Traces key aspects of the primary mentoring experiences of senior women student affairs professionals (N=40) from graduate student status to entry level professionals, and then as senior professionals mentoring others. Findings supported previous studies on mentoring. Discusses implications of same-sex mentoring, and recommends further research in…

Uses case studies of a Latin American woman and a South Asian woman to identify obstacles and facilitators that shaped their lives and paths to empowerment. Presents a model for understanding processes of empowerment and change, particularly change facilitating gender equity. Recognizes a dialectic process involving individual subjective…

Presents biographical information on Lenore White Harmon, noted professor, counselor, and researcher. In a question-and-answer section, Harmon describes her early career decisions, work history, research efforts, professional contributions, important influences and reflections on her career development. (KW)

Provides a brief overview of the life and work of Paul R. Williams, an orphaned African American who grew to become a renowned architect in Los Angeles. His life became the basis of a model lesson plan for third graders developed by a teacher attending a teachers' workshop. (MJP)

Reviews five recent children and young adult books recounting the experiences of African American women. The books cover, respectively, the lives of Olympians, musicians, crusader Marion Wright Edelman (one of the first black teenagers to integrate Little Rock High School), and a Pony Express trail driver. (MJP)

Interviews and surveys of 98 students and 7 instructors in Outward Bound Canada found that specific aspects of course activities, the physical environment, instructors, and participants influenced course outcomes. As role models, instructors made a greater contribution to student interpersonal skills than most other course components. Implications…

A camp for Los Angeles (California) children traumatized by war, community violence, and hatred gives them time to heal and feel safe. The camp's theme of reconciliation and nonviolence is expressed by an all-volunteer staff through community, teamwork, and cooperation. Nature's diversity is used to show how diverse groups can interact, thrive,…

Describes an inservice teacher education program to provide science process skills without the presence of university personnel. Presents methods of evaluation and the results of the evaluation. (YP)

Investigated was the effectiveness of interventions designed to mediate the negative influence of ascription on the scientific talent pool. Findings related to the effectiveness of tutoring, career counseling, exposure to research and to role models, and after school programs reinforce the importance of prerequisites for increasing minority…

Gathered information from deaf individuals (N=14) about positive psychological and educational development of hearing-impaired persons. Identified six common variables: supportive family climate; frequent and diverse experiences; educational curricula promoting problem-solving, independence, and self-reliance; supplementary opportunities for…

Examined reasons for not using tobacco, alcohol, and various other substances by students in relation to amount of self-reported substance use. Findings from 5,887 students in grades 6 through 12 revealed importance of information, self-concept, recreational and alternative activities, school policy, and adults as role models for use of various…

Outlines two current Dow Jones Newspaper Fund programs: (1) the teacher fellowship program for journalism teachers from school districts with minority student populations of at least 20 percent; and (2) high school journalism workshops for minority students, in which students spend two weeks on college campuses working with professionals. Provides…

Self-modeling was studied in three experiments with a total of 148 elementary school children who had experienced difficulties in arithmetic. Observing self-model videotapes raised achievement outcome as well as viewing peer models. Self-model tapes showing skill acquisition were as effective as were tapes showing mastery. (SLD)

Emphasizes that the teacher as a role model is crucial to the success of Sustained Silent Reading (SSR). Suggests that teacher modeling of sharing activities immediately after SSR is also very important. (MG)

Three theoretical perspectives on moral development and education are analyzed: individual (Kohlberg's theory of justice reasoning), interactional, and sociocultural. A continuum of six options for educational intervention is outlined, including the teacher as socialization agent, negotiation strategies, structured interventions, and an explicit…