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Szabo, Susan, Ed.; Morrison, Timothy, Ed.; Martin, Linda, Ed.; Boggs, Merry, Ed.; Raine, I. LaVerne, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2010
For its 53rd annual meeting, the Association of Educators and Researchers met in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Marriott Charlotte City Center. This year's conference theme was "Building Literacy Communities", which was also used as the title for this year's Yearbook, Volume 32. This organization has long been the home of some of the nation's…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Influence of Technology, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Jha, Jyotsna, Kelleher, Fatimah – Commonwealth of Learning, 2006
Gender disparity in education has usually been experienced as disadvantaging girls. Although this continues to be the case in many places, the phenomenon of boys' underachievement--both in terms of participation and performance--has also become an issue in a number of countries. This book reviews the research on boys' underachievement and presents…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Underachievement, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Lang, Marvel, Ed.; Ford, Clinita A., Ed. – 1992
This volume contains selected papers presented at National Black Student Retention Conferences between 1988 and 1991, that examine ideas concerning educational access and retention. The volume and papers are divided into three groupings which address: (1) The Psycho-Social Implications; (2) Model Strategies and Programs; and (3) Impacts of Faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Black Students