Describes five years of experience in classes designed to improve attendance and curtail truancy. The program is focused on helping maladjusted children in a big city through the interdepartmental coordination of various divisions of the school system, involving interdisciplinary cooperation and structured on the pupil personnel services concept.…

It was concluded from the findings that the boys and girls studied did maintain a consistently high-level frame of reference. It was observed that boys tended to hold slightly higher educational and income goals and to demonstrate a higher level of consistency across goal levels in their frame of reference. (Author)

Describes the extent to which federal and state funds are being used in agricultural education. Discusses distribution of funds and problem areas: curriculum management and development; special needs; urban and rural youth; equity and civil rights; education to work transition, etc. (CT)

Results showed that the performance of the suburban and urban 10-year-olds on a Piaget-based map drawing task did not differ significantly, while the Appalachian children performed significantly better than one or both of the other groups on three out of the four spatial concepts. (JMB)

Rural offspring of the back-to-the-land people of the late 1960s appear to have substituted reading for television viewing as a primary pastime. (LH)

Inner-city, young adult Black males with a suicide attempt in the last six months, and matched controls were examined. The validity of the theory of Black self-hatred as the basic cause of suicidal behavior among Blacks is questioned. A theory focusing on forces moving toward positive subgroup ties is proposed. (Author)

A government study reveals that many students of non-English-speaking background in New South Wales (Australia) miss out on instruction in English as a Second Language, that their community languages are allowed to lapse, and that the relationships among different groups in the schools are not given the attention they deserve. (SLD)

Studied the context in which eighth graders in India watch television through an experience sampling study of 100 urban middle-class Indian families. As a whole, findings indicate that the television viewing of middle-class Indian youth is typically a relaxed antidote to the stresses of the day that they share with their families. (SLD)

Explores causes for the disproportionate representation of African American students in mild mental retardation and serious emotional disturbances special education categories. Provides recommendations to promote positive academic and social behavior for African American students that may prevent the students' need for specialized education…

Presents narrative accounts of the meaning of work and love for two Latino community youth activists, exploring how Latino community development in the city has given meaning to the lives of these youths and their families, neighbors, and other young people. The educational implications of their stories are discussed. (SLD)

Discusses the importance of work in the lives of children, especially young urban men. It is essential that society reconnect young people to the world of work, both by making jobs and training available and by helping youth develop the attitudes that will make them willing to work. (SLD)

Focus groups with nonparenting, urban, African-American females examined their attitudes toward teen pregnancy, the social impact of teen pregnancy, and contraception. Results indicated that though the adolescents believed pregnancy and parenting were best delayed until later, they felt they were common, manageable experiences with plenty of…

Reviews the history of violence in schools, focusing on types and frequencies of violence and the factors that are related to school-based violence. Presents strategies that teachers and other school staff can use to decrease the likelihood of violence. (SLD)

Uses event-history analysis to explore whether and how grade retention influenced graduation outcomes for a cohort of 707 youths from an urban school system. Repeating a grade from kindergarten to grade 6 was associated with an increase in the odds of dropping out. Explores the impact of being over age for grade. (SLD)