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Cavanagh, Sheila L. – History of Education Quarterly, 2005
In this essay, the author first describes the cultural ethos of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario (FWTAO), with its primary commitment to the never-married teacher. She then traces the declining status of the single, female teacher in the postwar period. Coupled with this decline is an emphasis placed on the importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Women Faculty, Sexual Orientation
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Han, Wen-Jui – Educational Research and Reviews, 2006
Utilizing data on approximately 16,000 children from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten Cohort and a rich set of mediating factors on 16 immigrant groups, this paper examined the associations between children's immigrant generation status and their academic performance. The changes in academic achievements during kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten