Work and family form a core relationship in people's lives and many individuals struggle to balance these responsibilities. To explore this balance, some of the issues surrounding attitudes toward gender equality and work-family commitment as related to medical students, are examined in this report. The research focused on patterns of commitment…

This book explores the psychology and the development of racial identity. The book makes the following suggestions: for people of color, the development of a constructive racial identity means being able to resist the bombardment of negative stereotypes and to think of a history of resistance and empowerment rather than one of passive…

This document consists of four issues of a newsletter for educators at the elementary level. Each issue features articles on a specific theme along with regular columns. The Fall 1999 issue focuses on the role of autonomy in the elementary classroom using the constructivist approach. A second article presents fire and Halloween safety tips. The…

This guide includes hundreds of hands-on, engaging activities designed to meet the unique needs of after-school programs, camps, and recreation centers. The activities teach the skills of creative conflict resolution to school-age children through games, cooperative team challenges, drama, crafts, music, and cooking. It includes easy-to-implement…

This book is for administrators, teachers, policymakers, educational reformers, and community leaders who are concerned with achieving greater social justice in education. It provides an in-depth understanding of the challenges to schools brought about by lingering views of race, gender, ethnicity, and class, showing how the inequalities of the…

This edited work explores the experiences women can bring as superintendents in promoting school reform. Important insights drawn from the experiences of women superintendents includes the willingness of female leaders to share power, the pervasiveness of gender bias, the unique perspectives of women of color, the ways women describe success, and…

The Minorities and Communication section of the Proceedings contains the following 15 papers: "An Analysis of Role Portrayal in U.S. Spanish-Language Television Promotional Announcements" (Jami J. Armstrong and Alice Kendrick); "A Critical Analysis of the Newspaper Coverage of Native Americans by 'The Daily Oklahoman' Newspaper for…

This issue contains the following articles: "Was Mir Wisse: A Review of the Literature on the Languages of the Pennsylvania Germans" (David Bowie); "Tigrinya Root Consonants and the OCP" (Eugene Buckley); "Duration of Onset Consonants in Gay Male Stereotyped Speech" (Sean Crist); "PRO, the EPP and Nominative…

Holds that delivery of social, psychological, and educational services to Asian immigrant children is hampered by: (1) referral-inhibiting characteristics of children (including passivity and conformity); (2) teachers' stereotyped expectations; and (3) referral-discouraging educational policies. Presents recommendations for multicultural and…

Results of this hypothetical courtroom investigation revealed that the sex of the witness was related to evaluations of his/her credibility and attractiveness when using hedges and intensifiers. Emphasizes importance of language style in forming impressions of witnesses and defendants; discusses results in terms of their implications for sex…

Elementary school teachers (N=230) in Kentucky were surveyed to determine the relationship between math anxiety and sex, career inhibition, type and recency of training. Results indicated a significant relationship between math anxiety and career inhibition and type of training. No relationship was found with sex and recency of training.…

Measured the impact of counselor trainee stereotyping of ethnic groups. Anglo-American and minority counseling psychology students made judgments about the relationship between ethnicity and stereotypic characteristics. Findings suggest Anglo-American trainees were more susceptable to the influence of stereotypes when processing information about…

The influences of feminism and curriculum theory on teacher education are examined. Concepts of interest include empiricism, behaviorism, the role of sexism in teaching, the needs of research and theory, the involvement of self with education, the needs of society, and the importance of language. (JN)

Discusses the nature of age discrimination in employment, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Notes implications for counseling services including the need for counselors to develop increased skills in working with persons making midcareer changes. Discusses implications for counselor education. (RC)

Reviews the use of female workers by multinational companies in Asian countries, examining issues of sex stereotyping, impact on values and behavior, and barriers to women's political participation. Suggests research, education, and mobilization processes to improve the status and opportunities of these women. (SK)