Relationships of student characteristics to student performance/attitudes were explored by meta-analysis for studies for years 1960-1981. Six characteristics (general ability, language ability, mathematics ability, socio-economic status, sex, and race) were selected for inclusion in the study. Indicates strong positive relationships between…

Describes the school desegregation process in Cambridge, Massachussetts, in 1979-80 in terms of sociopolitical context, public attitudes, and strategy adopted. Compares desegregation conditions in Boston and Cambridge. Contrasts racial desegregation of schools in the United States with religious desegregation of Protestant and Catholic schools in…

Examines 25 introductory sociology textbooks to ascertain patterns of race-ethnic coverage. Discovers coverage to be fairly extensive but focused around a limited set of sociological topics (stratification, education, health). Coverage in other areas (age, politics, religion) was significantly lower. Discusses implications for course development…

Argues the transracial adoption debate has focused on the impact on children adopted rather than on efforts to improve the lives of children of color. Suggests society focus on conditions that bring the children to the attention of child protection authorities and solve problems in the child welfare system. (Author/SD)

Claims that African American female adolescents have unique identity issues that structure developmental tasks. Uses data from a longitudinal study to explicate a three-dimensional model of the identity developmental process. Describes adolescents' development of skillful, unique, expressionistic, and assertive styles of dealing with perceived…

Investigated diversity in the classroom, student background and learning experiences, and perceptions about the relationship between foreign language learning and issues of race, gender, class, and social justice among university students studying Spanish, Japanese, and Swahili. Found more racial diversity in Japanese and Swahili classes and in…

Presents a study examining the following three issues: (1) changes in students' social and academic expectations from beginning to end of their first year of college; (2) how consistent the expectations are with actual experiences, and (3) whether students of different racial or ethnic categories differ in their expectations and experiences.…

A survey of 437 pediatricians graduating in 1981-87 found that men and whites were significantly more likely to have trained in subspecialties rather than chosen primary care practice, as were earlier graduates. Type of medical school attended and level of educational debt were not significantly related. (Author/MSE)

A historical case study of the construction and reconstruction of race between the late 19th century and the 1940s is used to document the ways in which the social, cultural, political, and historical contexts in which knowers are embedded influence the knowledge they construct and reconstruct. (Author/SLD)

Describes how curriculum integration of race, class, and gender issues in professional education courses can be implemented and evaluated using the model of white racial identity formation of Janet Helms (1990). Experiences over three years at West Chester University (Pennsylvania) support the theory and the use of multiple teaching strategies.…

A study compared productivity for five groups of college faculty: white men (n=3,182), white women (n=1,221), and faculty of African (n=79), Asian (n=120), and Hispanic (n=67) origin. Variables examined include research productivity, contact hours, administrative service, consulting, promotion/tenure standards, job satisfaction, and affirmative…

As scholars explore the way factors like race, class, gender, sexual preference, and geographic location alter Chicano identity, they are being forced to modify reigning interpretations of Chicano history and culture. Feminists were first to challenge existing perceptions, and their interdisciplinary perspective strengthened the force of their…

Argues that research and teaching in sociology should reflect increased commitment achievements and contributions of culturally diverse groups. Discusses content analysis of 30 introductory sociology texts to determine quantity and quality of their coverage of U.S. ethnic and racial groups. Concludes that, although substantial progress has been…

Explores mental health, adjustment, and acculturation among Amerasian refugees as they attempted to adapt to American culture. Findings did not support the literature on refugees, which indicates males are most at risk regarding acculturative stress. No significant correlation between effective spoken English and employment on stress levels was…

Reports on a study of 573 two-year colleges, which analyzed significant indicators of program completion for students of color. Finds that percentages of faculty and administrators of color and the amount of contact student affairs officers have with students of color were the strongest predictors of completion. (Contains 54 references.) (NB)