Discusses the state of education, social problems, and child welfare. Urges teachers to press government representatives to better the lives of children in the United States by allotting more funds for education, health care, and the fight against poverty. Argues that children need teachers who have faith and confidence in their students. (DK)

Overcoming the education obstacles facing women, minorities, and the disabled is discussed. A report published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on the topic of bringing underrepresented groups back on track for careers in science, math, and engineering is examined. (KR)

Analyzes the sex, race, and undergraduate background of new Ph.D.s in economics. Finds that more female economists come from liberal arts colleges, whereas racial minorities tend to receive their economics degrees from comprehensive universities. Urges targeting resources to produce more women and racial minority economists to serve as role…

Community-based medical education is key to training physicians to work in needy fields such as outpatient care and health care for the medically underserved. Describes the disadvantages of traditional medical school curricula and presents sample community health curricula now being used. Suggests ways to increase medical students' awareness of…

Analysis of a panel study of 260 women at 4 colleges (women's college, coordinate of men's college, long-time coeducational college, recently coeducational college) to evaluate why alumnae of women's colleges succeed more than graduates of coeducational colleges. Role models and college activities and their effects on self-esteem are considered.…

A diverse group of people, many from intentional communities, discuss what community means, physically, materially, and spiritually; what sustains communities; how they deal with conflict and change; the rewards of living in community; and how children are raised, educated, and supported by communities. (TD)

A theory of childhood development posits an unseen pattern that contains the laws and principles determining the child's nature. An environment that provides attunement to this pattern allows the child profound spiritual awareness, within the limits of the developmental moment. Four stages of development are presented with their attributes,…

Instead of working solely to control young people and to put offenders behind bars, society should be trying to build a responsible community in which young people, aware of their value, act responsibly because they have seen responsible behavior in action. The importance of ritual and initiation for youth is discussed. (SLD)

A survey of over 1,000 American Indian high school and college students and an equivalent sample of Indian adults over 35 examined knowledge of current events and Native history, political attitudes, attitudes toward Native leadership, family educational attainment, causes of Indian dropouts, role models, and attitudes toward Native values and…

Describes a study of undergraduates conducted at the University of Leicester (England) that examined the effect of prior experience and gender stereotyping on computer anxiety, confidence, and liking. Experience with home computers and evidence of same-sex role modeling within families are discussed, and additional research is suggested. (Contains…

Offers instructional activities (in the form of a three-day lesson plan and extension activities) for middle-level students that allow adolescents to recognize heroic people and actions, and then explore their own characters and behaviors for signs of courage, leadership, and sincerity. Lists resources about heroes. (SR)

Recommends modifying adventure education experiences to reflect the needs of adolescent girls: understanding differences in male-female play patterns, varying opinion requests, using single-gender grouping, facilitating equal female participation, using role models, letting girls do things for themselves, complimenting girls on their talents,…

Examines the different kinds of singing competency of children aged 4 to 8 that were evinced by a range of singing tasks. Suggests that: (1) vocal pitch accuracy is task-specific; (2) a greater homogeneity in vocal pitch matching abilities between boys and girls; and (3) sex difference emerge at age 7 favoring girls. (CMK)

The decline in the number of women in computing disciplines has been attributed to different causes, and research on the decline continues to grow. While there are numerous reasons suggested for the imbalance in these disciplines, the perceptions that women hold about their computing capabilities continue to be of interest. The current study…

The paper presents findings from a research project undertaken at the Taman Rama Gandhi School in Bali during the first anniversary week of the Bali Bombings in 2003. It explores the school's response to four key components of Gandhi's model of Basic Education ("Nai Talim") and shows that the claimed curriculum is framed by two…