Details the struggles of a disadvantaged gifted nine-year-old boy and the effect his relationship with the gifted education teacher had on the student's school experience. The interventions that influenced the boy's success are described and the importance of providing at-risk youth with intellectually challenging experiences is emphasized. (CR)

Discusses how the absence of equal resources for schools or adequate support for families must not prevent educators from eliminating the gross inequalities brought about by assigning our least-qualified teachers to the neediest students, tolerating shoddy practice, steering students to inferior curricular choices, and generally miseducating the…

An ethnographic study included observation and interviews with 40 Head Start staff and 50 parents. Teaching and learning were affected by the sociopolitical context in terms of capacity (lack of resources affected expectations of parent involvement), power relations (allocation/withdrawal of resources), and connection (when parents and staff…

Surveys of 371 European American, African American, Mexican American, Vietnamese American, and Armenian American adolescents in ethnically diverse high schools in Los Angeles found that most adolescents set high goals for the future and expected to reach them. Compared to European American adolescents, minority group adolescents attributed…

Presents findings from the "2003 Graduating Student & Alumni Survey," conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Results reveal that most students: view the economy as the greatest job-search obstacle; are realistic about what they expect of the job market; and were realistic in their salary expectations. (GCP)

Findings are discussed from a study in which classroom behavior of three fifth grade teachers was observed. Their respective classroom environments were labeled: "learning-oriented,""work-oriented," and "work-avoidance." The affect of these environments on achievement test scores and guidelines for implementing motivational strategies employed in…

Compares the reading attitudes of students with reading difficulties to teachers' impressions of their students' reading attitudes. Finds that teachers underestimate their students' positive attitude toward reading activities and that structured observation by teachers may increase teachers' knowledge of students' attitudes. (RS)

The strong statistical relationship between socioeconomic background and test performance has been well documented for two decades. Accountability for student background by adjusting test scores may be necessary. This article proposes a valid alternative method that recognizes both absolute performance scores and student background differences.…

The success of Asian-American students has created a "model minority" stereotype of "grade grinds" geared to outperform their native-born peers. However, Asians are from diverse countries and economic backgrounds. Many experience problems with parent and teacher expectations, leave school early, or face hostility from other students and…

Thirty-six North Dakota rehabilitation counselors were surveyed to examine the relationship between burnout and expectations about selected job factors. Results indicated that burnout is negatively related to current job expectations, and positively related to job expectations at the time of initial employment and to changes in expectations.…

To rectify the problem of a mostly White teaching and administrative staff in a Delaware school district with a 17 percent Black student enrollment, administrators set up conferences with Black community members to discuss teacher recruitment, expectations for Black students, and the districts' effectiveness in meeting minority student needs. (MLH)

Tested model proposing that importance of work for individual depends on individual's perception of possibilities for attainment of personal salient work values through working. Responses from 1,872 high school students, 348 university students, and 344 adults to measures on importance of 20 work values, perceptions of their attainment…

A survey of randomly selected graduates of seven pharmacy schools revealed that pharmacists generally felt their job expectations were being fulfilled. No differences in overall satisfaction were found between bachelor's and entry-level doctoral graduates in either community or hospital practice, and minimal subscale differences were found.…

A study using a computerized educational adventure game with children with severe learning disabilities validated the use of such materials within the developmental curriculum. It is suggested that use of mainstream software may help children with disabilities by replacing teacher expectations with expectations associated with normalcy. (MSE)

Accelerated learning involves a philosophy and systematic process for providing the best education for each child. Lessons are not really fast-track but designed to enrich students' learning experience through higher expectations, relevant course content, and stimulating instruction. Accelerated schools have three guiding principles: unity of…