Pressure from the mass media, parents, and peers often causes young girls to concentrate on their most external aspects at a time when the inner demand for self definition is equally important. In the struggle to receive attention from boys, many girls suppress their identities, fearful that if they allowed their true selves to emerge they would…

This leaders' guide is for use in group sessions or individual meetings with parents of girls participating in the Choices & Careers: Free to Choose program. It is based upon units the girls study, including "The Outside You,""Your Money,""Food and You,""Alcoholism,""Coping with Parents," and…

The essays in this volume look at Asian Americans, their ideas and ways of life, on their own terms, relating them to both Asian and United States history. Roger Daniels presents an overview of East Asian immigrants through a review of the literature by American historians. An essay by Stanford M. Lyman, which follows, analyzes San Francisco's…

The second edition of the Media Resources Catalogue, this document is considerably reduced in size and includes only evaluated materials. The five sections of this catalogue are as follows: (1) print materials (categorized as fiction and non-fiction, this section includes 55 and 239 citations, respectively and is further categorized in terms of…

Using 1957 and 1970 census data, four independent variables were used to explore determinants and constraints of Malaysian women's participation in the modern sector: ethnic community, educational attainment, size of place of residence, and marital/family status. Women's labor force participation increased as agricultural employment declined and a…

This report describes the evolution of Afro-American, Hispanic, and American Indian studies supported by the Ford Foundation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. An overview of the events which led to increased interest in minority/ethnic studies is provided. Specific undergraduate programs discussed include the Afro-American studies…

This report offers a title-by-title analysis of Public Law 95-561, the Education Amendments of 1978, as well as actual texts of the conference committee report and the legislation itself. Broken down by titles, the analyses cover technical assistance to meet special educational needs of children; basic skills improvement; special projects and new…

While Natives in Alaska comprise almost one-third of the population, over 50% of Native students entering the university are likely to drop out at the end of their first year and only one in fifty is likely to complete the baccalaureate degree. In an effort to increase Native student's chances of success and social adjustment, the University of…

A bibliography on Alaska native languages covering educational publications printed during 1968-78 is presented. The document concentrates on printed materials produced for school use in modern practical orthographies and is divided into two major sections, Indian languages and Eskimo-Aleut languages, and within these into sections by language.…

The experiences and observations of Teacher Corps teacher interns in four different cultural settings are related. The community characteristics, social and cultural values, and coping techniques of the inservice teachers in each of these locales are described. The sites chosen for these case studies were a Native American reservation, an…

The document describes the Family Shelter Care (FSC) Project, a program which provides emergency and short term shelter care for troubled Indian youths (7 to 18 year old abused, dependent, and neglected, in need of supervision, and delinquent children) on five Indian reservations in South Dakota. Sections address the following project components:…

THE MIGRATORY FARM LABOR FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES IS GENERALLY COMPOSED OF UNDEREMPLOYED WORKERS WHO ARE PRIMARILY FROM THE NEGRO, SPANISH-AMERICAN, AND INDIAN MINORITY GROUPS OF RURAL AREAS. THESE WORKERS MIGRATE IN SEARCH OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW EARNING POTENTIAL IN THEIR HOME AREAS. ALTHOUGH THEY HELP SATISFY THE CRITICAL DEMAND…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO EXAMINE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF STORIES AND STORY BOOKS ON 142 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN INCLUDING 46 NEGROES (N.Y. AND CALIF.), 22 PUERTO RICANS (N.Y.), 10 MEXICANS (CALIF.), 16 SIOUX (S. DAKOTA) AND 48 NAVAJO (ARIZ. - N. MEXICO) BY MEANS OF STANDARDIZED RETELLING OF STORIES. A FURTHER AIM WAS TO DISCOVER PATTERNS OF…

THE CLASSIFICATION, MEXICAN-AMERICAN, IS EXTREMELY BROAD AND INCLUDES ALL PEOPLES OF HISPANIC DESCENT. WHILE SOME MEXICAN-AMERICANS HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE BEFORE THE NATION WAS FORMED, OTHERS HAVE MIGRATED OR ILLEGALLY CROSSED THE BORDER ONLY RECENTLY. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE RESIDE WITHIN METROPOLITAN AREAS AND REMAIN…

A 1-YEAR PILOT STUDY SCREENED 1,200 NAVAJO INDIAN CHILDREN ENROLLED IN INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS OF SAN JUAN AND SHIPROCK, NEW MEXICO. A TEACHER REFERRAL FORM USED FOR INITIAL SCREENING LOCATED 56 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7 AND 14. INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR PROFILES WERE PREPARED FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL EVALUATIONS AND SOCIAL HISTORIES.…