Notes change in central position held by old people in traditional Jewish-Oriental family and society following migration to Israel. Changing attitudes within family are reflected in discussions by disadvantaged soldiers of Oriental origin in classes for basic training in Israeli army and by answers of fifth-grade children to questions on their…

Service-learning evaluation rarely compares different cohorts of students, so it is difficult to determine whether the findings are reliable. This study compared attitudinal change in five successive cohorts of intergenerational service-learning students (n =59) enrolled in an introductory gerontology course at a major Midwestern university.…

Scientists have used educational presentations and "bug banquets" to alter widespread negative attitudes toward invertebrates. In this article, the authors explore whether such presentations have a measurable affect on attitudes. Junior high, high school, and university students completed an attitude survey focusing on invertebrates in…

Regardless of the direction of pupils' preferences (humanistic or custodial) the more closely pupils' perceptions of their teachers' actual behavior approximated their conception of ideal teacher behavior, the more positive were their attitudes toward teacher and school. (Author)

Defines the term "cognitively disabled"; discusses some of the negative assumptions about the cognitively disabled found in many books, while simultaneously noting the books' positive aspects; and provides an annotated bibliography of books that deal with cognitively disabled people. (FL)

Attitudinal change toward children with handicaps by 44 nonhandicapped students was measured after engaging in activities that simulate physical handicaps. Results from the Personal Attribute Inventory for Children confirm Donaldson's negative impression of simulations and did not confirm the positive change in attitudes others observed.…

Studied the differential effect of two experimental treatments, experiential and informational, in modifying attitudes toward disabled persons and the continuing effect of the attitude change over a six-week period. Results indicated the two educational strategies positively modified participant attitudes. (RC)

The author suggests strategies for forcing success on students who seem determined to fail and for altering their negative opinions of their own ability. (SJL)

Review of discrimination and inequalities between sexes with regard to educational opportunities in developing and developed nations indicates that although organizational barriers to discrimination have often been removed, attitudinal barriers remain. Concludes that discriminatory practices due to teacher attitudes are the most difficult to…

Lists three strategies by which human rights issues can be taught: general perspective--historical and psychological; source of discriminatory practice--individual and institutional; and primary teaching objectives--legal knowledge and behavioral change. (Author/KC)

Altering negative attitudes associated with ageism may be possible by giving people accurate information about older people in conjunction with reinforcement for change. This study, which involved 99 college students, supports the premise that negative attitudes toward older people are amenable; however, the new attitude may be lost without…

Numerous researchers have devoted their careers to school reform. At the same time, many politicians have gotten elected by promising to fix failing schools. Although a lot of time, energy, and money have been invested in tackling this problem, the problem persists: Too many schools in the United States are failing to prepare too many students for…

The primary aim of this study was to determine whether naturalistic, interpersonal contact with persons with a severe mental illness (SMI) could reduce stigma. Participants from the agency Compeer (which pairs volunteers with people with SMI) were compared to volunteers from a control agency and to nonvolunteer participants from the community on…

Throughout history although Jews have always been a very small minority population, there has been a great amount of destruction and hate directed toward them. Most recently the use of the term "Jewish American Princess" (JAP) has raised a new cause for concern. This study examined the attitudes of college students towards students labeled as…

Good teachers leave teaching not because pay is low but because of poor working conditions and too little recognition. Since students can be strongly affected by teachers, teachers who feel negatively about themselves can adversely affect students. A five-evening workshop was developed in Dade County, Florida to boost teachers' self-esteem and to…