A slightly modified Flanders interaction coding system was used to code teacher verbal behaviors with reference to the ethnicity of the student to whom each behavior was directed. A number of statistically significant, substantial and pedagogically important disparities in teacher behaviors were directed toward Mexican American and Anglo students.…

Papers presented at a 1985 regional conference of the Pacific Islands Women's Non-Governmental Organizations are provided in this document. Each paper reports on a different country and discusses developmental issues relating to women's role, such as medical programs, health, social status and welfare, education, employment, and other subjects.…

While 15 years ago only a few schools had microcomputers, today a majority of public schools have some computers, although an adequate number of computers for students to use is still in the future. Unfortunately, statistics show that, in many states, a higher percentage of male students are enrolled in computer classes than female; boys seem to…

The past few years have seen a proliferation of microcomputers and a reduction in their cost. Many children have microcomputers in their homes and have learned their use in playing games and solving problems. Among these programs are those designed to improve reading skills, many of which are somewhat poorly conceived and prepared, often being…

The Commission on the Higher Education of Minorities was set up by the Ford Foundation, in conjunction with the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI), to examine the past gains, current status and future prospects of Blacks, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and American Indians in higher education, as well as to formulate recommendations…

The legal bases of federal and state requirements for addressing the linguistic and academic needs of national origin minority students are reviewed. A national origin minority student is defined as one whose home language is other than English and who is not performing up to district standards of proficiency. The legal milestone leading to…

Argues that, like racist and sexist discrimination, social class discrimination is a pervasive and deeply entrenched phenomenon, focusing on two manifestations in the profession of psychology, access to full professional status and the delivery of psychological services. (Author/JM)

Software professionals have to synchronize themselves with the new cutting edge technologies or they may be phased out of their work. They can opt this through in-house training by an instructor, by attending a course at a training institute after office hours, or by taking up an online course. This article provides an analysis of the…

Portions of Inequality: A Reassessment of the Effects of Family and Schooling in America (Jencks et al 1972) are reviewed. For related articles see TM 501 196-200. (MLP)

Presents the text of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion delivered by Justice Douglas, as well as two separate concurring opinions, which granted non-English speaking Chinese students' petition for relief from unequal and unconstitutional educational opportunities resulting from an absence of English language instruction. (Author/SF)

This project explores a number of external degree models that could be offered to non-credentialed persons who are providing (or who want to provide) human services to older persons in New York State. Although the project was carried out in New York, the models could be applied in other settings as well. The initial motivation for the project had…

This paper attempted to communicate the concept that our present educational systems are even now social anachronisms insofar as they do not prepare individuals for a life style where the possibility of leisure, not work, may be the mainstay of living. (Author/RK)

The author describes an inquiry into women's needs for further education undertaken in 1971 in Akershus, an administrative area in Oslo. (Author)