The news that television, newspapers, and other media bring us has a largely negative bias and leads us to fear people whom we do not know or who are from different cultures. At the same time ours is a world in which we must depend on these strangers daily. (IS)

This book discusses the cluelessness (bafflement, usually accompanied by shame and resentment) felt by students, the general public, and even many academics in the face of the impenetrability of the academic world. The book examines some ways in which schools and colleges reinforce this cluelessness and perpetuate the misconception that the life…

Asserts that knowledge of children's literature is essential to an understanding of children and to being a literate member of society. (AEA)

Analyzes self-esteem in young people in Jamaica based on the legacy of a negative self-image, an emerging positive self-conception and ambivalence toward themselves, their peers, and their country. Attitudes toward the developed world are based on questioning the benevolence of developed countries. Also notes educational implications. (KC)

Uses the theory of symbolic interaction to explain why young servicemen develop a degrading view of women during boot camp. Reveals how the derogation of women becomes a major avenue of gaining peer recognition. Indicates that after boot camp most men return to their former patterns of response to women. (AYC)

Expresses the serious problems inherent in minimum competency testing, particularly as it is used in assessing student writing ability. (RL)

Points out that the reading customs and routines that are established in younger life continue, for the most part, into retirement years. Argues that reading teachers should examine their daily reading activities in light of what they are doing to prepare readers of the future. (FL)

Describes the emotional reactions of youth to being unemployed and recommends a positive preventive approach to their problems. (SS)

Offers three questions that administrators should ask themselves before adopting an administrative rule aimed at reducing the detrimental effect of negative employees: What is the purpose? Will this actually accomplish the purpose? How will our most positive and productive staff members feel about it? Describes two scenarios wherein the three…

Puts the label "at risk" in perspective as it relates to youth. Points out that today's adolescents have lower rates of suicide, unwed pregnancy, drug abuse, smoking, and drunk driving than young and middle-aged adults. Suggests that extension youth education moves toward a condition-focused, resiliency model that recognizes the vitality and…

Discusses negative stereotyping of the public or others in the profession of two-year college educators. Defines the open-admissions student and the emphasis on the "introductory" elements as a mission of transformation. Encourages working together towards a common goal of achievement in the profession of English Studies by crossing the border…

Fears that the development of technology will lead to a rejection of humanistic values have prompted a number of critics to inveigh against further technological change. This document considers the differences between scientific investigation, which often occurs in the humanistic environment of the university, and technological "action," which…

Sample sentences in grammar books and in tests too frequently deal with cynicism and despair. (DD)

This article addresses an overview of three specific technologies as they are currently used in business communication, the causes of aversion, the effects of aversion, and educational responses to aversion. (CT)

Responds to the Selvini paper on family psychosis by warning that the work betrays negative attitudes toward the patient population and that the research needs to be tested in a rigorous and scholarly manner. Suggests that the techniques involved are not helpful and may be dangerous to severely distressed families. (Author/ABB)