An examination of language retention among the Mexican Americans and the factors involved in their language maintenance despite pressure from a dominant American society strongly supporting the use of the English Language. (JM)

Comprised of the text of two letters written by a black student at the previously all-white Washington High School, Chicago. (JM)

It was thought that the working class student would have a higher proportion who have less than average grades, less extracurricular activitiese. It implies that the working class student has made an important adaption in college. (Author)

Discussing various theories about the relationship between the educational process and inequality, the article maintains that in order to understand how unequal educational opportunity is maintained and its relationship to social inequality, how these processes operate in the social organization of the school and in classroom situations must be…

Defines urban societies as including not only town and cities, but also rural, mining, fishing, and other sectors. Discusses the medieval and capitalist European social orders, arguing that rural laborers are always "socially urbanized" such that locational behaviors appropriate to the interests of the society's dominant classes are induced.…

Data on cultural factors and academic success of Native American college students suggest that the predictors of grade point average among these students are different from predictors for Whites. The best independent predictors for Native Americans are degree of identification and social integration with Whites. (Author/GC)

Considers 10 features of Japanese educational system which have produced egalitarian educational outcomes and the relation between these egalitarian educational outcomes and egalitarian changes in the structure of adult society. Major shift in national directions and emergence of determined and idealistic teachers are key factors. Makes…

Few programs in the field of recreation attempt to integrate older adults into recreational activities with younger age groups. The benefits accrued from this intergenerational approach include: (1) shared experiences which help combat stereotypical thinking; (2) learning an holistic approach to life; and (3) cooperation between youth-related and…

Discusses importance of looking into institutional practices within schools in bilingual research. Presents a case study and its community covering grouping arrangements for allocation of children of different scholastic achievement and language proficiency and the relationship of these groupings to curriculum and the school. (Author/BK)

Israel faces the difficult task of integrating some half a million Israeli Arabs into the society. Distrust, resentment, and educational inequalities make this a monumental task. (Author/WD)

The hearing impaired child has been the most neglected exceptional student in the public day school system. Mainstreaming efforts should consider the individual educational needs of both severely and less severely hearing impaired students. (JN)

This paper assesses the relative importance of deprivation and social integration factors in accounting for neighborhood differences in feelings of powerlessness. (Author/RLV)

Hipple's Interpersonal Relationship Rating Scale (1972) was administered to graduate students in a counselor education program. The results were factor analyzed and six scales were extracted. The IRRS was then administered to two classes of students in group counseling. Both groups had significant discrepancy scores. (Author)