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Warschauer, Mark; Matuchniak, Tina – Review of Research in Education, 2010
In this chapter, the authors take a broad perspective on how to analyze issues of technology and equity for youth in the United States. They begin with "access" as a starting point, but consider not only whether diverse groups of youth have digital media available to them but also how that access is supported or constrained by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Computer Science Education
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Brown, Susan K.; Hirschman, Charles – Sociology of Education, 2006
Changes in affirmative action policies in some states create possibilities for "natural experiments" to observe the effect of public policy on racial and ethnic inequality in American society. This study measured the impact of Initiative 200, a ballot measure that eliminated affirmative action in Washington State, on the transition from…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Policy, Affirmative Action, Educational Policy
Pittman, Karen; Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Yohalem, Nicole – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
While significant progress has occurred over the past several years regarding the expansion of the quantity and quality of after-school opportunities, the ambitious idea of "after-school for all" remains a distant goal. In this commentary, we push beyond some of the numbers to take a close look at questions related to access and equity,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Barriers, Rural Areas, Urban Areas