Investigated factors women in higher education consider important to career development. Analysis of data from 534 women administrators revealed a wide diversity of opinion by race and age, institution type, and administrative level. Discusses implications in terms of institution type, relocation, research, publication, educational credentials,…

Describes a study which determined that the photographs of school taken by Black and White adolescents reflected previous findings that socialization causes Blacks to focus on people stimuli while Whites learn to focus on objects. Analysis of the photographs revealed significant race differences in choice of content and found that Black students…

At present the "right brained Indian" must be considered a myth rather than a scientifically valid fact. The neurological and neuropsychological evidence is far from conclusive at this time, and the performance patterns of Native American children on intelligence tests do not necessarily reflect a right brain dominance. (JHZ)

Analysis of United States government data on the status of black Americans in 1984 produces the following highlights: (1) the decline in black income; (2) the increase in black poverty; (3) continuing problems of black unemployment; and (4) the adverse affect of budget and tax policies on black income. (PS)

Describes a study designed to analyze the relative frequency of analogical responses to questions among 3 groups: 15 inner-city Black preschoolers, 15 inner-city White preschoolers, and 15 mainstream White preschoolers. Results indicated that the number and frequency of analogical responses to questions were highest among Black children in the…

Analysis of the effects of social class, sex, race, and undergraduate grade-point average on rank and status in graduate professional schools indicated that differences do exist in ranking or attendance at professional schools, based on gender, race, previous rank at undergraduate school, and social status. (CB)

Observed middle- and lower-class Black and White adolescents (N=54) interacting with their mothers during a discussion of seven child-rearing problems. Maternal references to a range of disciplinary measures were identified, analyzed, and related to the subjects' scholastic performances concurrently. Parental disciplinary style was found to be…

Investigated race and sex differences in sex role attitudes of southern college students (N=5,750). Black and white men shared similar sex role orientation; black and white women shared a similar world view. Blacks were more likely than whites to feel that woman's real fulfillment comes from motherhood and that it was appropriate for mothers with…

Affirmative action and academic policy initiatives can alter only minimally the proportion of women among holders of scientific and quantitative degrees. Women's underrepresentation in such fields stems from the educational and social expectations they face throughout their schooling and their personal lives. (GC)

Compared Bender-Gestalt performance of 452 Navajo children with 1974 Koppitz and System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment norms (SOMPA), and investigated the use of the Bender-Gestalt for diagnosing learning disabilities. Results suggested the Koppitz and SOMPA White norms may be useful in psychological assessment of Navajo children. (JAC)

Presents findings of a study which investigated factors that influence the major field choices of Black college students. Reports that the students are most influenced by sex and sex role socialization, childhood and career interests, and subsequent occupational expectations. Discusses data in relation to the underrepresentation of Blacks in…

Explored timing of widowhood and its long term effect on morale among Anglos, blacks, and Mexican-Americans aged 45 to 75 years. Age was related in a weak manner to morale among widowed Anglos and Mexican-Americans. Current availability of widowed peers, rather than the timing of the life event, appeared to be more important for morale. (Author/BL)

Students' initiating behaviors, teachers' verbal feedback, and students' available response opportunities were studied in 63 classrooms in relation to student race, sex, and grade level, using a modified Brophy-Good Observation System. Results indicated that male students initiate more positive and negative interactions with teachers than do…

Seeing intelligence as neither strongly hereditary nor necessarily stable over time, and accepting the notion that it is a significant determinant of future occupational status, liberal psychologists and educators rely on the intervention of social institutions, primarily the school. The liberal view toward testing and intelligence is discussed.…

Discusses why Whites, as they grow older, are increasingly likely to take their own lives while the suicide rate among Blacks and some other minority groups peaks in the 20s and then declines. (CMG)