Use of the Orthogonal Cultural Identification Scale with 2,048 Mexican American and American Indian adolescents found that, as predicted, identification with one culture was independent of identification with another; cultural identification was strongly rooted in the family; and the scale was factor invariant across gender, grade level, and…

Structured interviews with 555 Puerto Rican youth aged 16-24 found that the impact of risk factors on drug use was offset by cultural knowledge, being culturally active, group attachment, and identification with Puerto Ricans. Ethnicity variables also enhanced the protective effect of other protective factors. Contains 36 references. (Author/SV)

Examines relationships between acceptance of disability and demographic characteristics, disability conditions, and other psychological factors in a sample of adults with disabilities. Finds that self-esteem and emotional support from family had a positive impact on acceptance, perceived discrimination had a negative impact, and type of disability…

A study that interviewed 200 Latino parents of young children with disabilities found a high degree of awareness of services, but only a moderate degree of satisfaction. Mothers were more aware of and perceived use of more services than fathers. Family characteristics did not influence awareness, use, or satisfaction. (Author/CR)

Introduces the concept of family integration to describe how family social organization affects individuals. Hypothesizes that well-integrated parents benefit children's self-concept formation. Tests three mechanisms of parental family integration, and shows that integration early in life has positive effects on children's self-esteem in early…

Literature review provides list of risk factors associated with violent behaviors in adolescents. Identifies protective factors that have the potential to protect youth from violent lifestyles. Suggests approaches for prevention and describes recommendations for action: early prevention; identification; individualized assessment; trained…

Sixty abandoned and 36 non-abandoned school-aged children were told six short stories about mother-child relationships. Abandoned children showed less positive affect attribution to the mother, more compliant behavior in the child, and more justification of the mother when her behaviors were unfair. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Discusses Harmonium Inc., a community-based agency that counsels adolescents who are at moderate to high risk of developmental defeat because their behavior either threatens their health or jeopardizes their future. It is designed to assist these adolescents using a collaborative, strength-based counseling model built in the integrative capacity…

Reveals that first-generation University of Kentucky Community College System enrollees come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, are motivated by a different set of goals, and are constrained by a different set of limitations than those whose parents were college educated. The entering student survey instrument is appended. (Contains 17…

Critically examines the literature to establish what evidence exists to support family-school links for student outcomes in science. Provides an analysis of existing programs developed to support student learning in science. (Contains 55 references.) (WRM)

Argues that it is just as important for parents to do math with their children as it is to read to them. Discusses ways parents can recognize the potential for teaching mathematics to their children during some everyday situations. (WRM)

This introductory article discusses social contexts that help promote either student success or student failure. It explores the effects of family, peers, neighborhood and community, and school on student learning and achievement. The content of following articles is described. (Contains references.) (CR)

Explores the educational position of ethnic minority students in the Netherlands from a cultural-ecological perspective. Concludes that cultural as well as educational differences between schools and parents have an impact on minority student school performance, and that the typology developed by J. Ogbu should be reconsidered. (SLD)

Presents findings on the impact of economic pressure on the well-being of adolescents in Berlin. Shows that relative losses in purchasing power are related to decreased self-esteem in problematic family climates; school level, place of residence, and relative gain in purchasing power played a greater role in xenophobia and aggressive helplessness.…

A study examined the educational performance of 56 children (ages 6-15) receiving services from an urban child care service agency that emphasized family preservation and reunification. Although the majority of participants were performing poorly in math, reading, and science, no relationships were found between school performance and family…