This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the influence and additive effects of student demographic characteristics on student placement in special education programs in Michigan. Using a combination of outside data and the Michigan Department of Education Student Database (1999), statewide findings indicate that taken…

The association between ethnic group identification, attributional style, and the use of self-protective attributions with respect to self-esteem, academic achievement and motivation among ethnically diverse adolescents was examined. Participants in the study included 422 African American, 90 Arab American, and 194 European American high school…

Noting that little is known about how the social environment affects academic achievement among groups of students, this study examined the associations among substance use, violent/delinquent behavior, and academic achievement in groups of middle and high school students. Data sources for middle school students were the 1998 Washington State…

This report discusses the outcomes of a study that used cluster analysis to identify groups/clusters of children (n=158) with severe emotional disturbances receiving services at a rural, mental health center in Southeastern Ohio. Extensive data were gathered at intake that included information regarding child and family characteristics and the…

This report discusses findings from the Current Population Survey of 1998 that found Americans with disabilities are less than half as likely as their counterparts to own a computer, and they are about one-quarter as likely to use the Internet. Others findings indicate: (1) among persons 65 years of age or older, only one-tenth of those with…

This study examined factors affecting academic achievement of at-risk minority students to evaluate intervention strategies designed to assist such students. Data were obtained on 2,386 first-time college students entering Prince George's Community College (Maryland) in fall 1990. Factor analysis identified 10 variables that explained a…

This study evaluated the degree and quality of program implementation and educational outcomes associated with Kentucky's Family Resource and Youth Service Center, a school-based family resource and support program which emphasized increased involvement of families of special needs students and the community with their schools. Twenty centers…

In 1977-78 and 1978-79, women faculty at a state university were receiving lower salaries than the average at all ranks, even with adjustment for several variables. Salary inequities persisted in 1979-80, despite implementation of an equity agreement between the administration and a faculty bargaining unit. (Author/MJL)

Problems in evaluating and predicting the competence of faculty applicants are discussed. Specific recomendations are made for improving the selection process, including creating an applicant "scorecard" of credentials, and improving professional association services and publications related to placement. (MSE)

Explored relationships of students, teachers, and learning environment variables to science attitude. Variables found related to science attitude of all classes at grade levels four, seven, and nine were: sense of importance of science; student fatalism; teacher quality; and numerous learning environment variables. Implications for science…

A 1973 study of Australian high school students found males and higher achievers with higher occupational aspiration. Expected occupational destinations are more predictable than preferred ones. Further research into the processes of career orientations and the education-work transition is recommended. (Author/MSE)

Investigates in two longitudinal, observational studies among 3-year-old children the extent to which early experience, caregiver intervention and language mastery activities are more predictive of IQ and other measures of intellectual competence than are child-initiated activities and nonlanguage-oriented experiences. (Author/RH)

Describes research among Hispanic and White fourth graders in regular, bilingual, or English as a second language (ESL) classes, on relationships between academic achievement and types of instructional programs; correlations between achievement and self-concept; cultural attitudes; ethnic identity; and variables related to achievement. Discusses…

Investigated affective changes in elementary preservice teachers (N=30) during a formative period and related these changes to the development of specific classroom science teaching behaviors. (JN)

Level of operational thinking required (cognitive demand) for concepts or problems and test items on the mole concept was determined and compared to the Piagetian levels of thinking of 71 students. Pupil cognitive level was positively associated with overall unit test scores and with percent success on all test items. (Author/SK)