Urges Catholic educators to reacquaint themselves with the church's doctrines of access and inclusion, and to increase their efforts to involve disabled persons in their programs. (YKH)

Often, American Indian and Alaska Native children do not learn their tribal languages as first languages. Therefore, schools can play a pivotal role in reversing language shift by addressing circumstances specific to second language learning. The field of second language acquisition and teaching can provide teachers of indigenous languages with…

This paper reviews transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and stages of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); AIDS symptoms in children; special complications for children with disabilities; and responsibilities of special educators, including, among others, inclusion in schools, interdisciplinary team management, providing a family…

Describes the unmet health and mental health needs of children and youth, particularly the needs of disadvantaged youth. Explores existing models of the school as a health care services delivery setting, and describes the implications for the practice of psychology in schools for the future. (JPS)

Discusses the prevalence and power of rituals in school settings, focusing on the potential of rituals to instruct through cognitive and affective channels simultaneously. Notes the positive benefits of rituals such as fairness, cooperation, and respect for others. Describes the three stages of ritual: separation, transition, and incorporation.…

Examines the history of student recruitment and parental choice among Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, focusing on Rapid City Indian School (South Dakota), 1898-1933. Discusses attitudes of American-Indian parents toward various schools, strategies to keep siblings together, parental influence on schools' competition for students, and the…

Reviews the work of John Goodlad, focusing on six organizing themes: nongrading; curriculum inquiry; the aims, goals, and functions of schooling; teacher education; strategies for educational renewal; and strategies for and reflections on educational research. Goodlad's bibliography is also included, organized to follow the six themes. (SM)

Discusses what three researchers discovered about schools, home environments, and inequitable education, examining the achievement gap between middle-class and poor, minority students and noting that summer school does little to close the gap. Suggests a strategy to boost the summer achievement of poor children that would give them the extra…

"Education Week" provides a weekly review of state and federal K-12 education policy news. In this issue it offers detailed data on graduation rates across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and in the nation's 50 largest school districts. The analysis is based on the Cumulative Promotion Index developed by Christopher B. Swanson, the…

In 1991, the Bilingual Bicultural Education Program (BBEP) was launched in Chihuahua, Mexico, as a way of responding to the educational needs of the indigenous Tarahumara populations and the growing threat to their language and culture. Using a conceptual framework based on the literatures of curriculum inquiry, language shift and maintenance,…

The development of ethnic identity is a critical facet of adolescence, particularly for adolescents of color. In order to examine the developmental trajectory of ethnic identity, African American, Latino American, and European American early and middle adolescents (N=420) were assessed over 3 years. Two components of ethnic identity were…

This article discusses educational inequalities within the territorial context of Spain, and more particularly in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The analysis, which takes a comparative international approach, looks at the question from two points of view. First, from the angle of students, an analysis is made of the impact produced by…

The literature discussing harassment issues in sport primarily focuses on sexual harassment and abuse. Discussion of this topic is dominated by definitions of harassment in terms of the biological, psychological, cultural, and organizational rationale for its occurrence and a variety of educational methods to transmit the "facts" of this…

It is widely acknowledged that there are important ties among pupils, parents and schools affecting children's educational outcome. Using NELS: 88, a nationally representative sample of eighth graders in the United States, this study explores the role of schools in their academic performance. The study suggests that, with other things equal,…

This paper draws on data from a case study of a rural school located in an Amish community to offer a description of and then to theorize about the manifestation of egalitarianism in schools and communities. In particular, it explores two theoretical perspectives on egalitarianism, one primarily cultural in focus and the other primarily…