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Mateus, Sandra – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2022
Young people of mixed origin are gaining greater recognition in migration and integration studies. Increasing rates of intermarriage are leading to the growth of mixed populations, namely in educational settings. In this paper we discuss the social conditions and school experiences of students of mixed native-immigrant families in Portugal,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, High School Students, Multiracial Persons
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Nishina, Adrienne; Witkow, Melissa R. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
This special issue highlights biracial/multiracial/multiethnic early adolescents as a fast-growing demographic warranting greater inclusion in developmental research. We address several likely barriers to inclusion related to the conceptualization and measurement of biracial/multiracial/multiethnic status and offer recommendations for including…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Multiracial Persons, Friendship, Ethnicity
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Joung, Kyoung Hwa; Chung, Sung Suk – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
This study aimed to compare related factors of depressive symptoms among multicultural adolescents in South Korea. Cross-sectional data were collected from 1,325 students studying in ninth grade (mean age: 14.97 ± 0.36 years) who had one Korean parent and one foreign-born parent. The score of depressive symptoms among girls (1.777 ± 0.550) was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Family (Sociological Unit), Depression (Psychology)
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Rozek, Christopher S.; Gaither, Sarah E. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
Stereotype threat posits that students who are members of negatively stereotyped groups in school should feel more threat and less belonging, especially in schools with large achievement disparities and low racial/ethnic minority representation. This research has focused primarily on the experiences of negatively stereotyped monoracial minority…
Descriptors: Ethnic Stereotypes, Minority Group Students, Multiracial Persons, African American Students
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Beschorner, Beth A.; Ferrero, Kathleen; Burnett, Robbie – Middle Grades Review, 2021
Racial disparities must be addressed in every sector in the United States (e.g., healthcare, education, incarceration, etc.) (Skiba et al., 2001). Mary, a middle school principal, created a series of conversations designed to help a small group of students begin to have more productive conversations about race. The purpose of the current study was…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Discussion, Race, Mentors
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Echols, Leslie; Ivanich, Jerreed; Graham, Sandra – Child Development, 2018
In the present research, the influence of racial diversity among classmates and friends on changes in racial self-identification among multiracial youth was examined (n = 5,209; M[subscript age] = 10.56 years at the beginning of sixth grade). A novel individual-level measure of diversity among classmates based on participants' course schedules was…
Descriptors: Multiracial Persons, Middle School Students, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence
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Mala, Jesse; Corral, Michael D.; McGarry, Jennifer E.; Macauley, Charles D. T.; Arinze, Nneka A.; Ebron, Kolin – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2022
A positive school climate is strongly associated with enhanced student outcomes. With the disengagement of Black and Latinx youth living in poverty being at an all-time high, participation in sport-based youth development (SBYD) programs may enhance school climate, while capitalizing on existing interests. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Males, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
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Berghuis, Kate J.; Pössel, Patrick; Pittard, Caroline M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2020
Background: The present study sought to determine whether the cognitive triad serves as a moderator or mediator in the association between perceived everyday discrimination (PED) and depressive symptoms among inner-city youth by examining if discrimination is related to both cognitive processes and depressive symptoms in adolescents. Previous…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Social Discrimination, Urban Youth, Adolescents
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Kim, Jihye; Kim, Dong-gook; Kamphaus, Randy – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2022
Depression, anxiety, and stress are common mental health problems among adolescents. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have found that students who suffer from mental health problems (e.g., ADHD, anxiety, or depression) tend to manifest school and social problems. It is urgent to identify and intervene early to help children with mental…
Descriptors: Multiracial Persons, Mental Disorders, Screening Tests, At Risk Students
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Shin, Jaran; Kim, Jinho – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
Drawing on ecological perspectives, this study examined the foundational assumption behind the negative stereotypes that surround children of mixed parentage in South Korea; namely, that their alleged deficiency in the Korean language will cause numerous issues for Korean society. The data used for this study came from a panel study of Korean…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Socioeconomic Status
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Annamma, Subini Ancy; Anyon, Yolanda; Joseph, Nicole M.; Farrar, Jordan; Greer, Eldridge; Downing, Barbara; Simmons, John – Urban Education, 2019
Using Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism as guiding conceptual frameworks, this mixed-methods empirical study examines Black girls' exclusionary discipline outcomes. First, we examined disciplinary data from a large urban school district to assess racial group differences in office referral reasons and disparities for Black girls in…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Race, Feminism, African American Students
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Boon, Helen J.; Lewthwaite, Brian E. – Athens Journal of Education, 2016
Many current economic and social challenges lead to waves of migrating people. The countries where migrants seek refuge can be ethnically homogeneous and monolingual such as Greece, or more frequently, ethnically diverse with local Indigenous populations which have been subjugated and marginalized, such as the US or Australia. In either context, a…
Descriptors: Ethics, Educational Quality, Multicultural Education, Multiracial Persons
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Whitaker, Kelly; Nicodimos, Semret; Pullmann, Michael D.; Duong, Mylien T.; Bruns, Eric J.; Wasse, Jessica Knaster; Lyon, Aaron R. – School Mental Health, 2018
Despite promising evidence that school-based health centers (SBHCs) and school mental health (SMH) services can reduce disparities in access to mental health care for underserved populations, little is known about what predicts retention of youth in SMH services. This study aimed to identify individual- and school-level factors associated with…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Access to Health Care, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs
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Kwon, Soyang; Mason, Maryann; Welch, Sarah – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: We compared moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and inactivity levels among fifth and sixth graders during school hours according to school-level race/ethnicity and income attributes to inform school-based obesity interventions in Illinois Suburban Cook County (SCC). Methods: Fifth- and sixth-grade students…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Kelley, Heather M.; Siwatu, Kamau Oginga; Tost, Jeremy R.; Martinez, James – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of constructivism and social cognitive theory, this study examined utilising culturally responsive pedagogy through a Latino themed reading task with the intention of increasing reading achievement and reading self-efficacy beliefs for culturally and linguistically diverse students. The research was conducted…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Hispanic American Students, Culturally Relevant Education, Reading Comprehension
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