Describes some of the typical" incidents reported by the Southern Regional Council relating to the atmosphere of terror" that exists in the Southern school system: black teacher and student displacement, illegal student suspensions, racial intimidation, and physical violence. (RJ)

Because of our failure to cope with color differences, we now have uniquely complicated domestic problems. The white majority does not like to face the real cost of the solution. (Author)

Responses on a questionnaire by 760 persons, aged 17 to 84, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, revealed an idealized image of the teacher in a school for learning disabled (LD) students, and the view that some normal and the LD students, themselves, have a bad image of LD students. (Author/MC)

Maintains that the Reagan administration fails to enforce civil rights guarantees and that its policies threaten the legal status and economic welfare of Blacks and minorities. Describes how the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is responding through measures to protect Black and minority rights. (Author/MJL)

Briefly sketches legal concepts that deprived Blacks of equal educational opportunity before the 1954 "Brown" decision. Holds that twenty-five years after "Brown's" implementation, the "separate but equal" mentality still operates in the United States. (GC)

Neoconservatism and negative social attitudes might seem to threaten civil rights and social equality for Blacks. Nevertheless, civil rights workers possess substantial resources to further advance the cause of equality, if they will organize and accept the challenge. (GC)

Physiological and self-reported reactions of counselors in training to five disabled clients and a minority client were examined. Implications for counselor practice, education, and in-service education are discussed. (Author)

Addresses linguistic features associated with the differentiated curricula of high school classrooms and consequences for learners of the school language. This article explores processes by which language minority students are placed in tracked classrooms and the means some use to negotiate the system to change. (64 references) (Author/CK)

This composite autoethnographic account results from the author's experiences as a member of an ethnic minority group pursuing a graduate degree at a predominantly White university. As a consequence, the narrative provides insights into the utility of autoethnography as a means of social science inquiry and into the lived experiences of people of…

This publication is a followup report to Public Agenda's 1994 study on public-school education, entitled "First Things First." The publication reports findings of a 1995 study that investigated the public's perspective on school restructuring. Data were derived from a national telephone survey of 1,200 Americans, including 439 parents of children…

Data from a national survey of American economic literacy were used to investigate the relationship between economic knowledge and public opinion on economic issues. The telephone survey data were collected by the Gallup Organization from a sample of 1,005 members of the general public in March 1992. The instrument contained about 46 questions…

The effects of a grade 6 reading/language arts curriculum designed to help non-Amish students develop an appreciation and understanding of Amish culture were examined. The study took place in a Pennsylvania township near a large Amish settlement. Two classes (one experimental group, one control group) were administered pre- and post-semantic…

Opposition to low and moderate income families of all ethnic backgrounds, especially those of a different color, exists. Traditional land use policies are seen to condition the economic and social opportunities for black Americans. The principal focus today is said to lie in suburban America. (Author/AM)

The first section of this article reviews the background and interaction of minority studies and affirmative action programs as they developed in the 1960's. The second section discusses some middle and long-range questions and implications of those developments for black colleges, graduate and professional schools, and society as a whole. (DE)