This issue focuses on problematic interactions between ethnic and racially diverse students and monocultural students. Declining or stable enrollments in four-year colleges by students of color mean that no major change in the experiential backgrounds of teachers appears likely, leading to strong concerns about fostering multicultural…

Maintains that, with the recent elections in South Africa, interest in the study of southern Africa has increased. Compares and contrasts the images of South Africa presented in the novels of Alan Paton and Peter Abrahams. Asserts that the pictures painted by these authors are not pleasant but are necessary to understand recent events. (CFR)

Comparisons of aptitude factor structures were made in nationally representative samples of young black, white, and Hispanic American men and women who took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) (n=9,173). Tests reflecting content common in high school curricula showed few sex or ethnic differences. Other differences are…

Defines the theory of the Afrocentric conception, and comments on Afrocentric research methodology. The Afrocentric conception is likely to succeed if it constructs a particularist theory in contrast to cross-cultural relativism and because it relies on the methodology of the absolute rather than the comparative. (SLD)

Graduation rates for scholarship athletes at 32 colleges in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association are presented in tabular form, including data on proportions graduated by gender and race. (DB)

Assesses changes in African-American representation and in segregation patterns in institutions of higher education since 1976. The most recent data available indicate a slight decrease in African-American segregation in institutions of higher education in 42 states between 1976 and 1986. States with historically black colleges remained the most…

Surveyed all secondary school students (n=1,175) in rural county school system to assess prevalence rates of substance use for teenagers and their parents. Age, sex, and race were related to frequency and type of substance abuse. Lifestyle variables such as music preferences, sexual activity, and choice of friends also related to substance use.…

Compared gang versus nongang high school students along measures of self-esteem, racial attitudes, and self-professed role models. Results from 78 white and 77 black students revealed that gang members had significantly lower levels of self-esteem compared to nongang peers. All students, regardless of ethnicity, manifested negative racial…

Results of a survey of 55 Mexican American high school and college students suggest that Mexican American students are as competitive, if not more so, than Anglo students. There were no differences based on level of schooling or acculturation, but sex differences were found in interpersonal competitiveness. (KS)

The diversity of the United States makes multicultural education both imperative and difficult. Multicultural education is necessary for students to understand democracy and appreciate the diverse perspectives of the different peoples of the nation. Ethnocentric curricula can rob students of the understanding that diverse peoples can participate…

Examined stress, depression, attempted suicide, and knowledge of common signs of potential suicide among 3,803 eighth and tenth graders. Found females at greater risk of suicide attempts than males. Both males and females who engaged in sexual intercourse and alcohol consumption were at greater risk than abstainers; such differences were more…

The work experience of the African-American woman is often overlooked. In this article, the development/underdevelopment model, usually applied to the depressed situation of the Third World, is used to assess the dynamics of race, class, and gender for African-American females in the labor market. (SLD)

Reviews the participation of various ethnic groups in baseball, and suggests that librarians and teachers can explore the richness and diversity of the American immigrant experience through the growing world of baseball nonfiction. The high-interest material of baseball literature portrays the vibrant and evolving American society. (SLD)

Examines racial identity attitudes that characterize African-American people at different stages of life and the relationship of these attitudes to several demographic variables, using the model of psychological nigrescence of W. E. Cross with 37 male and 77 female adults. Findings suggest that the model may require expansion. (SLD)

Examined self-report cross-sectional and longitudinal data on associations between drug use, suicide ideation, and attempts among seventh-and eighth-grade males. African Americans had highest prevalence of six-month ideation; Haitians had highest attempts. For total sample, tranquilizers had highest odds ratio for ideation. Psychoactive drug use…