Informed by Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of development, this mixed-methods study's aims are to: (1) describe rural Latino/a adolescents' (N = 62) narratives and lived social experiences in the context of rurality, and (2) examine their personal networks to better understand their social interactions (subset of 30 adolescents). Rural Latino/a…

Traces the evolution of perceptions of social distance and discrimination by host society among members of a recently arrived foreign minority and reviews hypotheses about determinants of these perceptions. Findings demonstrate the significance of interethnic contact and competition in the development of ethnic awareness. (Author/KH)

Miccosukees, a small American Indian tribe of about 475 members who are cousins of the Seminoles, reside in the Florida Everglades and wish to retain their cultural heritage while expending economic enterprises. They hold that they find no conflict in these attitudes and would like to have a choice of how to live and to benefit from economic…

On July 28, 2006, a panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial and ethnic diversity in elementary and secondary education. Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science literature on this issue. They also addressed whether or not…