White professionals have not utilized a cultural perspective that would enhance practice and capitalize on the uniqueness of an indigenous professional. (DM)

A theoretical framework stemming from the evolutionary psychology of Herbert Spencer, along with two experiments with young children as subjects, are presented. (Authors)

Middle-class respondents mistakenly deny that the work ethic is strong among the poor, fundamentally misunderstand how high work ethic leads to increased feelings of insecurity, and mistakenly project for the poor a strong identification of welfare income with income from quasi-illegal sources. (Author)

Argues that the pattern of patient care which is emerging to serve the lower socioeconomic groups is approaching the pattern which serves the rest of the population, as the prejudice barrier falls. (DM)

Lists and discusses internationally applicable factors which are likely to hinder or obstruct learning from the time the disadvantaged child enters the classroom. (DM)

Significantly greater imitation of the teacher model's incidental behaviors was observed among advantaged children, among girls, and in response to the positive reinforcing teacher. (Authors)

Results are discussed in terms of the development and activation of cognitive structures. (Authors)

By nonintellective" are meant factors which are present in a test situation and which influence the test scores obtained but are not obviously related to the skills or knowledge ostensibly being measured by the test. (Authors)

Children's rights workers may seek to maintain the status quo, lacking the power to change the social structure in order to effectively achieve children's rights. (DM)

Describes how the tracking system in two schools contributed to greater rates of failure, academic decline, alienation, and delinquency among non-College bound students. An alternate model is included. (DM)