A high prevalence of dental caries in the pediatric population is a major health problem. At highest risk are low-income minority groups, including refugee and immigrant populations. Consequences of oral disease include pain, difficulty eating and speaking, poor school performance, and poor self-esteem. Parent involvement in oral health education…

The study identifies some of the greatest disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California and provides information about different strategies for reducing the disparities--including effective programs, practices, and…

Despite the tremendous growth of the ethnic community in Santa Clara County, California, very few minorities are employed in city and county government. The Minorities In Government Internship Project (MIGIP) was established to place minority vocational students with a minimum of 12 quarter units in their major in administrative, technical and…

A study was done of novice teachers in California's public education system to examine how well they function in the language diverse metropolitan classrooms. Fall and Spring surveys were administered to 1,368 new teachers, and Spring surveys were administered to the directors of induction projects in which the new teachers participated. Findings…

In 1990, a study was conducted at California's San Joaquin Delta Community College (SJDCC) to examine student enrollment trends and to analyze alternative population projections. The purpose of the study was to prepare SJDCC for the fiscal, managerial, and educational challenges which the growing, ethnically diverse population would bring.…

Two conference papers describing various collaborative arrangements within the educational community among teachers, students and others are presented in this document. The first paper, "Successful Collaborations" (Eugene Cota-Robles), describes the following projects in California that seek to forge collaborations to improve the…

One of three publications of the Research on Equitable Access to Technology (REAT) project, this directory lists 52 computer education programs in northern California, Nevada, and Utah that have successfully addressed the problem of providing computer access to groups of students who are far less likely than others to use computers, i.e.,…

In California, studies of the flow of students from high schools to public postsecondary institutions and from community colleges to four-year colleges have been conducted annually since 1978. These studies have sought to identify trends in college-going rates; examine the gains and losses in these rates experienced by various counties in light of…

An eight-year study of the academic performance and dropout rate of Chicano students majoring in law enforcement was conducted at San Jose City College. The study revealed that during the first semester Chicano students had a higher dropout rate and lower grades than the class as a whole. However, by the second year, the dropout rate was not…

This research effort examines inequalities in educational input resources among school systems in Texas and California in light of the Rodriguez and Serrano court cases. Low-income families in both states were found to be in districts of low per-pupil-Expenditures and inferior educational services primarily because they are located in districts…

This study investigates the development of bilingual education in California along with the impact of federal legislation and seeks to evolve a descriptive definition of term "bilingual education" in terms of programs for Mexican Americans in the state. Bilingual programs in the United States and typologies for bilingual programs are…

During the last century, groups of Hmong people moved from southern China into Indochina, and, as war refugees, about 90,000 have come to the United States in recent years. This book examines the alienation and cultural conflicts faced at school by the children of a small group of Hmong (roughly 426 individuals in 90 households) who have settled…

Since 1984, the California community colleges have charged an enrollment fee of $5 per credit unit for all students. A 1987 study revealed that the fee contributed to an enrollment decline during the first year, especially among low-income and part-time students, and that the Board Financial Assistance Program (BFAP) for low-income students did…

A national perspective on issues in graduate and professional education in California is provided with an emphasis on increasing the participation of minority students and women in advanced degree programs; assuring an adequate supply and quality of college faculty into the next century; and minimizing the adverse affects of growing loan burdens.…

In California, studies of the flow of students from high school to higher education and from community colleges to four-year institutions have been conducted annually since 1978 by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. These studies have sought to identify trends in college-going rates and examine the gains and losses in college-going…