Describes investigation examining item validity and differential item functioning (DIF) on items measuring subjective well-being and coping behavior among respondents representing 338 male and 627 female members of three ethnic groups via use of log-linear models. Results offer strong evidence of item validity and some evidence of DIF. (Author/CRR)

THREE SIGNIFICANT PHASES OF INDIAN UNITY ARE DISCUSSED. THE BASIC FAMILY AND TRIBAL UNITY WHICH HAS ALWAYS EXISTED AMONG INDIANS IS NOW EXTENDING INTO INTRA-TRIBAL OR INDIAN UNITY. CLOSELY LINKED TO THIS CHANGE, BUT NOT EASILY DISCERNIBLE, IS THE GROWING ANGLO-INDIAN UNITY. THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE, BUT THE UNDERLYING FEATURE OF THE…

Data submitted by administrators of individual schools and school districts and by county school superintendents in Arizona are presented in this survey. The target population of this 1971-72 study included public school pupils in kindergarten through grade 12, certified employees, and noncertified employees. The 6 racial and ethnic categories…

Data submitted by administrators of individual schools and school districts and by county school superintendents in Arizona are presented in this survey. The target population of this 1970-71 study included public school pupils in kindergarten through grade 12, certified employees, and noncertified employees. The 6 racial and ethnic categories…

Examined the appropriateness and fairness of the WISC-R for four sociocultural groups in terms of comparability of factor structures, and construct validity. Groups were similar in proportion of variance. The verbal-performance scale distinction appeared appropriate for all groups. Conclusions provide increased confidence in construct validity of…

The possibilities of using film to influence the positive self-image of the American Indian child and of gaining new insights into the applicability of film materials developed for one ethnic group to children of other ethnic groups were explored. Data were collected on 104 6th grade students from 3 schools on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in…

Defines the new ethnicity as an effort to attain an accurate self-knowledge on the part of members of the 3rd and 4th generation of southern and eastern European immigrants in the United States. Discusses opposing trends and argues for a new multicultural pluralism to replace the single recipe of the melting pot. (EH)

A 1958-65 study of Mexican Americans, Negroes, and Anglos in Racine, Wisconsin, provided researchers with an opportunity to see: (1) if world view and level of aspiration were more closely related to race and ethnicity or to sociologically meaningful categories of people in the urban-industrial society, and (2) how world view and level of…

Factor analysis of nine problem topics revealed personal-social and educational-vocational dimensions. Females were more likely than males to discuss both problem areas with provider groups. Blacks and Chicanos were more likely than Anglos to take personal problems to professionals. (Author)

Five hundred twenty-two Anglo, 99 Black and 127 Chicano sixth-graders, in 53 classes were individually rated by randomized, tri-ethnic, classmate panels on work habits, self-control and interpersonal behavior. Self-ratings and achievement tests were also obtained. Analysis of variance tested for ethnic effects in raters, ratees and rater-ratee…

Data summaries on New York state's college and university racial and ethnic distribution of degrees during 1986-87 are presented. Information was obtained from the Higher Education Data Survey form NYSED-2.1, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred Between July 1, 1986 and June 30, 1987." Tables 1 through 6 present associate,…

The purposes of this 1969 study were to determine: (1) if differences existed in the self concepts of Negro, Anglo, and Spanish American adolescents and (2) the extent to which these differences were influenced by ethnic group membership, socioeconomic position, and sex. The sample for the study was made up of 425 Anglo, 40 Negro, and 142 Spanish…