In theory, the fact that American colleges and universities tend to be liberal-leaning should not be an issue. However, several studies document that political bias in today's college classrooms causes students to avoid discussing potentially controversial topics for fear of criticism and ridicule, lowered grades, and even physical harm.…

Traditionally, the literature has analyzed the existence of bias in the evaluation of papers submitted to scientific journals, but it has not considered any possible bias in the evaluation of studies submitted to conferences. In this sense we can ask whether the conferences provide an adequate service for researchers. This study examines whether…

Concludes that the extent of reporters' agreement with messages from an information source affects the choice of supportive items. (RB)

Behavioral research suggests that communication between two individuals is affected by such factors as their orientation toward a topic, the importance of the topic, and interpersonal attraction. Seven hypotheses were formulated to determine if these factors--originally discovered in a discussion setting--were operative in an information-seeking…

The effects of record-card-type information on performance expectations were examined. Expectations based solely on preobservational information (standardized tests, previous teachers, family, physical characteristics) were positively related to the quality of the reported performance. Implications for the public concern over record card…

An annotated bibliography on sexism and education covers societal sexism; sexism in schools; communicating more positive notions of sex roles to children; sexism in textbooks; curriculum ideas; lists of resources, research and workshop formats; and legal aspects of sexism in education. (MLW)

The bibliography contains 331 citations of books, dissertations, research reports, and articles on multicultural education, primarily materials in English written in recent years. Topics include cultural awareness, classroom communication and culture, development of ethnic or national identity, classroom processes, curriculum design and…