This study compares the school climate perceptions of 1,634 ninth-graders in eight secondary schools on the variables of sex, race, and enrollment in schools with low or high suspension rates. (Author/SJL)

Among 157 rural second graders, girls' scores exceeded boys' and Whites' scores exceeded Blacks' in four language competence areas (listening comprehension, paradigmatic language, sight vocabulary, reading achievement). While White girls scored higher than White boys except in the paradigmatic language measure, Black children scored almost…

Interventions designed to facilitate acceptance of ethnicity as part of total identity are necessary for adequate career counseling of Black youth. Counselors must help counselees to make good decisions and promote their personal growth by closing the gaps between perceived and real opportunity structures. (Author)

A sample of Black and White high school students in Atlanta and rural Georgia were asked about recruiting measures and campus programs which would make the University of Georgia more attractive to minority students. Racial differences in responses are discussed. (SJL)

Immunization records and frequency of checkups for urban and rural infants were investigated to determine differential patterns of preventive medical services use. Urban children scored highest in preventive care, rural children lowest. Conditions affecting scores included mother's educational level, type of medical service used, and child's place…

Interviews with 1,575 persons of voting age, conducted during the three-month period following the 1974 congressional elections, suggest that Blacks are less committed to newspapers than Whites and are more dependent on television. (GT)

A form of the Preschool and Primary Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale was developed for use with Black children. The psychometric data suggest that the new scale is worthy of further examination and development. (Author/GDC)

Purpose of study was to assess validities of two general ability selection tests to predict job success. No evidence of differential validity related to race was found on either of the tests. (RW)

Discusses barriers to the effective mentoring of students of color by white faculty members and presents concrete approaches for dealing with sensitive issues that often arise in the course of the mentoring relationship. The main stumbling block is the faculty member's fear of the task. (SLD)

Synthesizes theoretical perspectives from social opportunity, critical pedagogy, and interactive literacy to interpret data on schooling outcomes for Black, Hispanic, and White students. The analysis draws on the High School and Beyond database to show significant patterns of divergence as well as convergence in the process of academic…

Current Population Survey data indicate that nonmetropolitan earnings rose slightly during 1990-96, metropolitan income declined, and nonmetro income inequality lessened. Nonmetro gains were notable in the South and Midwest and for women, Blacks, and Hispanics. Earnings declined sharply for urban, but not rural, high school dropouts. The urban…

Collection of reviews of the controversial book "The Bell Curve" includes an annotated bibliography of 36 reviews in professional journals, edited books, and the popular press; a critique of the book's statistical appendixes; comments from John Goodlad, Howard Gardner, and others; discussion of heritability estimates; and summaries of a…

Studied discharge plans for 369 African American and white elderly patients and examined posthospital care options pursued by social workers, patients, and families. Discharge planning with African American patients and family members involved less pursuit of nursing home care and more pursuit of formal services in the home than planning with…

To investigate elementary students' school day, teachers recorded exact beginning and ending times for students' activities. Length of school day varied widely based on student and classroom characteristics. Students with longer days tended to be white and have fewer special needs. How students spent their time varied by student, family, and…

This study examined how family structure affected children's delinquency and math test scores, parenting practices as a mediator, and racial differences in these effects. Findings indicated that single parenthood related to reduced well-being among European American children, but not African American children. Cohabitation related to greater…