home, and geographic location. Reservation students have greater success in tribally controlled schools. (SV)

Summarizes results from the study Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in the Dominican Republic (TLMDR) which evaluated eighth grade students' mathematics achievement during 1982-83. States students are not guaranteed an adequate level of mathematics instruction. Contends the Dominican Republic school system enhances and deepens social…

Reports on a study to determine how socioeconomic status influences adolescent premarital pregnancy. Finds that African Americans' risk of pregnancy is heightened by both contraceptive behavior and exposure to sexual intercourse. Also finds that the mother's educational level is a powerful inhibitor of pregnancy for both African Americans and…

Describes progress in researching the policy, processes, and impact of parental choice of (British) secondary schools since 1988. Captures varied perspectives, insights, and intellectual tensions. Parental choice may benefit choosers in relation to everyone else without necessarily improving standards overall. Researchers may be abandoning study…