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Download full textWalker, B. J., Ed. – Cityschools, 1995
"Cityschools" reports on research regarding the transformation of urban schools to make this research more accessible to practitioners in urban classrooms. This theme issue focuses on youth violence, exploring how some schools, families, and communities are working together to organize their resources and to design strategies to fight violence.…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBruno, James E. – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Presents an analysis of various compensation and incentive options for staffing educational programs with high-quality teachers, particularly at racially isolated schools. Questions the efficacy of merit pay policies and suggests that non-pecuniary benefits such as improved working conditions and more opportunity for advancement are as important…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
Monzel, Kristen L. – 1987
This study examines the Lao Hmong, an Indochinese refugee group that has resettled in the Denver-Boulder, Colorado, area. Characteristics examined are the following: (1) migration; (2) location; (3) housing; (4) acculturation; and (5) life satisfaction. An extensive literature review discusses the history, ethnography, and culture of the Hmong in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Community Surveys, Demography
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Polishook, Irwin H., Ed. – 1989
The participants in this conference were in virtual agreement that improvement in urban public education is largely dependent on economic and racial equity and that schools, colleges, and businesses must unite through collaborative projects to ensure this improvement. Papers presented were the following: (1) Businessman: "Private Sector…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, College Faculty, College Role, Cooperative Programs
Jonas, Edward D., Jr. – 1987
The Atlanta (Georgia) Public School System (APS) has many existing dropout prevention programs, but they have been operating primarily independently, with limited information sharing or coordination. In 1986 these programs were linked through the formation of the Atlanta Dropout Prevention Collaborative, which unites the public school system with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
PDF pending restorationStone, Frank Andrews – 1986
Intercultural education in the Greater Salt Lake City (Utah) metropolitan area seems to have minimal effect on high school students' behavior or attitudes. This study was planned in order to better understand the nature and dynamics of intercultural instruction in Salt Lake City. Information was analyzed from the following sources: (1) interviews…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cross Cultural Training
