Discusses three ethnographic studies of electronic media and technological literacy among urban immigrant and multicultural individuals, analyzing electronic media consumption according to preferred forms and genres, social functions, maintenance of cultural identity, and education and information functions. Recommendations for adult basic…

Examines community forces underlying the educational problems of African Americans and other voluntary and involuntary minorities. Community forces differentiate minority groups facing similar barriers in society and in schools. Options created by community forces allow choices of action that result in individual differences in schooling outcome.…

Examines whether Title IX has enhanced or hindered quality for three groups of minority females in sports (ethnic, disabled, and mature). The article discusses opportunities they have in sports and makes recommendations for continued participation and employment in athletic leadership positions. (SM)

Discusses interviews with black teachers who witnessed many reform initiatives to improve black students' academic achievement. The teachers challenged white, middle class perspectives on black community norms, cultural values, political realities, and community aspirations. Successful school reform must acknowledge and incorporate black community…

This paper addresses the role of successful teachers of students of color within a restructuring educational environment. It describes three successful teachers of African-American students in two restructuring schools, discusses ways in which their practices and outlooks supported the success of otherwise low-achieving students, and describes how…

This report by the California Postsecondary Education Commission's new executive director, Warren H. Fox, summarizes developments in long-range planning by California's public colleges and universities since the Commission issued its major planning report, "Higher Education at the Crossroads: Planning for the Twenty-First Century," in…

This report presents data from 25 school districts in Connecticut that were involved in dropout prevention planning programs in grades kindergarten through twelfth for the 1987-88 and 1988-89 school years. Each of these districts addresses the problems of both accounting for the dropout rate, and developing an effective and reliable method for the…

This monograph attempts to clarify the relationship between desegregated education and effective education. The first part of the monograph concentrates on desegregation as it has been assumed to, as well as it actually appears to, relate to school academic effectiveness. The second part of the monograph addresses what is known about school…

School integration and quality education are examined in this paper in the context of public school desegregation. Specifically, the paper provides an overview of the role the courts have played historically in advancing toward quality integrated education. Following the overview, the impact of court rulings relative to the conduct of field-based…

This set of articles draws from a conceptual model for Hispanic mental health research developed by the Hispanic Research Center of Fordham University and describes the development and use of "Tell-Me-a-Story" (TEMAS), a new thematic apperception test for the assessment of personality functioning in ethnic minority children. An…

Differences in definitions (and underlying concepts) of "language-minority children at risk" and how these differences affect the results of research on the numbers needing special services are examined in this document. Citing the 1974 Amendments to the Bilingual Education Act as the beginning of a Federal effort to estimate the numbers and…

Statistical data on the racial and ethnic distribution of students and staff in New York State public elementary and secondary schools are presented in this report. Detailed in the tables are: (1) racial/ethnic distribution of public school students, 1979-80; (2) distribution of black and Hispanic students, 1979-80; (3) percent distribution of…

This paper chronicles important events surrounding the desegregation of Los Angeles public schools, focusing on underlying political factors and roles of various individuals and community groups in the desegregation process. The author's principal contention is that Los Angeles schools remain segregated because powerful individuals and groups have…

Presents historical events, legal restrictions, and traditional customs as barriers that women of color have faced in pursuit of academic administrative positions. Discusses degree attainment and fields of study for different ethnic groups. Recent changes in affirmative action policy are discussed. (JS)

Argues that comparable worth is a necessary and feasible remedy for the systematic, sex-related pay inequities found in contemporary work situations. Discusses equal opportunity legislation and its effects on conventional compensation practices. Discusses the simplicity of implementing comparable worth. Refutes arguments against its necessity and…