Recent third-person perception articles suggest that optimistic bias is the mechanism underlying the perceptual bias, but fail to empirically test the assumption. Minority "at-risk" youth are neglected in both literatures, despite the fact that they are frequently the target audience for the resulting campaigns. This study sought to…

A study investigated students' perceptions about their interactions while using a Literacy Play Center geared toward social studies with a "time machine" theme. Subjects, 19 fifth-grade students in a suburban elementary school in central New Jersey, were interviewed about their experience and video taped while interacting in the play…

This study examined how six teachers in inclusive classrooms who are being encouraged to deliver reform-oriented mathematics instruction modify mathematical tasks and provide academic interventions for students with cognitive disabilities. Qualitative data for this study were collected between April and June 1999 by means of observation and…