Reports on a study of an innovative secondary bilingual program for preliterate immigrant adolescents. Researchers compared classroom processes used in the bilingual program to those in English-as-a-Second-Language classrooms. Observations indicated no significant differences in off-task behavior. Neither group participated in many higher level…

Twenty-seven teachers from two urban high schools talk about communicating with English-as-a-Second-Language minority students and their parents. The focus is on student, parent, and school characteristics with respect to intercultural communication and on the needs of each group to develop communication skills and cultural sensitivity. (SLD)

Describes the Minority Affairs Project Outreach Program (MAPOP) of the University of Kansas. MAPOP initially provided services to promote college attendance for high school students in Kansas City but was redesigned to focus on academically capable elementary and junior high students. Interventions enable students to complete secondary school and…

Presents a follow-up study of a cohort of 39 out of 115 African-American high school males who reached an average of 21 years. Results demonstrate some consequences of demographic change on educational outcome. Processes of undereducation of this segment of society are illustrated. (SLD)

Observed 88 first and second graders and 76 fifth and sixth graders during playground interactions. A time-sampling procedure recorded gender, race, and group size of all interactive play in seven playground areas. Found that mixed-gender interactions were more likely than same-gender ones to include other races, and mixed-race interactions…

Articles on recruitment and retention of minority college students include discussion of the following: anti-affirmative-action lawsuits, results of Georgia's state-funded tuition program, institutional interest in and capability for recruitment, technology in the curriculum, new admissions models for inclusion, affirmative-action policies and…

Reports results of a study conducted with learners of Chinese who were involved in a late immersion program in a graduate school of education in Australia. The aim of the project was to explore the depths of learners' experiences of learning Chinese in an immersion setting. (Author/JL)

James Shanley, president of Fort Peck Community College (Montana), discusses the intertwined issues of unemployment, welfare reform, and economic development needs on American Indian reservations; the role of tribal colleges in job training and economic development; criticism of tribal colleges for not pursuing scholarship to validate indigenous…

Describes one university's experiment with joining elementary students and preservice teachers in intergenerational literature discussion circles to enhance preservice teachers' learning about reading and the teaching of reading. Both groups enjoyed the literature circles. Resulting themes provided insights about the reading process, the nature of…

Identified the effects of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and basic skills performance on grade failure, course failure, scores on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, and attendance of middle school students placed in behavioral classrooms. Computerized data from two schools indicated that SES and basic skills performance…

A year-long third-year medical school course at the University of California, Los Angeles, integrates underrepresented topics into the clinical curriculum. One day every two weeks, students visit community-based clinical sites and engage in small-group sessions, following and managing simulated patients during the year and examining the…

A survey concerning 2,449 graduate medical students who withdrew and 887 who took extended leave from residencies in the 1991-92 year investigated the reasons for leaving and patterns among residency years, specialties, men and women, and ethnic groups. Comparisons were also made with osteopathic, foreign, and Canadian programs. (MSE)

Recounts an incident where a sociologist heard stories challenging violations concerning toxic chemicals. Lawyers advised that corroborating these stories would obligate the sociologist to inform the authorities, thereby jeopardizing his sources. Discusses the ineffectuality of the American Sociological Associations' code of ethics and legal…

Maintains that controversial issues related to social studies can be addressed using a three-step process. Step one consists of expressing the issue as a dilemma. In step two the students analyze every aspect of the dilemma, engaging in discussion and argument. Step three, the class reaches a consensus. (MJP)

Presents a fascinating combination of learning activities and instructional materials investigating urban ethnic enclaves in developing countries. Briefly profiles Chinatown, Little India, and the Arab Quarter, ethnic enclaves in Singapore. Activities and discussion questions incorporate geographic, economic, and historical information. (MJP)