This study explored the unique leadership journeys of Latinx women holding principal positions in K-12 schools across New Jersey. The research findings revealed that these women's career paths were significantly influenced by their social identity characteristics, specifically as female Latinx individuals. The study serves as a crucial reminder to…

Having an affirming and inclusive school environment is pertinent to the well-being of LGBTQ+ students of color. However, research indicates that existing school policies and protections are insufficient to support this population. The present study investigates how LGBTQ+ individuals of color perceived their K-12 experiences related to their…

This inaugural Saudi Arabian-based (SA) study explored how social media images and cartoons can influence the professional identity of pre-service teachers (PSTs) measured by their reflections on self-selected images of teachers and teaching in Saudi media. PSTs (n = 30) were enrolled in a teacher education program in a faculty of education in a…

There is continuing interest in the identification of student and instructional factors associated with the mathematics achievement of students in Japan. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessments have provided opportunities to examine factors associated with mathematics achievement. The purpose of this study was…

Argues that much disservice has been done to students in the name of developing and encouraging positive self-concepts without recognizing some of the limitations to this approach. Sets forth eight of these limitations. (FL)

Discusses ways in which sports programs in American society provide negative experiences for most boys and almost all girls; calls for sports books for children that present a sense of truth about the role of sports in people's lives, rather than perpetuating the old myths about sports and sports figures. (HOD)

Twelve students (ages 10-18) with hearing impairment and 12 normal hearing students were interviewed to determine attitudes about hearing impairment and self-concept. Results showed that school-integrated hearing-impaired students possessed a positive self-perception, but they shared normal hearing students' negative view of hearing-impaired…

This article presents some of a therapist's experiences with children who are victims of racism. Ways in which the parents of these children have acquired certain attitudes as a result of socialization in a society that disparages them are revealed. These attitudes are shown to impair their efforts to help their children. (Author/MC)

An examination of the dynamics of academic failure is presented in this monograph in the form of an annotated bibliography of current literature. The writings cited offer a cross-section of research on what factors affect students' choices of adaptive or maladaptive behavior patterns in the classroom and in relation to their peers. Section one of…

Speech-associated attitudes of 70 stuttering and 271 nonstuttering Belgian elementary and middle school children were assessed. Stuttering students evidenced significantly more negative attitudes toward speech than did their nonstuttering peers. These attitudes became more negative with age among stuttering children, whereas attitudes of…

Investigated relationships between counselors' (N=31) felt degree of burnout and their perceptions of school leadership style, themselves, their job, and their clients. Found that self-reported burnout was strongly related to counselors' perceptions and that self, job, and clients were all perceived more negatively as burnout increased. (Author/RC)

Recent research points out that ability grouping is educationally unsound. It is alien to the principle that students must be provided with continuous educational experiences adjusted to individual rates of development, needs, interests, and personal meaning. In addition, ability grouping leads to stereotyped and stratified roles, and parental,…

This article examines the relationship between track placement, peer involvements, and youth misconduct and deviance. Some of the findings presented indicate that certain peer attachments serve to further heighten the significant impact of track placement on a range of negative student behaviors. (Author/EB)

This paper discusses the effects on children of our failure to deal with prejudicial attitudes and racial stereotyping in our public schools. Several suggestions for confronting and dealing with these negative influences are offered. (Author/GC)

As socially supported institutions, schools must take their share of the responsibility for developing a comprehensive curriculum about family life and sexuality education. Schools have the opportunity to integrate sound sexual information, understanding of attitudes, and the development of knowledge related to sexual matters along with…