Compares characteristics of students taking programming-oriented versus applications-oriented higher education courses. Topics include computer engagement, programming experience, computing attitudes, a greater gender imbalance in enrollment on the programming-oriented course, the usefulness of psychometric measures, discriminant function…

Describes an evaluation of lectures in a computer-based, personalized system of instruction (PSI) introductory psychology class. Results question the effectiveness of lectures, based on students instructor evaluations, student characteristics, personality test scores, and academic performance. (Author/LRW)

A university professor describes the relationship he experienced with his daughter, and her relationship with the man who murdered her and then committed suicide. A special-education professor reacts by discussing prevention and intervention as the keys to survival. The father states that he plans to use this tragedy to help troubled youth. (MKA)

Discusses the effects of child abuse and neglect on young children. Focuses on possible neurological effects; psychological effects, such as disregulation of affect and avoidance of intimacy; and cognitive consequences throughout childhood and adolescence. Describes interventions that can promote resiliency in children, such as providing alternate…

Small countries should reexamine the question of educational leadership. Although the traditional, rationalist view of leadership served them well while emerging from colonial domination, a nonrational focus stressing cooperation and empowerment may be useful in tough times when reculturing seems so crucial. (23 references) (MLH)

Presents strategies for building resilience in students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms. Suggestions are provided for promoting social competence, problem-solving skills, autonomy, and sense of purpose. A checklist for resilience is included, along with two stories of children with disabilities who gained resilience. (CR)

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data indicate that sense of personal control increased from age 14 to 22. Dropping out of school hampered development; teen pregnancy did not. Adolescent sense of control and further adult development correlated positively with cognitive skill and parental education. Low perceived control predicted subsequent…

A longitudinal study evaluated child-care effects on young children's self-control, compliance, and problem behavior. Findings indicated that mothering was a stronger and more consistent predictor of child outcomes than child care. There was little evidence that early, extensive, and continuous care was related to problematic child behavior.…

Discusses an experiment involving 35 senior executives from private- and public-sector businesses who volunteered to be governors in English secondary schools. The business executives were found to contribute significantly because of their seniority, personal qualities and skills, time commitment, and time management skills. (Contains 37…

Discusses the impact of the troubles in Northern Ireland on the psychological and social well-being and school lives of youth. Although some have suffered great trauma, recent research highlights the resilience of young people exposed to the stress of political conflict. For the majority of youth growing up in Northern Ireland, the future may be…

Studies protective factors that inner-city high school students consider salient in overcoming adversity. Content analysis shows that the internal attributes such as perseverance, determination, and having the awareness to learn from the risk-attrition process surfaced. States that motivational support from family members and teachers was also…

Urges readers to ponder the importance of the future of literature in children's lives. Reflects on the role of books in the author's own family life, reviewing how literature gathers and preserves the riches of the imagination and promotes the democracy of the intellect. (SR)

Fifth- and sixth-grade aggressive and acting-out students from a Latino community were organized into two groups based on their classroom academic performance. Students who were rated as aggressive but were high on school learning reported more resiliency indicators than those low on school learning. Parental supervision was the key variable…

School communities can foster homeless students' resilience, the ability to bounce back despite difficult circumstances. Resilience can be promoted by reducing risks and stressors' effects while activating protective processes that increase the support, structure, and opportunities needed for positive adaptation. Each community member's role is…

Tests a theoretical model for the constitution of the self among adolescents in a cross-cultural, comparative study. Examines the impact of schools and families, as institutions and networks of interaction, on the self of adolescents. Based on data from three sample surveys from an East/West study of adolescent students. (DSK)