The latest battle between India's increasingly successful haves and left-behind have-nots is playing out in the country's educational system. India's Supreme Court recently upheld a stay against a quota system for low-caste and historically oppressed Indians, who are officially called Other Backward Classes. The decision could halt quotas for…

It has long been clear that the school reproduces social class differences. However, how this happens remains something of a black box. I set out to contribute to our understanding of schooling processes and the reproduction of inequality by focusing on pedagogy. I elaborate a technique for the analysis of classroom observation and student…

This article is concerned with some of the theoretical and methodological complexities of collecting young people's preferences for sexuality education content and using them to inform educational practice. Data are drawn from focus groups and questionnaires undertaken by 16-19-year-olds. Participants' suggestions often reflect dominant discourses…

We present an analysis of the current state of practice in the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities (LD) in Israel. Through an examination of the cultural, historical, and demographic background of the country ("deep structures"), we show how a fragmented society has developed; it segregates different ethnicities and social…

Examines the way the Spanish-speaking community in Washington, D. C., adapts to urban life in the United States while trying to retain its identity and cultural heritage. (Author)

A counseling center in an inner-city community serving an essentially minority population with a staff of middle-class professionals provided the opportunity to examine empirically whether the values of one group were indeed different from the values of the other. Results indicate qualitative and quantitative differences on the Rokeach Value…

By being exposed to others with different backgrounds, children can develop open, flexible personalities that will allow them to cope with change and to assimilate changes into a satisfying personal lifestyle. (CB)

The "frontier atmosphere" explanation of high divorce rates in western areas of the United States was partially vindicated when comparisons were made between divorce rates in states having high migration rates and lower social costs with those states having low migration rates and higher social costs. (Author/CG)

Raises questions concerning the methods and procedures for obtaining class differences, interpretations of these differences, and the decision to intervene. (Author/MG)

Draws on research on sixth-form (general education)colleges to examine the first of four goals established UK government Green Paper proposal to reform the supply side of 14-19 education: Meeting needs and improving choice. Discusses several barriers to the reform of educational institutions differentiated by class. Draws implications for policy…

Compares incidence of caries in 60 13 to 15 year olds in 2 Nigerian schools, 1 with an affluent population and the other with students from a lower socioeconomic level. Data on parental occupations, patterns of dental practice, and eating habits were collected. Caries incidence in different categories of social standing was similar. (NH)