Applications for admission were sent to each of 240 American colleges and universities. All applications were identical except for the race, sex and ability levels of the applicants. The procedure used for preparing the applications is discussed. The authors predicted that blacks would be preferred to whites, and males to females, other things…

The purpose of this study was to test two hypotheses derived from Rokeach's (1968) theory of values and value change. These were: (1) that interpersonal attraction toward a black person will be correlated with the importance of the value, "equality," and (2) that changes in the importance of the value, "equality," will be…

Four male and five female Negro children (ranging in age from 5 to 9 years) served in an experimental comparison of the discriminative control exerted by sex and race aspects of other children. A baseline was established in which color photoslides of a Negro girl and a Caucasian boy differentially controlled responding on two push buttons.…

The purpose of this study was to provide basic knowledge about the kinds and amounts of behavior in a personal survey interview and to investigate the effects of certain respondent demographic characteristics on the verbal behavior of the interviewer and respondent during the interview. Four sample groups of employed males (Negroes and Caucasians…

Considers the way in which White teachers and students make sense of "race" in a multiracial college. Argues that there are two ways of comprehending race within White cultural forms, "nationalistic" and "liberal." States that both are interrelated and that the liberal form serves to sustain White racism. (Author/GEA)

Using teachers' ratings of more than 8,000 fourth grade pupils on 21 related behavior changes, it was found that teachers' ratings of high socioeconomic status (SES) pupils exhibited less composite halo than teachers' ratings of low SES pupils, and the SES of pupils had a greater effect on composite halo in ratings than the race of pupil or…

This book is the author's attempt to put the "critical" back into critical thinking by emphasizing that it is an inherently political process. The book presents powerful arguments for the importance of critical theory in fostering the kind of learning that leads to a truly democratic society, and it explores a number of tasks for adult learners…

This paper addresses the question of how diversity has been dealt with in the 20th century since the formal inauguration of social studies as part of the U.S. public school curriculum. Given space constraints, the many historical reasons for change in the treatment of diversity is outlined in the paper in broad terms. Likewise, the larger subject…

This paper argues that discussions of diversity often avoid the issue of race. Further, it maintains that diversity and structural backlashes to it in the United States in social and economic life shape and are shaped by crises in mathematics education. Attention is paid to the lack of instructional diversity in mathematical problem types and to…

This document presents detailed statistical data on science and engineering degrees by race/ethnicity of recipients between 1990 and 1998. The data is based on two surveys: Bachelor's and Master's degree data were collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and data on doctorates were collected by the Survey of Earned…

This folio is provided as a resource for addressing race and ethnicity in theological education. "Using the Folio" suggests ways in which the various contents of the folio might be used in a range of institutional settings. "Perspectives on Diversity" presents, in a newsletter format, several short essays on diversity in theological education.…

This handbook from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development contains the following sections: (1) Changes; (2) Transmission Procedures; (3) Summer OASIS Data Elements; and (4) Summer OASIS Record Layout. The following are appended: (1) District and School Numbers; (2) Race/Ethnicity Descriptions; (3) USDOE Guidance Regarding Free &…

The primary purpose of the present experiment was to examine the relationship of race and sex of model and observer in imitative performance and imitative knowledge. (Author)

The present experiment was conducted in order to test the hypothesis that racially prejudiced attitudes will be activated by a racially relevant discussion and will result in racially prejudiced evaluations. (Author)