Uses data from 54 urban school districts to test hypotheses explaining the integration of computer technology into the classroom. Finds no statistically significant effects of funding on the provision of computer-assisted learning, but a higher percentage of black students reduces the percentage of district students receiving computer-assisted…

Investigates differences between Whites and African Americans in the United States with respect to computer access and Web use, in order to examine whether observed race differences in access/use can be accounted for by differences in income and education, how access affects use, and when race matters in access. (AEF)

Compared the beliefs of African-American (AA) and European-American (EA) elementary teachers about teaching and literacy development. Teacher interviews found no differences in child development perceptions and approaches to literacy. AA teachers placed more emphasis on the themes of universal educability and teacher responsibility, while EA…

Investigated elementary students' interracial interaction preferences in four desegregated, urban magnet schools. Data from a sociogram of students' working, playing, and sitting choices indicated that black students were less willing than white students to interact. Racial considerations were more pronounced among girls. There was no trend toward…

Focuses on five issues African-American faculty members should be aware of in their search for tenure or promotion: (1) politics; (2) the publication process; (3) developing a research agenda; (4) submission of the tenure "package;" and (5) the review process. Achieving tenure requires sensitivity to the perceptions the institution holds…

A sample of 150 children referred to child-study teams were administered intelligence tests. One-third of White students and slightly over half of Black and Hispanic students scored in the borderline IQ range (71-85). Of those borderline students who subsequently received special education, the majority were served as learning disabled. (Author/CR)

Examines issues of diversity and literacy education in terms of "non-negotiable difference." Argues that networked classrooms provide writing instructors with unique extra-linguistic cues (body language) that can help teachers and students become more responsive to racial difference. Discusses three African-American students' experiences…

Describes the variation in students' intentions for a college education by race, gender, and class. Examines background variables that describe students' race, gender, and socioeconomic status as well as attitudinal values that provide a measure of the student's outlook on life. Participants were selected from the tenth- to twelfth-grade students…

Uses a life-history method and compares results with earlier research on newspapers to examine college students' life experiences with television news, particularly those related to its role in citizenship. Shows differences in how television news is understood and used by gender, age, and ethnicity. Suggests that a fundamental reevaluation of…

Examines Trinidad and Tobago's attempts to increase educational access for all students, noting how race, class, and gender influence into which tier of a two-tiered system a student enters. Utilizes the creole society thesis to understand the soicety of Trinidad and Tobago, with its interaction of different races, cultures, institutional…

Ten myths and countermyths about intelligence are explored. It is argued that the desire for simplicity and publicity has led psychologists and others writing about intelligence to take positions that cannot be justified by current theory or recent data. However defined, intelligence is but one aspect of being human. (SLD)

Nonmetro educational attainment increased substantially between 1970 and 1990; however, nonmetro areas continued to lag metro in both high school and college completion rates. The metro-nonmetro gap in high school completion rates narrowed, whereas the gap in four-year college degree completion rates widened. Compares completion rates by region,…

A year after publication of "The Bell Curve," an informal survey found that the book is being used as college course reading, whether optional or assigned, and that it is being discussed. Its impact on public policy in higher education, particularly in justifying reduced spending for racial minorities, is discussed. (SLD)

A study of 1,640 adults (ages 18-29) with disabilities examined factors associated with employment outcomes. Several factors were significantly associated with employment outcomes, including the following: gender, race, family income, educational attainment, activity limitation, health status, hospitalization, and Supplemental Security Income…

Examines racial/ethnic and gender patterns of educational, occupational, and income attainment in Israel and South Africa in the early 1980s, with reference to four theoretical perspectives on how educational expansion affects subordinate groups. Concludes that occupational and income equity are not increased by educational expansion alone, but…