Differences in College Readiness Rates between Asian Boys and Girls in Texas High Schools: A Statewide, Multiyear Analysis

Mitchell Brad L., Slate John R.*, Moore George W. and Martinez-Garcia Cynthia

For this investigation, the extent to which differences in college-ready rates were present in reading, mathematics and both subjects for Asian boys and Asian girls in Texas high schools for 2005-2006 through 2011-2012 was determined. College-ready rates in reading, mathematics and both subjects for Asian boys and Asian girls were obtained from the Texas Education Agency. Of the 21 analyses, 20 results were statistically significant with 16 trivial and four small effect sizes. Asian boys had higher mathematics college-ready rates than Asian girls whereas Asian girls had higher reading and both subjects’ college-ready rates. Large increases in college-ready rates for Asian boys and Asian girls were observed for 2005-2006 through 2008-2009 compared to 2008-2009 through 2011-2012. Implications were provided.

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Taming Psychosomatic Diversities: Art and Circus as Cultural Spaces for Self-Fulfillment of Males with Rare Health Conditions: Andragogic Analysis of Life-Cycles

Borowska-Beszta Beata

This article is a review of two case studies of male with psychosomatic diversities and the valorized international fame because of artistic expressions. They both were born in 19th century in Europe. The text is not a clinical study but is an andragogic analysis of the lives of two famous artists: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and Polish circus artist Stephan Bibrowski (Lionel). They both were characterized by a binary meant uniqueness. Each artist had a rare health condition and syndrome resulting in a psychosomatic diversity and also each of them has revealed spectacular artistic talent and international fame. The main goal of the article is answering the question: how both artists tamed their own psychosomatic diversities? The text includes the andragogic life-cycles analysis of life patterns of both males in the context of cultural spaces; the spaces in which they were successful. Paper also contains two clinical descriptions of pycnodysostosis and congenital hypertrichosis, however clinical view is complementary to analyzed cases.

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