The author, California's Secretary of State, reviews her own advancement as a Chinese-American woman, noting education as the key factor. She considers the remaining task of changing traditional social habits and urges women to become involved in government. Part of a theme issue on women and leadership. (SJL)

Mediocrity is a powerful force. But whatever its cause so far as education is concerned--be it rampant bureaucracy or pressure from teaching peers who feel threatened by excellence--mediocrity can be defeated, if teachers will stand up and refuse to bend to pressures to do less than their best. (Author/SJL)

The author defines a support curriculum for hearing impaired mainstreamed students; and considers the role of four categories of people--administration, classroom teachers, supportive personnel, and students. It is concluded that a support curriculum is one that is comprehensive, creative, flexible, and realistic. (SB)

This model postulates that because of women's socialization they lack strong expectations of personal efficacy in relationship to career-related behaviors, thus failing to realize their capabilities and talents. Sex differences in the access to and availability of information important to developing strong expectations of personal efficacy are…

Racism has been a major factor in determining the role and stature of jazz and the musicians who play it. Jazz has been denied its artistic due because it emerged from Black people who have been systematically denied their social and civil rights. (Author/GC)

The Individualized Instruction Resource Program (IIRP) is a special program for underachieving freshmen and sophomores at Gordon Technical High School in Chicago. In operation since 1969, IIRP uses a coordinated curriculum, unique scheduling, and a practical, often individual approach, which has consistently increased the self-images of its…

Discusses the development of critical televiewing curricula in relation to their stated goals and content. Outlines four underlying constructs: intervention, goal attainment, cultural understanding, and literacy. (JMF)

The economic status of 130 educable mentally retarded (EMR) graduates of a special school district was investigated. Of the variables (age, sex, race, IQ, and vocational training), age was the only variable found to be related to wage, i.e., the older the individual, the higher the wage. (Author)

Stuart Ling reports from his tour of exemplary music programs that many teachers are overcoming the common logistical and economic problems of this time of retrenchment. Donald Nitz is more pessimistic, asserting that music education is clinging to a tenuous status quo after the bright promise of the 1960s. (SJL)

Children, aged 9, 12, and 15, evaluated successes and failures of other children using information supplied about ability, effort, outcome, and sex. Several sex differences were found, particularly in the extent to which evaluations related to effort and outcome information. Findings are compared to those of American and Iranian studies.…

Freshman student reasons for success and failure at a forthcoming examination are examined. Students ascribed possible success more to internal than external factors but attributed possible failure almost equally to these factors. Luck was perceived to be of relatively minor significance. Male/female differences are examined. (Author/MSE)

As part of its Secondary Schools Project, the Greenfield (Massachusetts) Schools established an Office of Program Planning and Grant Writing to direct a grant writing team of teachers, administrators, community members, and university personnel. This article describes the development of the Grant Writing Office and its success in soliciting funds.…

Suggests that educators must recognize the reality of antischool public opinion and, through the development of differentiated education and alternative schooling, seek to reinvolve the community with their schools. Condensed from "Principal," November 1980, pp 8-14. (SJL)

Atkinson and Birch's dynamic theory of action is discussed with regard to achievement motivation theory. Implications are derived that are in contrast to expectations derived from traditional episodic theories. Implications of dynamic theory for the theory of fear of failure are discussed. Recent results support the dynamic theory. (Author/RD)

Examined factors in the academic environment and student services that inhibited or enhanced women's efforts to complete their education. There were unique obstacles and interests for females, especially in the areas of career counseling, finances, program formats and content, and personal safety. (Author)