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Fry, Richard; Parker, Kim – Pew Research Center, 2018
A new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data finds that the "post-Millennial" generation is already the most racially and ethnically diverse generation, as a bare majority of 6- to 21-year-olds (52%) are non-Hispanic whites. And while most are still pursuing their K-12 education, the oldest post-Millennials are enrolling in…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Generational Differences, Educational Attainment, Student Diversity
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Denson, Nida; Bowman, Nicholas A.; Park, Julie J. – Teachers College Record, 2017
Background/Context: The role of race in the university continues to be a contentious issue. Proponents of college diversity often cite the importance of fostering a diverse and deliberative democratic society, but the link between student experiences and postcollege citizenship has received limited attention. Purpose/Objective: This study explores…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Alumni, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism
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Beck, Leesa; Wright, Alexis – College and University, 2019
The oldest Millennials are now well-established in their careers, requesting flex schedules so they can take their kids to soccer practice in the afternoons; they have little in common with the typical 18- to 22-year-old undergraduate in many college classrooms. For faculty at campuses serving primarily traditional students, it seems like a good…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Age Groups, Student Characteristics, Cohort Analysis
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Maestri, Virginia – Education Economics, 2017
This study investigates the impact of ethnic diversity on test scores, on top of the effect of the share of non-native pupils. We use a rich survey of Dutch primary school students and exploit variations between subsequent cohorts within the same school as our identification strategy. We find that ethnic diversity has a positive impact on the test…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Student Diversity
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Kraal, Diane – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2017
This article makes a comparison across the unique educational settings of law and business schools in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand to highlight differences in teaching methods necessary for culturally and ethnically mixed student cohorts derived from high migration, student mobility, higher education rankings…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
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Shanley, Lina – Educational Researcher, 2016
Accurately measuring and modeling academic achievement growth is critical to support educational policy and practice. Using a nationally representative longitudinal data set, this study compared various models of mathematics achievement growth on the basis of both practical utility and optimal statistical fit and explored relationships within and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gains, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement