The central purpose of mainstreaming is to integrate handicapped students with nonhandicapped peers. It is the teacher's responsibility to foster positive and constructive interactions between handicapped students and their peers. Three ways of organizing constructive peer interaction are: (1) cooperation; (2) competition; and (3) an…

Examines several dimensions of adolescent suicide, including theories of suicide, methods of assessing lethality, and methods of counseling the suicidal person. (Author/GC)

Evaluated a causal model of life satisfaction by using four data sets with sample sizes ranging from 961-3,996. The proposed structural model fit the male and female samples and results were replicated across the four data sets. No systematic sex differences were found in terms of structural parameters. (Author/RC)

The growth of physical education as a discipline is shown in historical perspective through a look at the 1934 Atlantic City convention and related events through the end of 1939. Special attention is given to the most notable participants and contributors from the Eastern District. (JN)

Like the U.S., Germany is finding it difficult to integrate ethnic minorities into its society. The resulting "social erosion" is most apparent in German schools. (WD)

Children who are blind are among the most easily mainstreamed of children with handicaps. The child with visual impairments is in need of an educational program which will meet all the students' needs, including those resulting from the visual condition. (JN)

This study compared the effects of four classroom-based indirect teacher consultation methods on students' low sociometric status (SMS) in third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade classes. Providing teachers with both generative factors of out-group membership and ameliorative strategies was no more effective in enhancing these students' status than…

Both first and fifth graders made larger donations to unselfish recipients. Fifth graders made larger donations than first graders, and their donations most closely matched the expectations of best friends among significant others. (RL)

Argues that theories of sociocultural processes in education should take into account the heritage of racial discrimination in the schools. To be effective, educational policy must be formulated from the point of view of the minority groups who have most at stake in promoting student competencies in several cultures and who have experienced the…

A study investigated effects of two intervention strategies (contextual and coworker) on the social interactions and integration with peers of five workers with mental retardation. Neither intervention had a significant impact on the frequency of interactions; however, it appeared that the presence of a job coach suppressed interaction rates.…

States that individualistic orientation of most U.S. college students presents a persistent problem for teaching sociology. Provides an empirical evaluation using an active-learning exercise. Focuses on whether mate selection increases student understanding of social structure's impact on marital choice. Indicates that the exercise participants…

Evaluated the psychosocial functioning of hearing-impaired children (N=23) matched with general classroom peers. Results indicated that the children with hearing impairments were more likely to be at risk of rejection by their peers than were normally hearing children. Age was the best predictor of rejection, with younger children with hearing…

Discussion of transition planning in the area of physical activity and recreation/leisure for students with disabilities considers notes the increased opportunities of students transitioning into community-based programs and offers two case studies. Emphasis is on exposing students to a variety of activities at a young age and integration into…

This article discusses ways in which programs have facilitated better understanding among European Union (EU) countries and specialist organizations that work with people with visual impairments. It then describes several EU projects that are designed to support adults with visual impairments to obtain employment and social integration. (Contains…