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Kanu, Yatta – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2006
As a consequence of the Civil Rights Movement and related social movements, the past 30 years have witnessed an unprecedented rise in higher education enrollments among ethnic minority groups, women, and low-income students, as well as increases in the financial aid available to these groups. However, certain ethnic minority populations, such as…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Civil Rights, Attendance Patterns, Student Participation
Slayton, Tamara – 1994
This study addresses the basic question: What are the factors that influence the academic experience of Mexican children, and, to what extent do these factors result in deficits in student learning and achievement? The study was conducted over the course of 5 weeks throughout Mexico in the regions of Juarez, Chihuahua, Michoacan, Mexico, D.F.,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Culture, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups
Association for Science Education, Herts (England). – 1997
This document contains a summary of the policies adopted by the Association for Science Education (ASE). These policies are applicable to teachers of science at all levels in all formal places of learning in Great Britain. Summaries of policy statements pertaining to quality in science education, a flowchart that provides an overview of these…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
Isaac, Anne – 1993
This paper reviews participation patterns of migrants, refugees, and permanent residents with language backgrounds other than English (LBOTE), at Australian universities in general, and the University of Melbourne in particular. It critically examines the effectiveness of current measures designed to improve the opportunities and university…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Students, Cultural Differences
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Center for National Origin, Race and Sex Equity. – 1988
This handbook focuses on parent, student, and staff responsibilities as they relate to the achievement of an excellent and equitable education for all students. Equity should be a major concern of all schools as an approach to teaching that extends through the grades. Responsibilities are listed for school staff members (administrators and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged
Foody, Margaret; And Others – 1990
An analysis of student achievement and the ethnicity of students and instructional staff in the Syracuse (New York) City School District found a need to develop a multicultural curriculum that would ensure equal educational opportunity. A comparison of the scores of White, Black, and Hispanic elementary and middle school students on the IOWA…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Hartoonian, Michael – 1984
Educators must use computers to move society beyond the information age and toward the age of wisdom. The movement toward knowledge and wisdom constitutes an evolution beyond the "third wave" or electronic/information age, the phase of history in which, according to Alvin Toffler, we are now living. We are already moving into a fourth wave, the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Hamilton Township Schools, NJ. – 1983
This curriculum guide presents both general information on K-12 social studies curriculum development and information specific to designing an 11th and 12th grade sociology curriculum. A foreword and preface describe Hamilton Township's (New Jersey) K-12 social studies program sequence, curriculum and instruction design criteria, and support…
Descriptors: Career Education, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides
Hawley, Willis D., Ed. – 1981
The 12 articles in this book cover most of the significant issues about which judges, policymakers, educators, and parents are concerned when they evaluate and debate the desirability of school desegregation. Part I addresses the legal context of desegregation policy with (1) "Brown in Perspective," by William L. Taylor. The effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects
Center for Studies of the Person, San Diego, CA. – 1984
This guide provides procedures and supporting materials for a sex equity workshop aimed at elementary school teachers. The workshop is intended to expand awareness of sexism and to increase sex-affirmative behavior in the educational environment. The guide describes content, process, and sequential learning experiences for seven sessions, plus an…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques
Coates, Grace Davila; Stenmark, Jean Kerr – 1997
This publication is designed for families with young children ages four through eight. It aims to help families acquire methods and materials through which to make mathematics more accessible for all students. Special focus is placed on those students from groups that are not traditionally well-represented in mathematics: students of color, girls,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Equal Education, Family Environment, Family Involvement

Goulding, Maria; Thompson, Linda – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Reports that university education departments in England and Wales plan and deliver courses according to externally imposed criteria. Presents student and teacher responses to a evaluation questionnaire on a one-week compulsory unit on gender-related issues in a preservice teacher education program. (CFR)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Educational Change

Menacker, Julius – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Asserts that, until the middle of this century, there were relatively few laws affecting educator or student rights and responsibilities. Provides an overview of the origins and expansion of federal legislation related to school law since the 1950s. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Law, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
Rosenstein, Joseph G.; And Others – 1996
The New Jersey Mathematics Curriculum Framework is based on the "Mathematics Standards" adopted by the New Jersey State Board of Education on May 1, 1996, and is intended to provide guidance to teachers, administrators, and districts that will help them translate a vision of exemplary mathematics education into reality. It includes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Calculus, Communication Skills
Carrera, John Willshire – 1989
This document is a guide to the immigrant student's legal right of access to public schools based on the 1982 United States Supreme Court ruling in "Plyler v. Doe" (457 U.S. 202). Following an introduction, the first of three sections, "School Practices," addresses everyday school practices by outlining prohibited and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Advocacy, Civil Rights, Court Litigation