Introduces a collection of articles that describe how Howard University's Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR) is trying to faithfully represent the talent development philosophy and principles in its research and development activities (which holds that all children can meet high standards when there is a…

Considers three areas of research on education for African women in South Africa: elementary secondary education, higher education, and the relationship between gender, education, and occupational opportunities. Institutional change is needed to improve Black girls' and womens' access to science and technological fields. Contains 28 references.…

Charts the forward and backward movements of African Americans in education since the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, noting both obstacles and success factors that have shaped the black educational experience at elementary, secondary, and higher levels. Influences on black students' achievement and college attendance are described.…

The eight articles of this special issue explore the retrenchment that has seriously constrained the education of African Americans in California, as in much of the nation. Economic downsizing, genetic theories of racial inferiority, and right-wing attitudes have contributed to undermining the political gains of the 1960s and 1970s. (SLD)

Examines the history, philosophy, methods, and operations of the Mary McLeod Bethune Institute, an Afrocentric supplementary Saturday elementary school in Los Angeles (California). Qualitative data show the role this enrichment plays in developing socially active and capable African American youth through the study of African American culture and…

Notes that the nature and the extent of research activities at some black institutions have the potential of generating economic benefits. (Author/AM)

This is a study of Congressional behavior, voting and otherwise, on the issue of the appropriation to Howard University during the period 1879-1928. (Author/AM)

The results of this investigation lend support to the position that attitude assessment must become a requirement for teaching in inner-city schools. (Author/AM)

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that without the recognition of a specific set of social and professional responsibilities to the black community, traditional engineering education shall continue to be viewed with suspicion and distrust by minority group members. (Author/AM)

Despite the fact that traditionally black colleges have made a significant contribution to the American education enterprise, some of their most severe critics conjecturally proclaim that they have failed to effectively extend their services beyond the university role. (Author/AM)

This article traces the growth of and considers some of the reasons behind the establishment of separate schools for Blacks in Boston during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. (EB)

This article describes the experiences of three northern Black missionary teachers who went South during Reconstruction. Their activities are compared with those of the White missionary teachers. (Author/EB)

Data from two surveys are used to draw conclusions about the Black student movement of the sixties, to speculate on future directions of Black student thought and behavior, and to discuss the possible impact of these students on the Black community and the larger political system. (Author/EB)

Research techniques for use in identifying and analyzing quality education in Black schools are described in this article. (Author/EB)

The purpose of this essay is to call attention to: (1) the realization that many educational theories are, in essence, "socioeducational ideologies" functioning as apologetics of the status quo; and (2) the fact that failure to ventilate educational theorizing and research of these ideologies will make efforts to improve Black education futile.…