Details a systematic pattern of abridging procedural justice that excludes Haitians from the community of justice. Discusses the flight of the Haitian boat people. Explains how the U.S. denies due process to Haitians. Discusses the policy of deterrence. Explains how national security is used as the motive for denying asylum to Haitians. (JS)

A study revealed two problems that influence Australian students' attitudes toward the learning of Indonesian. Internal problems related to use of teaching facilities. External problems included (1) lack of knowledge about Indonesia in Queensland, (2) lack of awareness of importance of learning Indonesian, (3) marginal position of Indonesian in…

Examines a report by the Project on the Status and Education of Women. Black women face sexual and racial discrimination on college campuses. Isolation, invisibility, hostility, indifference, and a lack of understanding of Black women's experiences are part of the problem. (DF)

Attempted to identify behavioral precursors of conflict outcomes and to isolate unique characteristics of important conflicts. Results suggest that conflict components were interrelated. Resolutions were associated with outcomes and affective intensity, and affective intensity was linked to lessons learned. Apparently, the salience of an…

A university English department conducts workshops and summer seminars for secondary English teachers; the English and education departments collaborate on a young authors' conference for K-12 creative writing. These activities seek to reduce tensions between arts/sciences and education and between high school teachers and college faculty. (SK)

Examined whether 142 inner-city adolescents with different dysphoric tendencies vary in the types of life experiences to which they are most vulnerable. Found that self-criticism interacted with both interpersonal and academic indices, whereas dependency interacted only with interpersonal indices. Trends involving self-criticism and grades…

Frustrations common among students at large institutions include unavailability of faculty, crowding, inadequate advising, and problems getting into required courses. Students are often too intimidated to ask for help, but at some institutions they are pressing for changes. (MSE)

Argues that customary presentations of data on Indian alcohol abuse and "related problems" distort the problem, undermine self-esteem of Indian communities, and lower the chances of success for community-based prevention and treatment programs. Suggests community-specific research on drinking patterns and problems and avoidance of…

Investigated relationship between sexual risk taking and attitudes toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) precautions among Australian nonvirgin college students (n=1,006). Results showed that, although in general young women showed more positive attitudes to AIDS precautions than young men, it was only among young women that negative…

Group interviews with 26 special education teachers, 25 general education teachers, 8 Chapter 1 teachers, and 15 teachers of the gifted revealed that the majority of teachers had strong negative feelings about inclusion. Teachers identified factors affecting the success of inclusion, including class size, resources, extent to which all students…

Original data and other studies using the Positive Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATP-Q) show that the reliability and norms of the instrument appear stable and that the ATP-Q is inversely associated with negative affective states but unrelated to conditions such as medical condition not accompanied by psychological distress. (SLD)

Examined the contributions of positive social support and negative social exchange in the relationship between stress and health symptoms. College student surveys indicated that negative social exchange significantly predicted physical symptoms, while positive social support did not. The relationship between negative social interaction and…

This article suggests a framework to organise a cluster of variables that are associated with students' effective use of computer algebra systems (CAS) in mathematics learning. Based on a review of the literature and from the authors' own teaching experience, the framework identifies the main characteristics of students' interactions with CAS…

Cognition, motivation, and emotions are recognized by psychologists as the three fundamental classes of mental operations, yet most research in educational psychology has focused on the first two classes. Educational psychology textbooks for preservice teachers contain chapters on learning, problem solving, assessment, and motivation, but not on…

The expectations, attributions, and reactions toward children and youth who have contracted HIV/AIDS warrant close attention from parents, teachers, related service personnel, and others who will interact with these students in the schools. Those who are misinformed or unaware of their beliefs may inadvertently discriminate against children and…