The economic status, salary, and continued education experiences of 69 Black females who completed health career programs at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in June 1973 were investigated. It was concluded that the graduates appeared to have experienced success in pursuing and achieving career objectives. (JH)

The period since 1972 is described as one of decline in academic compensation, stability in enrollments, and research funding. Enrollment, academic marketplace, salaries, graduate school enrollments, inflation, and institutional factors are discussed. Increasing demand for higher education by lowering costs, improving quality, or appealing to new…

Focuses on ways that British schools, reflecting the social patterns of the larger society, act to crystallize the disharmony between White Britons and immigrant West Indians. Discusses discrimination in class placement and in employment. (Author/GC)

Factors underlying individual demand for higher education are assessed using data from Greece. A set of family, personal, geographical, and school characteristics are related by multivariate analysis to a student's decision regarding further education and to his choice of institution. Empirical estimates of the strength of factors affecting…

Argues that other kinds of student diversity such as academic, economic, and social rather than demographic will play a greater role in community colleges in the future. Also looks at the implications of these varying types of diversity in the area of counseling. Contains two data tables. (JDI)

Examined marital and child factors in predicting divorce potential and divorce occurrence. Participants included 140 adolescents and their parents. For both parents, lower levels of marital satisfaction predicted higher levels of divorce potential. In turn, divorce potential predicted greater likelihood for divorce up to seven years later. No…

Studies the educational position and language proficiency level of various ethnic groups in the Netherlands. The differences in these is explained by means of several background characteristics, including parents' level of education and social status. (27 references) (Author/CK)

A model is presented for assessing students with learning disabilities suspected of having social difficulties. Categories for assessment are described, including affective status, self-efficacy, social status, social skills, and the absence of destructive behaviors. Examples of assessment measures are provided for each category and the model's…

Analysis of data from the 1991 National Household Education Survey examined usage of various child care services by families with disabled children in rural and urban areas. Type of child care used was related to locale, parent educational attainment, poverty status, child age, maternal employment, and one-parent family structure. Contains 36…

Describes a model for systematically considering cultural influences counselors need to address in their work: age, disability, religion, ethnicity, social status, sexual orientation, indigenous heritage, national origin, and gender. Model helps counselors and educators to examine their own biases regarding minority cultures and consider the…

Four studies in child development show that children socialize parents as much as parents socialize children. Child development is a function of biological maturation and child-environment interaction. The most important determinants of resiliency are caregiver quality and socioeconomic status. Implications for camp are discussed, the most…

Explored the crisis of respect needed to establish authority in two urban public high schools. Data from observations and interviews indicated that in classrooms, battles for respect involved defending the dominant educational regime and control over the daily regimen of pedagogical practice. In corridors, students moved between mainstream…

Compared 100 three-year-olds with speech delay of unknown origin and 539 same-age peers with respect to 6 speech disorder variables; also examined abnormal hearing in a subset of 279 children. Found significant odds ratios only for low maternal education, male sex, and positive family history; a child with all 3 factors was 7.71 times as likely to…

Used prospective life history data from the National Child Development Study of Great Britain to examine family life risk factors and how their effects on teen childbearing risk varied, depending on the childhood age at which they were experienced. Demonstrated that socioeconomic status, family stress, and parental involvement in education during…

For two Arizona schools with widely diverse ethnic makeup and socioeconomic backgrounds, the arts became a medium for defusing the potential for conflict. During spring 1995, sixth graders from both schools participated in "New Beginnings," a collaborative poetry and visual arts project. Through their interactions, the children created a…