Urban youth need a basic understanding of the importance the agricultural industry plays in the economic and social structure of our nation. They need to have opportunities to participate in activities which awaken and develop an understanding of the need for natural beauty in their surroundings. (Author)

Discusses the educational needs of urban youth and the role industrial arts teachers can play in improving these youths' lives. Lists agencies and groups of people that should be involved, and public relations programs that industrial arts educators should become involved in. (CT)

Two Akron, Ohio programs which serve urban disadvantaged students are described. Areas examined are curriculum, support services, and staffing. (CT)

Presents the findings of a study of urban and suburban students' reading interests. (DD)

Studied the views of parents and educators about the causes and treatments of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through 45 hours of interviews with 25 participants at 4 urban schools. Results show that parents and educators have a socially constructed view of ADHD and are less likely to use stimulant medicine for the treatment of…

Uses 14 novels to illustrate 9 characteristics that exemplify the best young adult novels written about urban youth. Notes that the novels were chosen because in their characters, their settings, and the problems that drive their plots, they respond honestly and with understanding to the needs of urban teens to read about people "just like" them.…

Tested effectiveness of Conflict Tactics Scales and adaption of Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory to differentiate between aggressive and nonaggressive inner-city black adolescent males. Subjects (N=83) were classified as either institutionalized aggressive, noninstitutionalized aggressive, or noninstitutionalized nonaggressive. Results indicated…

Interpreters at urban nature centers were asked to recall and list fears expressed by students on field trips to wildland areas. Anxiety reactions from students suggest that interpretive programs for some students may be corrective instead of formative. (LZ)

Explored adolescent seat belt use and psychosocial risk factors in urban minority population (n=541). Found seat belt use reported by 49 percent of respondents. Those reporting no or intermittent seat belt use were significantly more likely than seat belt users to feel down, have decreased home support, have problems with school and the law, and…

Studied factors encouraging or inhibiting the involvement of noncustodial African-American fathers with their children. Interviews with 38 fathers suggest that relationships are influenced by their relationships with their children's mothers, work schedules, physical proximity, and having multiple sets of children. Interviews show that…

Tested a hypothesis, based on S. Steinberg's (1989) theory of ethnicity, that blacks, especially those of Caribbean extraction, would have a higher illegitimacy rate, higher cohabitation rates, and more open attitudes toward sex because they do not have a norm of legitimacy. Data from the National Survey of Families and Households do not support…