Aspects considered include cognitive and social development, the preschool prediction of learning disabilities, patterns of environmental processes in learning disabilities and mental retardation, environmental disadvantages, and biological determinants. (Author/DLS)

A critical review of the psychometric properties of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) model for student assessment is presented. The review criticizes the lack of validity of some of the measures but praises the goals of the system. (JKS)

Writings dealing with the basis for the motive behind men's domination of women are reviewed. It is suggested that the development of this motive might be altered if men, as well as women, care for infants. The possibility of greater equality in the family and in the economy is discussed. (Author/EB)

Describes experimental college-level mathematics programs in the Soviet Union and in the United States for secondary level students selected as having a special interest and talent in the mathematical sciences. The United States program was developed by the Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory (CEMREL). (MF)

The article discusses the role of the first-grade teacher in implementing special programs for gifted children and providing appropriate environments for the development of the students' full potential and suggests instructional practices which may be used with the gifted reader. (PHR)

Suggestions are given on how a competency-based teacher-education program might focus on nontrivial tasks and measure them in ways that are not merely based on checklists. (MK)

Traditional theories of juvenile delinquency have not yielded successful strategies for treatment. This article presents a multiple-strategy model with new and promising implications for child advocacy. (Author)

Two studies compared the performance of Puerto Rican and African American Head Start children (total n=134) on familiar (description) and unfamiliar (one word labeling) test tasks. Results indicated children performed better on the familiar test task, which was also more sensitive in differentiating typically developing children from those with…

Describes a three-week, six credit, summer institute in New Brunswick designed to expose preservice teachers to the evolving understandings of giftedness and gifted learners. A survey of 25 participants indicates the institute was most successful in changing teachers awareness of giftedness and recognizing gifted learners' needs. (CR)

Discusses some strategies for initiating institutional change on a college campus with intergroup relations as the focus, outlining conditions under which change agents are likely to work and some of the special circumstances that arise when change agents are Americans of Asian descent. Sociological theories of intergroup relations are discussed.…

Explores issues in defining a category of Filipino/a media arts under the umbrella of Asian Pacific American media arts. Three waves of Filipino/a American media output are mapped, and the representational issues connected with each wave are outlined. Works from each of the waves are identified. (SLD)

Examined the extent to which racial identity, self-esteem, and academic self-concept were related to academic achievement for 86 African American high school students. Grade point average was best predicted by immersion racial identity attitudes and academic self-concept. Most students indicated they received support for academic work from parents…

Teachers from a residential school (n=30) and a public school district (n=13) that serve children with visual impairments read scenarios of children with various eye conditions and abilities, and chose a primary literacy medium for each child. The teachers differed in their attitudes toward the use of braille. (Author/CR)

Analyzed data from Asian-American undergraduates (N=87), using the Ethnic Identity Development Exercise. Research indicated Asian-Americans are largely influenced by relationships and external forces. In addition, avoidance of shame was a strong motivating factor in determining ethnic identification. Reviews and summarizes identify formation,…

The model of cognitive ability proposed by John B. Carroll is described and its implications for education traced. The Carroll model is unique in that it is based on datasets reanalyzed by standard procedures. The variables and factors established through factoring were used to construct the three-stratum Carroll model. (SLD)