Interviews with 11 local education authorities in the former Strathclyde Region (Scotland) examined the provision of services for children with "disorders of language and communication," related outreach and support services, terminology problems (autism subsumed under "communication disorders"), staffing, and referral procedures. The special…

Examines current British concerns about the need for values education from the perspective of postmodern social theorists. Argues that, viewed sociologically, the current approach to values education is broadly functionalist (and conservative), for it fails to come to terms with the deep structure of contemporary society, specifically consumerism…

Six panelists (Enrique Trueba, Ronald Takaki, Victoria Munoz, Sonia Nieto, Margaret Andersen, and Doris Sommer) discuss the following questions: What is ethnicity? Who decides? How is ethnicity connected to education? and What does it mean when racial minorities are referred to as ethnic? (SK)

Two tenets of U.S. ideology are equality of opportunity and social mobility. However, class-based analysis shows that higher education uses meritocratic rather democratic norms, limiting educational opportunities for the poor, the working class, and racial minorities. (SK)

Early demands for Chicano or Puerto Rican studies mirrored contemporaneous political struggles. Today's Latino studies are framed in a context of the transnational nature of Latino ethnic groups, with the added complexities of feminist, postcolonial, racial, and lesbian/gay theories. (SK)

Analysis of issues and messages in the mass media and news events demonstrates the dynamics of ethnic and racial relations in the United States. The politics of racism are an unacknowledged part of mainstream ideology, thought, and action. (SK)

Using equal status contact theory, three school communities are examined, one in which racial differences and racist discourse are unquestioned, one that attempts to support youth in a community of difference by working the authority boundary, and one that moves toward communities of difference through bold pedagogies. (Author/SK)

Analyzes the representation of race and ethnicity in two films, "Dangerous Minds" and "Suture." Examines how Whiteness must be theorized and discussed as an historical, cultural, and political construction. (SK)

The authors reexamine their book, "The Feminist Classroom," for unacknowledged assumptions of Whiteness that shape knowledge construction in the classroom. They use classroom and interview data to investigate how students' constructions of gender, class, ethnicity, and race are informed by these assumptions. (SK)

School failure of Spanish-speaking Mexican-origin children is complex and not attributable to language factors alone. Although dual-language immersion has promise, educators must consider possible negative effects, quality of instruction in minority languages, effects on intergroup relations, and issues of language and power. (SK)

Reviews 12 elements of Whorf's theory complex, particularly the linguistic relativity principle. Shows how the theory illuminates language-mind-experience relationships with applicability to classroom practices. (SK)

Comparison of standardized test scores and language arts portfolios of 5,264 first and second graders showed that alternative assessments can decrease inequities between blacks and whites. However, girls performed far better than boys on portfolios than on standardized tests. (SK)

Attempts to broaden Karabel's (1984) concept of interests to include differences in philosophy, ideology, institutional character, and changing social contexts as a way of understanding discrimination in admissions to elite colleges. Suggests that elite colleges have increased autonomy and are less dependent on traditional constituencies. (SK)

Legal and educational trends necessitate close collaboration between teachers and lawyers. Effective collaboration is early, ongoing, and in-depth. It requires understanding of structural arrangements, political influences, interprofessional communication techniques, and negative attitudes. (SK)

Argues for more research into teacher education to form a basis for development of policy and practice. Identifies research networks related to teacher education in Europe. Provides an example of how teacher education research might contribute to practice: a study of different types of learning experience among student teachers and different types…