This collection of articles includes: "Implementing Discourse Analysis for Intermediate and Advanced Language Learners" (Maria Palmira Massi); "A Comparison of Front-Page News in Japanese and British Quality Press Newspapers: Cultural Differences Reflected in the Press" (Christopher Bond); "Have You Ever Heard of Ogino…

Adult mentors have proved to be important contributors to the academic and personal success of many students. This publication reviews the literature on mentoring programs for at-risk students and presents information on both the goals and challenges of mentoring programs. It also describes key elements of effective mentoring programs. It begins…

A medical student volunteer organization providing educational activities in the Chicago public school system stimulates inner-city children to learn through positive role models, encourages good health habits, improves ability of future doctors to communicate with patients from various backgrounds, and broadens medical students' extracurricular…

A career education program is described which infuses the elementary level curriculum with self- and career-awareness concepts. Teacher guides and student workbooks were developed and later followed by career awareness booklets. Program elements include family attitudes and values, self-concept, role models, pupil-created activities, and community…

A survey of 1,015 fifth and sixth graders in a southern Plains state compared American Indian, African American, Hispanic, and White students' perceptions of mathematics, own ability to "learn" mathematics, role models, teacher treatment of different racial or ethnic groups, teaching practices, and academic goals. Contains 25 references.…

Briefly reviews the character and contributions of our first president. Discusses the accomplishments of George Washington in terms of his role as a gentleman, general, politician, and a man of ideas. Includes selections from, "The 110 rules of Civility", a book that influenced Washington in his youth. (MJP)

Considers the special religious needs of Asian North American female Christians. Questions the effectiveness of programs and resources designed for mainstream Christians. Addresses specific areas of cultural images, interreligious self-dialogs and the impact of role models. (MJP)

This study assessed the self-reported behaviors of health educators in terms of standards for healthy living set forth by the health education profession. Members of health professional organizations completed a survey on health behaviors and risk factors. Results indicated their health behaviors were generally positive and within the accepted…

A family literacy project serving Mexican immigrants taught parents how to encourage literacy development of their children aged three through five and fostered parents' critical literacy by first meeting their needs for functional literacy. Parent participants increased the time spent reading to their children, provided more reading materials at…

Describes the Mayo Minority Scholars Program, which helps American Indian and other minority students become doctors, medical faculty, or biomedical researchers by matching them with appropriate mentors. Relates the authors' perspectives and experiences as mentor and student. Includes program and contact information. (JAT)

Discusses shortage of African-American teachers to serve as educational role models and describes New York State's program allowing minority students to enter teacher education programs jointly at two- and four-year institutions. Reviews advantages of joint-enrollment efforts and program characteristics from top proposals submitted to the State…

Studies influences of male elementary school teachers on sex stereotyping behaviors of 44 male and 41 female students and 60 male and 43 female comparison students, students' assessments of male and female teachers' competence, and male students' interest in becoming teachers. Male teachers have a greater influence on boys' views. (SLD)

Examines 115 successful television series portraying white and African-American families across 4 decades of U.S. prime-time television for the structure and characteristics of the families. The data show a trend toward more equal presentation of conventional and nonconventional families, few divorced or female single parents, and few minority…

Using the construct of personal self-efficacy as a foundation, methods for building science teaching confidence in preservice teachers are described. Methods include microteaching, cooperative learning, role models, experiential learning, computer use, and others. The interrelatedness of science anxiety, attitude toward science, and low science…

Suggests techniques for incorporating information on women psychologists into a psychology of women course. Emphasizes the impact of role models for female students integrating family and career. Presents themes of life cycle development in the psychology of women, discrimination in graduate training, the family claim, and employment…