Processes through which interethnic relations and identity are constructed were studied among French, Italian, and Haitian adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. The research demonstrated a marked evolution in attitudes and strategies from the first to the fifth year of high school, with gender and social class playing different roles within each ethnic…

A study of 17 European and American business school deans found morale higher than anticipated. Deans reported an excessive workload, spending 45% of time with external constituents. They saw themselves as less powerful than business leaders, but equally accountable financially, and perceived themselves as facilitators for colleagues. High…

Studied Sri Lankan street children using network interviews, life career interviews, and participant observation. Found that physical and psychological care not supplied by families is replaced within street children groups, and that children exhibit a three-stage process from self-identity as children who live at home to identification as street…

Examined associations of self-esteem, relationship harmony, and academic achievement with perceptions of parents' styles and supervisory practices among 212 adolescents in Islamic Bangladesh. Found that parental supervisory practices were associated with a warm parental style for girls and parental dominating control for boys. Girls' (but not…

A study examined the social status of six high school students with moderate or severe disabilities in general education cooking classes. Although no participants were classified as popular among their peers, the majority obtained average social status ratings. Students with disabilities were involved in fewer social interactions than their peers.…

Reports findings from a case study of men and women taking information technology courses in one university in the United Kingdom. Observations of the coaching styles of male and female tutors in computer laboratories indicated that there were significant gender differences in coaching styles and student responses to coaching styles. Peer…

Investigated sociometric status, aggression, and gender differences in African American second-graders' expression of anger, happiness, and sadness during a competitive game. Found that rejected children expressed more facial and verbal anger than average-status children and more nonverbal happiness, but only during turns that were favorable to…

Examined how relational stressors and supports interface with aggression to influence early adjustment trajectories from Fall of kindergarten year to Spring of first grade. Found that with few exceptions, relational experiences predicted adjustment beyond children's aggressive risk status. Chronicity of aggressive risk status and relational…

This reprint of an article on how students who enter college early perform academically and socially is preceded by a commentary that discusses the need to provide gifted students with the option of entering college early because of the lack of college-level courses at the high school level. (Contains references.) (CR)

Examined extent to which Chinese-American adolescents assist and spend time with their families. Found that adolescents were more likely to balance family obligations with academic demands than with peer relationships. Girls showed slightly more conflict between activities, but neither family obligations nor balancing activities were associated…

Examined name calling and bullying of Gypsy and Show Travellers in Scotland and the schools' response. Found that teachers viewed Gypsy Traveller students as having and presenting more difficulties in school than Show Travellers. Both groups of students experienced frequent bullying and name calling, often not acknowledged by their school.…

Presents results from a study of English teachers in Israel that examined levels of satisfaction with online courses and factors that influenced them. Highlights include connections between confidence levels and satisfaction levels; prior professional experience; delivery modes; communication with instructors and peers; course prerequisites; and…

Two American teachers in a Korean school used their expertise with song and dance to teach social skills to an inclusive group of kindergartners. The group of 10 included three children with disabilities. The children with disabilities showed behavior changes in both appropriate response behaviors and inappropriate response behaviors. (Contains…

Presents a network-assessment technique and examples showing how group experiences affect children's behavior. Compares classical sociometry and the use of composite social maps. Discusses quantifying peer-network information, using peer-network profiles as context descriptors, and identifying change in children and networks. Shows that peer-group…

Examined discourse components, interaction patterns, and reasoning complexity of eighth-graders in two science classrooms as they constructed mental models of the nature of matter. Found that teacher-guided discussions were more efficient for attaining higher reasoning levels and higher quality explanations, but peer discussions were more…