A longitudinal study characterized minority student (n=2426) persistence in clinical laboratory programs and relates persistence to student characteristics and involvement in college programs. Student behaviors varied by ethnic group, with African Americans more likely to leave for academic reasons than others. (Author/JOW)

A study investigated parent and sibling perspectives on the inclusion of 21 children with moderate or severe disabilities. Both parents and siblings believed the children were capable, wanted to have the children around typical peers as much as possible, and had general satisfaction with the amount and type of inclusion. (Contains extensive…

Used Cooperative Institutional Research Program data on 262 students who began their college experience at two- year colleges to examine effects of students' backgrounds, academic and social integration, external influences, and institutional satisfaction on bachelor's degree attainment. Found college academic satisfaction, college social…

Argues that college writing courses are a convenient point for mediation and intervention to train students to be better able to participate in common space (classroom, work environment, governmental process) at effective levels of tolerance by extending their knowledge of others, being clear and articulate about their points of view, and…

States that learning can shut down very quickly when learners are held back or pushed by grade-level constraints. Argues that multiage classrooms support each learner's continuous progress based on each child's experience, background, learning needs or strengths, and interests. (SR)

Compares the family-centeredness of East and West Berliners with primary school-aged children shortly after the breakdown of East Germany by examining parental attitudes regarding friendship among children. Observes that while parents in East Berlin exerted greater control than those in West Berlin, children's integration into their extrafamilial…

A study compared the effects of social integration activities and group friendship activities in enhancing social relations with two preschoolers with disabilities in two inclusive classrooms. Results indicated differential benefits across the two approaches, suggesting a need to tailor the selection of interventions to the individual child's…

This article reviews special needs education history in Great Britain, and the contradiction between society's intention to treat all learners as essentially the same and an equal and opposite intention to treat them as different. The role of inclusion and the emergence of the social inclusion agenda is discussed. (Contains references.) (CR)

Discusses the myths related to inclusive education and offers suggestions for enhancing every child's education. (SR)

Tested whether social comparisons with probably less fortunate others differently affected boys and girls' cognitive performance in circumstances maximizing concerns about social integration and peer acceptance. Results from 64 French 10- to 12-year-old children show boys performed better than girls when adverse social comparison was anticipated,…

Constructs an integrated model to investigate the relations among family relationship, self-concept, and delinquent behavior. Reports that a positive family relationship is critical in facilitating the development of adolescents' self-concept and in restraining them from engaging in delinquent behavior; factors associated with self-concept…

This article reports on part one of a three-part survey of provision for 3,084 pupils aged 14 and older in England and Wales who have profound learning difficulties. Results found the students have few opportunities to participate in community life as adults despite the overlapping legal responsibilities of multiple agencies. (Contains…

A study involving an adult with severe mental retardation and other disabilities found that the addition of a communication device, job coach social facilitation training, and eliciting co-worker support for social integration increased the social interactions of the employee in a supported employment setting. (Contains references.) (CR)

Korean undergraduates living in the United States and in China were administered the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure to assess their ethnic identity. Korean Americans had higher scores on ethnic identity and were more likely to be classified as bicultural, indicating that they were able to retain their cultural heritage while incorporating…

Three focus groups were convened, consisting of 11 mothers of elementary-age students with various disabilities. Mothers viewed friendship as both an important and a worthy end in itself. Nine peer-specific friendship goals for friendship development were identified, along with 3 broader goals to which friendship was perceived to contribute.…