Inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois and Walter Lippmann, this article discusses the development of African American values and their impact on African American attitudes toward education. Identifiable black American values include racial thinking (Afrocentrism), conceptions of social and economic justice, commitment to community, and passion for…

East Carolina University's school of education has embraced multicultural education challenges through preparing educational leaders, conducting research, and delivering relevant services. The college's underlying commitments include supporting research into development of ethnocentric awareness in young children, developing inservice outreach…

Critical pedagogy requires flexible, adventurous teachers who question the politics of knowledge. Cross-disciplinary women's and black studies programs reformulate knowledge and attempt to reconstruct social imagination in the service of human freedom. A University of Iowa women's studies course uses strategies to help students reconstruct…

Recent reports identify minority college students' tendency to segregate themselves and opt out of mainstream campus activities. This article describes a redesigned cultural diversity teaching model that sensitizes instructors to their own ethnic/racial preconceptions and helps students acknowledge their own racial biases, identify stereotypical…

Summarizes a study addressing two common misconceptions on U.S. college campuses: that choice of friendships is random and that minorities are given preferential treatment by faculty and administrators. Survey results (with 144 Caucasians and 69 minority students) showed that teachers often had low expectations of minorities and that socialization…

Sexist teacher behaviors fall heaviest on female minority college students, who often choose silence over interrupted responses. Racial and class differences serve to magnify this silence. Since same-sex segregation merely perpetuates marginalization, colleges must increase female faculty's numbers, enhance their political visibility, and change…

Discusses a 1994 survey to determine how Chinese students (both American and foreign) assessed their current situation at Northern Illinois University. Most (62%) felt their overall classroom interactions with classmates were successful. Faculty were advised to show patience when answering questions, encourage students to speak and interact with…

Educators will be challenged to teach students to use the Internet as critical consumers. There are numerous issues, including equity (due to income, educational level, gender, urban-rural setting, and age differences), connectivity, staff training, curriculum integration, and evaluation, that have profound implications for sustaining democratic…

This discussion of corporal punishment as an aversive intervention with regular and special education students notes that corporal punishment is still legal and being used in many states. Special problems in the use of corporal punishment with students having disabilities are noted. The paper concludes that comprehensive procedural safeguards for…

This article introduces a special issue of this journal, featuring six articles on the preparation of higher education special education faculty. Faculty shortages are documented, as is the need for the recruitment and training of faculty representing minority groups. The need for faculty to be both scholars and researchers is also discussed. (PB)

Special education doctoral programs in 44 universities were surveyed to assess program characteristics, student characteristics, and student financial support. Results indicate that both numbers of focus areas of doctoral studies (such as early childhood, severe/multiple disabilities, and learning disabilities) and sources of student support have…

This article reviews and synthesizes recent research on higher education faculty shortages in the special education field, and outlines areas of needed research. Issues discussed include high attrition rates, faculty diversity, and insufficient and misplaced incentives. Strengths and weaknesses of available research are discussed. (Author/PB)

This article reviews research on the shortage of African Americans in university special education faculties, identifying problems in the faculty development system and possible solutions. Suggestions focus on improving available financial support, mentoring, and developing opportunities for creative research and writing, in order to recruit,…

This paper describes a research-based apprenticeship model preparing minority group students to enter doctoral programs with the goal of becoming faculty members in university special education departments. Seventeen recommendations for recruitment and training strategies are offered, such as providing enhanced financial aid and providing faculty…

An Ohio State University doctoral program for special education leadership personnel emphasizing applied behavior analysis is described. The program features intensive formal coursework, special topic seminars, participation in three research studies prior to dissertation, supervised college teaching and advising experiences, and a 10-week summer…