The effects of different relationships between subgroups (student voluntary organizations) and their larger organizational environment (the university) on internal group processes are examined. It is hypothesized that the relationship is reflected in the ways members are recruited and integrated, group norms and values, and the kinds of…

In the context of the U..N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, this article examines cultural differences in beliefs about: (1) the appropriate distribution of power in families and institutions; (2) the regulation of behavior; (3) individual and societal responsibility; and (4) individual and group rights. (SLD)

In an interview, a prominent college trustee discusses strategies for increasing ethnic and cultural diversity on governing boards, the relationship between board diversity and institutional policies, effects on the student body, the responsibility of the board, and the challenges and rewards of trusteeship. (MSE)

Two studies of drug abuse prevention programs that rely at least in part on the "school-as-community" concept were conducted in urban high schools with high-risk students. Both studies support the feasibility of formalized groups of high-risk youths to promote drug-free events. (SLD)

Conducted two studies with Nigerian and Canadian undergraduates participating as observers of videotaped Hausa and Ibo actors, cast in their ethnic schema-consistent and schema-inconsistent roles. Nigerian group modestly supported hypothesis that the phenomenon of ingroup favoritism/outgroup discrimination should be limited to schema-consistent…

Reports the findings of a naturalistic study of stigmatization processes in the peer interactions of a kindergarten class. Discusses the social construction of deviance, and the implications of labeling. (FMW)

The enthusiasm generated by workshops in writing across the curriculum can be translated into lasting curricular change, particularly in freshman composition, general education courses, and upper-division writing emphasis courses. Committees, central to any change effort, can take any of a variety of forms. (MSE)

Reports on a survey of 61 black college students about the role of black Greek organizations (BGOs) (fraternities and sororities) in leadership development. Members considered leadership development an important attribute of BGOs. Many nonmembers, however, (29%) were unsure about the value of BGOs. (SLD)

Elite secondary boarding schools educate and socialize students from socially elite backgrounds in ways that reflect the different characters of English and American society. Observations and interviews in 5 English and 12 American elite schools focused on leadership styles; discipline; curriculum; teaching style; and the structure of…

Explores the relationships of emotion, cognition, and inner speech to each other and to context in a classroom of 24 fifth-grade students. Results of interviews and observations suggest the necessity of understanding adaptive behavior in context, understanding the role of context in determining cognitive and emotional responses, and understanding…

Investigated effects of race on ideas of social distance. When asked to draw pictures of themselves with a "white person" and with a "brown person," children drew themselves closer to an in-group member than to an out-group member. Results suggest that ideas of social distance are affected by racial/ethnic memberships of those…

A study investigated the type, activities, and regional context of alumni associations at 124 2-year colleges. Results indicate the most successful programs had more staff and fiscal resources, were well established, had fewer alumni in the area, were not members of the National Council for Resource Development, and emphasized personal…

This commentary argues that the study reported in EC 605 442, which indicated long-term gains for children with autism who experienced intensive behavioral intervention as preschoolers, needs to be replicated to be convincing, especially given the problem of nonrandom assignment of experimental and control groups. (JDD)

Discusses the development of racial identity in African-American students. Describes different strategies of minority students to get along in white schools. Includes racelessness, immersion, and oppositional identity. Suggests that academic success is viewed by the African-American student's peers as trying to be white. Argues that the curriculum…

The proceedings include an executive committee report, officers' reports, and reports on a student recruitment program, income and expenditures, association policy and positions, constitution and bylaws, component groups, and membership and attendance. Abstracts of a special meeting on geriatrics and a directory of officers are also included. (MSE)