The superiority of males in mathematics achievement from grades eight through college is evident, and the following causes of sex differences in mathematics achievement are considered in the paper: spatial ability, enrollment in mathematics courses, social factors, anxiety, attitudes, and developmental differences between the sexes. Alleviating…

This paper evaluates the Youth Awareness Program (YAP), a joint effort of District of Columbia Public Schools and the Metropolitan Police Department, which focuses on helping high school students make appropriate decisions about sex, drugs, crime, and careers and motivating students toward positive behaviors. The separate contributions of the…

This quantitative/qualitative evaluation of an 80-hour course integrating the SCOPE Computer Program in Mathematics and Science into the curriculum for students, grades 6-12, was conducted to: (1) provide immediate feedback to facilitate improvement of the program; (2) determine course effects; and (3) provide practitioners with an effective…

This is a history of the discriminatory practices that gave rise to affirmative action policies, of the way in which such policies evolved, and of the current law regarding affirmative action. It examines the application of Federal policy to institutions which provide employment and training opportunities, as well as implementation of affirmative…

This issue contains abstracts and critical comments for 11 articles. Three articles focus on problem solving; the remainder concern understanding of the equals sign, mathematical structure, mathematical abilities, the role of language in tasks involving sets, sex differences in mathematical errors, subtraction, algorithms as schemes, and…

Over the past decade, gradual changes have occurred in some aspects of the social roles taken by men and women. More women with children work outside the home and some men have become very involved in caring for their children. Whether or not such changes have influenced the thinking of members of traditional families and influence parent/child…

Findings of a project to review Alaska statutes for evidence of sex discrimination is divided into 14 sections. An introduction provides an overview of the project scope, history, organization, and research procedure. A section on insurance looks at gender-based insurance rates and conversion and continuation of health benefits. Under the category…

This report discusses sex-based wage discrimination, the role of comparable worth doctrine in analyzing or combating such discrimination, and the appropriateness of the remedial prescriptions that comparable worth doctrine envisions. The report consists of a brief introduction and five chapters. Chapter 1 presents a brief overview of women in the…

The purpose of the study was to hypothesize and test a causal model of continuation in the mathematics study sequence. The causal model hypothesized (a) direct effects from parent attitudes and perceptions to student attitudes, spatial visualization skills, and mathematics achievement; and (b) direct effects from student attitudes, spatial…

The reading interests of middle-grade children vary widely, are similar for black and white children, and are influenced by socioeconomic factors. (JH)

This study is a survey of incoming freshmen at a Midwestern Catholic university on their agreement with Church teachings on homosexuality. In general, females had more homo-positive attitudes than males, graduates of catholic high schools had more homo-positive attitudes than graduates from non-Catholic high schools, and graduates from…

This report evaluated the impact of the Help-Neighborhood Center Program which was designed to inform parents of fifth through eighth grade students about health problems and community concerns. Four thousand elementary and junior high school students and 100 parents participated in workshops on venereal disease, drug abuse, welfare rights, mental…

This guide is intended to answer questions from parents, students, community members, and school staff members concerning the Title IX requirement that schools provide equal educational and employment opportunity for both sexes. Compiled for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the answers and comments contained in this paper are potentially…

A study involving 1,146 families with children between 3 and 17 years old was conducted to assess the extent and cause of violence and aggression on children by their parents. Research regarding incidence, modes, and patterns of child abuse was reviewed and problems with various methods of data collection were examined. A household interview…

Intended to raise race and sex compliance issues to be addressed by the National Institute of Education (NIE) in its congressionally mandated study of vocational education, this paper defines Title VI (Civil Rights Act of 1964) and Title IX (Education Amendments of 1972) compliance issues regarding the level of minority (black Americans) and women…