The article examines why women and young girls are predisposed to tobacco use, what gender-based variables are at play, what external variables facilitate the initiation of tobacco use, why women continue to smoke, and what intervention strategies can address females and at-risk subgroups. (SM)

The focus question of this article, why students of color are not entering teaching, is part of a larger study which explored impediments people of color face in their search for an adequate education. The 17 themes that emerged from the minority teachers' responses focused on negative experiences in school, social and economic obstacles, and…

Identified factors related to the recruitment, training, and retention of family child care (FCC) providers in two rural communities who participated in an FCC training program. Findings point to the relative success of efforts to recruit and train high quality family child care providers and the relative difficulty of retaining these providers…

A documentary on the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry shows how educators challenged social inequality, offering an overview relevant to teacher and administrator preparation programs. The article examines issues of participation, transformation, and political consciousness as related to the documentary, discussing educational…

A survey of 269 Montana pharmacy managers investigated the impact of a new law allowing pharmacy technicians to perform some duties previously restricted to pharmacists and interns. Managers were questioned concerning attitudes toward job responsibilities that might be delegated to store clerks, pharmacy technicians, and student interns, and plans…

The process of screening and selecting new employees is viewed as one having discrete steps, each with implications concerning Equal Employment Opportunity and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Several screening and selection methods are examined, with questionnaire forms used by Indiana University, South Bend provided for illustration. Typical…

Analyzes "Little Women" (Louisa May Alcott) and its concept of teaching girls that values feelings and emphasizes health and well-being, suggesting that this concept is helpful in rethinking the meaning of teaching with sensitivity to gender effects and school responsibility. (SM)

Includes "Filling in the Cracks" (Flores) about an intarsia class for at-risk students; "Closing the Gap--Women in Technology" (Husher) about summer camps for junior high girls; "Work Force of the Future--Multi-Ethnic, Multicultural" (Hall) about vocational education for culturally diverse students;…

Reports the results of a survey of graduates of the University of Pittsburgh's Masters of Library Science (M.L.S.) program that was conducted to investigate reasons for leaving the profession for other fields or to leave the workforce entirely. Highlights include characteristics and attitudes of at-home versus employed women and their educational…

This paper reviews the current state of child care policy in Canada and the United States and describes a model undergraduate preparation program in child care and early childhood special education recently developed at the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Author/DB)

Current challenges in women's health in the United States are examined, and Public Health Service initiatives to address them are discussed. Regarding women's oral health, special attention in two areas is advised: (1) recruitment, retention, and career development of women in dental research and education; and (2) research on women's dental…

Contends that there has been little attention given to the development of professional ethics for religious educators. Asserts that intellectual freedom, equality, and personal freedom/public responsibility need to be given special attention in a code of ethics for religious educators. (CFR)

Explains how educators can create a living educational theory and improve their practice by reflecting on the improvement process. Reflection must focus on areas like acknowledging one's existence as a living contradiction, showing values in action, and determining which power relations influence the academic legitimacy of a living educational…

The da Vinci Society provides a format for integration of the humanities, arts, medical education, and clinical practice. The critical discussion group, whose meetings' atmosphere is informal and collegial, includes basic science faculty, academic clinicians, private practice physicians, allied health personnel, and occasional visiting artists.…

Interviews with 14 teacher educators explore why gender issues (official guidance, teacher ideologies, teaching as women's work, and classroom survival) receive low-key treatment in initial teacher education in England and Wales. Interviews illustrate infusion of a women's studies perspective into teacher education and gender into the teacher…