A measure of the congruence between educational needs and opportunities was administered to 103 community mental health workers and scores were correlated with a measure of job satisfaction. Persons with unmet training needs were significantly more dissatisfied with their jobs. (SK)

Fanny Jackson Coppin was born a slave in 1837 and graduated from Oberlin College in 1865. During her career, she worked to improve formal educational opportunities for young Blacks of both sexes and also led efforts to provide jobs and improve the economic status of Black Americans. (Author/GC)

Describes a study conducted to determine the number of agricultural faculty in the postsecondary institutions offering agriculture and to identify their educational backgrounds and to identify inservice educational opportunities needed by postsecondary agricultural faculty that could be provided by teacher educators in agriculture. (CT)

Definitions of "policies" and "educational policy" are given; the position is taken that some forms of educational arguments can be rationally decisive in adopting and implementing educational policies; and the use of learning opportunity arguments for this purpose is discussed. (JMF)

The most debilitating factor that minority researchers must overcome in order to become active participants in the educational research community is the negative attitude of White researchers toward their minority colleagues. (Author/GC)

School administrators should welcome the growing interest in children's soccer programs because they offer an opportunity to cut athletic costs in half, increase participation in interscholastic athletics, and meet Title IX requirements. (Author/WD)

Americans today enjoy at least as much opportunity for socioeconomic mobility as they did in earlier periods of this century. For some, especially Blacks in the labor force, opportunities have expanded, even though large inequalities in opportunity exist. (Author)

The author discusses the desirability of Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) and problems limiting their efficiency in American universities. He offers an approach for remedying intraorganizational problems by building belief/value consensus to develop organizational unity. He hopes to provide a foundation for integrating EOP-type programs into…

Examines purpose, access barriers, and opportunities of higher education; sets the policies in a broad social context; and identifies some long-term impacts of present trends. Discussion centers around achievement of equality, equity, and equilibrium. (ND)

Data from a South Wales study (n=1,104) and British adult learner survey (n=5,885) found little clear evidence supporting the economic imperative for lifelong learning. Policies have not resulted in increased training opportunities. Many employers are not supporting work-based learning; participation is largely predictable from individuals' social…

Proposes a shared conversation curricular framework and two ways that diverse student populations can be brought into common curricular conversations: through the use of conceptually-related materials, and multiple communication systems. Argues that such a curriculum helps children who are in the process of acquiring English fully participate in…

Researchers have long contended that tracking exaggerates learner differences and puts some students at a disadvantage. For the past several years, a comprehensive high school in suburban Chicago has questioned this practice and made significant changes. Students are assigned to classes on the basis of demonstrated skills rather than a quota…

Almost one of every seven persons who gets a high school-completion credential does so through the tests of General Educational Development (GED). A study based on figures gleaned from the annual reports of the GED Testing Service is reported. (MLW)

Numerous trends potentially threaten women's education and training in Britain: provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act, the move to Training and Enterprise Councils, changes in European Community funding, threats to equal opportunity measures, and fewer women-only programs. (SK)

Although it appears that the Further and Higher Education Act is integrating women's education into the "mainstream" in Britain, there is concern that recent actions are actually squeezing it out of existence. Research and debate on educational strategies and other issues in women's lives are needed. (SK)