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Florey, Janice E.; And Others – 1986
An inservice training program designed to help teachers identify culturally different gifted students is described in this report, which provides specific information about identifying gifted Native Americans. Introductory material summarizes some research on the learning and behavioral characteristics of Native Americans as they differ from the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Bias, Cognitive Style
Stein, Sondra G. – 1983
The Women's Educational and Vocational Enrichment program (WEAVE) has been conducted in two poor sections of Boston to help women move from dependence on welfare to gainful employment. Most of the women served by the program are black and most have not finished high school. About 42 percent of the women have never had paid employment, while most…
Descriptors: Blacks, Competency Based Education, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Fenske, Robert H.; Geranios, Christine A.; Keller, Jonathan E.; Moore, David E. – 1997
This report addresses issues related to the increasing growth of early intervention programs to encourage high school graduation and college attendance among students from low-income and minority groups. It first presents a brief review of the societal goals of equality for the nation's education system. It then defines the programs "early…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth
Stepanek, Jennifer – 1999
This booklet offers teachers a variety of strategies and resources for providing different levels of content and activities that will challenge all students, including gifted learners. It begins by discussing evolving definitions of giftedness and theories of intelligence. Means of identifying gifted students and indicators of mathematical and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Classroom Environment
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Banks, James A. – Social Studies, 1990
Examines the challenge of educating increasing numbers of minority and impoverished students to produce effective citizens and future workers. Offers a lesson on reconceptualizing European westward expansion to analyze the social construction of knowledge. Argues that schools can and must help students think critically, deal with social and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Cultural Pluralism
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Washington, Doris – Social Studies Review, 1994
Discusses issues related to the underrepresentation of minority teachers in social studies education. Suggests that many minority college students choose occupations other than teaching. Recommends that secondary history teachers develop student involvement in history through historical research and controversial issues. (CFR)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Differences
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Milton, Sybil – Social Education, 1991
Documents the systematic extermination of Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, and the handicapped by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. Notes eugenic and racial measures such as forced sterilization of mulatto and handicapped children were used. Discusses Nazi policies of deportations and mass murder. Identifies need for research to explain the racial context of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Context Effect, Disability Discrimination, Discriminatory Legislation
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Fernsten, Linda – Teacher Education and Practice, 2005
This article explores the concept of writer identity and its influences as constructed by a group of college writers. Using a poststructural and sociocultural perspective, it takes a stand regarding the politics of language and the teaching of writing, especially as they relate to students whose racial, ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Urban Areas, Politics of Education, Faculty Mobility
Sass, Charles R. – 1996
Designed to help students better understand the controversial issue of affirmative action, this teacher's guide supplements the thirty-minute instructional videotape of the same name. The videotape explores the history of affirmative action in the United States, including its successes, failures, and future. The videotape and the teacher's guide…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties
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Cox, Milton D., Ed.; Richlin, Laurie, Ed. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1991
This annual journal presents articles by college faculty about teaching in higher education based on their pedagogical research and their classroom experiences. Articles in the issue for 1991 have the following titles and authors: "The Scholarship of Pedagogy: A Message From the Editors" (Laurie Richlin and Milton D. Cox); "The Social Cognition…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
Calder, Judith, Ed. – 1993
This book identifies the major new developments in the provision of education and training for adults and examines the ideas, developments, and strategies currently being used in the light of the particular needs of disaffected adult learners. (Disaffection refers to feelings of estrangement, lack of trust, feelings of inadequacy, anger, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Milian, Madeline; Ferrell, Kay Alicyn – 1998
This monograph describes a personnel preparation program that prepared 32 Colorado special education graduates to meet the needs of students who are learning English as a second language and are visually impaired. Graduates took a course that was specially designed to expose students to relevant literature on federal mandates for the education of…
Descriptors: Braille, Course Content, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student)
Carter, Deborah J.; Wilson, Reginald – 1991
This report updates information on trends in the participation of Hispanics, American Indians, Asian Americans, and African Americans in colleges and universities. Included are data concerning high school completion rates, college participation rates, undergraduate and graduate enrollments, and degree completion. Because the Hispanic population is…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees
Webb, Janis – 1993
Recent changes to the student profile in higher education and calls for improved graduation rates and better quality graduates have caused consternation among academics. Greater access to higher education by non-traditional groups is supported both ideologically and pragmatically. However, the disparate needs of such a student population has led…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Access to Education
Wiley, Terrence G.; Fickle, B. J. – 1989
This handbook for classroom teachers is motivated by the need to promote academic language use among students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. First, several works providing a rationale for using student-centered instructional practices as a means of promoting student learning are reviewed. The pitfalls of using…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences
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