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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1979
This report provides demographic information on the racial and ethnic composition of New York State public schools. The data include the breakdown of students and staff by racial and ethnic background and some tables include comparative data from 1974 through 1979. Appendices provide tables on racial and ethnic background of staff and students…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Distribution, Minority Groups, Public School Teachers
Egerton, John – 1968
A survey of 162 colleges and universities found that 86 of them had some kind of involvement in efforts to enroll "high risk" students. Most of these students are from a disadvantaged, minority group background and do not have the traditional preparatory and personal experiences to qualify for admission to institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Admission, College Attendance, College Programs
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Programs for the Disadvantaged. – 1969
Problems of unemployed youth are presented in the context of urban development in nine American cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The migration during the 1950's of the urban white population to the suburbs initiated a significant change in the economic and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Population Trends, Decentralization, Disadvantaged Youth
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Signer, Barbara; Beasley, T. Mark; Bauer, Elizabeth – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1997
Examines the influence of ethnic background, socioeconomic status, and gender on mathematical ability and confidence in urban high school students. Interviews with 100 students reveal African American youth do have academic self-confidence, males sought more mathematics education than females, and that minority youth are not easily discouraged by…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, High School Students, High Schools
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Goodwin, A. Lin – Urban Education, 1997
Presents the multicultural stories of 75 preservice teachers, student teaching in New York City, that reveal the concerns and questions they have when faced with multicultural issues or dilemmas. Presents recommendations to professional education programs regarding what should be included in order to prepare teachers to serve the needs of today's…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups
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Lewis, Lionel S. – Academic Questions, 2002
In this article, the author chronicles the summary firing of Joseph Greer, a veteran sociology professor, over allegations of racism that evoke comparison to a Philip Roth novel about political correctness run amuck. Unlike the fictional story, the faculty at St. Bonaventure University did not seem to have much of an appetite for censuring…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Teacher Dismissal, College Faculty, Teacher Behavior
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Postsecondary Research and Information Systems. – 1992
As part of the 1989 triennial registration of registered nurses (RNs) in New York State, a survey of professional, personal, and practice characteristics of nurses was conducted. Basic information from this survey is enhanced by information from earlier surveys to illustrate significant trends. Usable survey questionnaires were received from…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Certification, Degrees (Academic), Educational Attainment
Rosenshein, Joel; Ribner, Sol – 1973
Poverty in New York City has been studied but never the specific problem of the Jewish minority groupings. The present study was geared towards presenting the incidences of poverty within the Jewish population in New York City and in presenting the beginning sociological picture of poverty among Jews. The study went through three phases. A first…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Stereotypes
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., New York, NY. – 1973
Part 1 of this report outlines the concept of vouchers and the nature and objectives of the New Rochelle study. The more pertinent work tasks undertaken to accomplish the objectives are contained in the appendix. The authors describe their position regarding the voucher plan, highlight its major elements, and outline the steps the district should…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experiments, Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of General Education.
This booklet is designed to acquaint the reader with some of the most basic provisions of ESEA, Title VII and to give him some idea how these funds are currently being used in New York State. The first part provides a general survey of ESEA, Title VII; the second is devoted to describing the programs in bilingual education currently being funded…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Improvement
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1972
This report is a compilation of statistics on minority group enrollment, housing, and financial aid at the institutions under the program at the State University of New York from 1969 through 1971. The report contains data on the minority group status of full-time credit course students only. With few exceptions, the proportion of minority…
Descriptors: College Housing, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Enrollment
Garcia, Ofelia; Trubek, Jessica – Educators for Urban Minorities, 1999
Introduces the new journal, "Educators for Urban Minorities," and explains the crisis looming in urban education as teacher shortages increase, and academic and professional standards for teachers are raised. Describes efforts made by Long Island University to help their linguistically and culturally diverse student body meet the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Lopata, Christopher; Wallace, Nancy V.; Finn, Kristin V. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement of 543 urban 4th- (n=291) and 8th- (n=252) grade students who attended Montessori or traditional education programs. The majority of the sample consisted of minority students (approximately 53 percent), and was considered low income (approximately 67 percent). Students who attended…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 4, Academic Achievement, Montessori Schools
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Minkler, Meredith; Vasquez, Victoria Breckwich; Tajik, Mansoureh; Petersen, Dana – Health Education & Behavior, 2008
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) increasingly is being used to study and address environmental justice. This article presents the results of a cross-site case study of four CBPR partnerships in the United States that researched environmental health problems and worked to educate legislators and promote relevant public policy. The…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Environmental Education, Public Policy, Case Studies
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Gupta, Amita – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2006
This article is based on a study conducted in a teacher education classroom in an attempt to 1) recognize and acknowledge teacher candidates' prior beliefs and experiences; 2) formalize the connection between theories of child development and learning and teacher's implicit beliefs; and 3) encourage teacher candidates to reflect on their own…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Learning Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Minority Group Teachers
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