Describes intercultural teacher education programs in Canadian universities in general terms only, featuring selected programs as exemplary of the structure and focus of the new field. (Author/RK)

Describes Project JUST (Join Underrepresented in Science and Technology), an initiative whose goal is to create an atmosphere of systemic change within an urban school district that results in minority students excelling in upper level math and science courses. Discusses leadership, governance, and management; a standards-based curriculum;…

Describes the digital divide, the technology gap between the people who have technology (information haves) and those without technology (information have-nots). Discusses that the first digital divide is access to technology; and addresses the second digital divide, computer use, focusing on computers at school and at home. (CMK)

Discusses the importance of how the divide in access is approached and the problems in addressing both digital divides (access and computer use). Argues that sociologists of education have an important role to play in this issue and describes that role. Includes references. (CMK)

Examines how current legal trends and policies shape the efforts of educators in urban schools serving the multicultural communities where immigrant families reside. Relevant laws and policies are reviewed, as well as the strategies educators use to meet the needs of immigrant children, including access to schools and programs, assessment and…

Identifies what "urban science education studies" means and reviews 46 articles representing the nature of urban science education based on the questions asked, research frameworks, guiding assumptions, and findings. Discusses educational equity and challenges regarding policy and enactments, goals of school science, and what to teach in…

Advocates an alternative conception of excellence in higher education, one based on how well an institution can develop its students' talents, not on the quality of the entering class's grades and test scores. Such an outlook would increase minority enrollment. (DM)

Recent efforts of parents, education experts, and Congress to expand the definition of handicapped children (under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) to include attention deficit disorder victims failed when the National Association for the Advancement for Colored People intervened on behalf of Black children, already…

Minority access to education is a critical problem in society today. Schools must evaluate their true accessibility to minority students and the level of teachers' inter-linguistic and inter-cultural skills must be raised. Pathways through schools must be created that meet the needs of the learners. (JD)

Results are reported from a study designed to gain a historical perspective of doctoral degrees awarded in health education and to determine the doctoral level talent pool currently available in the field. Race and gender representation in the talent pool is also examined. (IAH)

Examines an approach used to promote multicultural self-development for preservice teachers. The authors describe the developmental process and the teaching and research settings and approaches. A brief summary and discussion of the implications for teacher education conclude the article. (GR)

Reviews a book that documents the rise of the English-only movement in the 1980s and examines historical and sociocultural factors shaping the movement, potential effects of an official language on constitutional rights of language minorities, anti-immigrant sentiments and America's obstinate monolingualism, and the ongoing battle for equal rights…

Examines the content of the British National Curriculum documentation published so far, as it relates to the education of Black children (here meaning non-White). Concludes that equal education is still a distant prospect in Britain. (DM)

Successful initiatives for minority women depend on creation of an institutional ethos that supports change, adequate staff training, flexibility in scheduling and curricula, and recognition of the value of adult students' experiences. (SK)

A study of scheduling practices in an urban school district discovered that the practices resulted in preferential treatment for majority groups. Researchers examined class registration data for 20,000 secondary students and found the scheduling process was driven by racial bias which discouraged minorities from completing coursework leading to…