Reports results of a survey undertaken to determine: (1) the general attitude among secondary school superintendents toward foreign language study on the secondary and college levels, (2) forces operating within the secondary schools which deter foreign language study, and (3) perceived reasons for second language study. (Author/AM)

A model plan is needed for the development of an effective and functional communication network between educators and health professionals designed to be applicable to the needs of numerous communities and children in public school. (JD)

More learning-disabled students could succeed in higher education settings if several inhibiting factors--lack of training for college work, negative attitudes of college faculty, and lack of trained support personnel--were appropriately addressed by educating college faculty, administrative staff, and secondary education personnel about the needs…

Presents exercises to help change students' negative perceptions of Africa. (MM)

Free speech of subjects with somatization and paranoia was analyzed to identify and compare self-concept dimensions reflected in their lexical choices. The somatization disorder group conveyed a sense of negativism, distress, and preoccupation with an uncertain self-identity. The paranoid patients portrayed an artificially positive, grandiose…

Examines various images of disabled or handicapped persons in diverse novels and plays. Addresses these images as literary devices and allegorical symbols. (NKA)

Provides evidence challenging the notions that education produces liberation from intergroup negativism or a superficial democratic commitment. Instead, suggests that the well educated are but one step ahead of their peers in developing a defense of their interests resting on qualification, individualism, obfuscation, and symbolic concessions.…

Tracing its evolution and stressing the role of native language instruction, a proponent of bilingual education argues that native language instruction allows simultaneous content and second language skill development, diminishes alienation, and facilitates intellectual development, and that criticism of such instruction is founded on emotional…

Examined the relationship between teacher pupil control ideology and pupils' projected feelings toward teachers in a sample of 131 teachers and their students. Results indicated that custodialism in teacher pupil control ideology was directly related to pupils' negative feelings toward teachers, followed by teacher sex and grade level. (JAC)

This paper reports on teachers' views of the effects of compulsory numeracy testing in Years 3, 5, and 7 in Queensland schools. Teachers were surveyed on (i) the validity and worth of the tests, (ii) the impact the tests had on their teaching of mathematics, and (iii) how they were using the results of the tests. Although the results reveal a…

Reported was a project in which emotionally disturbed, educable mentally retarded, and physically handicapped children were taught behavior modification skills to enable them to change their own behavior, and the behavior of teachers, fellow students, co-workers, and employers. (GW)

White male adults were more negative with black children than with white children whereas there was a nonsignificant difference between the 2 races for white female adults. On trait ratings of the children following the training session, both males and females rated black children more negatively than white children. (Author/MB)

A comparison of the occupational goals maintained in the academic world with those maintained in the business world. The influence of the academic world varies according to discipline, with students following the orientations of their professors. Students' grade point averages influence and reflect orientations of the academic world. (Author/AP)

This paper reviews research concerning students' and teachers' attitudes toward computers, points out obstacles to computer literacy, and suggests ways to expand it through staff development, planning, and attention to teachers' sensitivities. Factors impeding computer literacy include: (1) diverse computer software and programs; (2) inconsistent…