This paper examines the discourses of morality drawn on by secondary school teachers in England to describe their attitudes to pupils' developing sexual identities. Although teachers recognized their own formative role in the sexual socialization of pupils and identified homophobic attitudes among boys, they were ambivalent about how far they…

Maintains that Franklin Wilson's 1985 finding that white flight resulting from school desegregation is short-term and unaffected by the nature of the plan is incorrect. Presents new data showing that the effects are long-term and depend mainly upon whether the plan is voluntarily implemented or enforced by the government. (GEA)

Presents a study which analyzes the relationship between college attendance and attitudinal changes in males and females in two specific areas: traditional gender roles and religious beliefs. Procedural and analytical data are examined. Concludes that the higher the level of education attained, the more liberal an individual's views become on both…

Reports on a study of the differences between two academic subjects and the consequences of this differentiation for educational production functions. Dealing with Greek ninth-grade students in physics and literature, findings show that background and school inputs influence achievement in various ways and that what works in one curricular area…

Assesses the impact of unionization of faculties on the average salary and compensation of faculty members in four-year colleges and universities generally and in public and private institutions separately. Concludes that collective bargaining is more effective in public institutions and that factors such as institutional prestige, size, and…

Studies conditions under which women and minorities were hired for managerial positions in higher education administration. Determines that odds of a new person hired being a woman or minority is positively affected if the previous employee in that position was a woman or minority. Finds that past segregation is among the leading influences on…

Focuses on relationships between high school graduates' personal characteristics and the nature of the postsecondary institutions they attend. Suggests that within the matching process is a sorting mechanism that reinforces nonmeritocratic tendencies. Analyzes national data for the high school class of 1980. Finds, that socioeconomic background…

Tests theoretical perspectives about the effects of employment during high school. Supports a zero-sum model which suggests that working during high school subverts traditional academic goals. Finds no support for the developmental model which claims that employment during school builds character. Acknowledges that working to save money for…