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Download full textSmith, Jean, Ed. – Communitas: Journal of Connecticut Community Colleges, 1981
A variety of educational issues and techniques are discussed in 12 essays by faculty and students at the Connecticut community colleges. Phillip Wheaton recalls the austere beginnings of Middlesex Community College (MCC). Mary-Jo Hewitt describes her adjustment to a four-year college after transferring from MCC. Following a poem by James Childs,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, College Administration
Moen, Norman W., Ed. – General College Newsletter, 1980
Three major toplcs are covered in this newsletter. The first describes the progress of a committee studying the renovatlon of the Associate in Arts Degree. Elements of a good two-year degree program are listed, followed by suggestions of reports the committee may find helpful in accomplishing its goals. The second topic concerns the General…
Descriptors: American Indians, Associate Degrees, Black Students, Career Planning
Viadero, Debra; Johnston, Robert C. – Education Week, 2000
This second in a four-part series on why academic achievement gaps exist notes that standard explanations for why minority students trail behind non-Hispanic whites are not good enough, suggesting that no single explanation for the gap exists, but instead a multitude of factors are influential. Poverty, though not the single most important cause,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Black Students, Class Size
Hu, Pauline P., Comp.; And Others – 1994
The six issues of selected readings present annotated bibliographies of resources available from CHIME (Clearinghouse for Immigrant Education). CHIME facilitates public access to literature, research, teaching materials, and human resources to promote the effective education of immigrant students. The first five issues in this series pertain to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Waggoner, Dorothy, Ed. – Numbers and Needs, 1992
This document consists of the first 10 issues of a newsletter devoted to statistical information on the status of minorities (particularly linguistic minorities) in the United States based on excerpts and interpretations of data from the 1990 Census of Population. Information from other sources, such as the National Center for Education Statistics…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Census Figures
Mayo, Donald S., Ed. – Chabot College Journal, 1982
This collection of essays focuses on issues in bilingual education. First, Elizabeth Flynn examines different kinds of bilingual programs; efforts made towards cultural pluralism in a number of countries; national benefits to be derived from bilingualism; the needs of American ethnic groups, new immigrants, and foreign students; and the pros and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingualism, Cambodians
Lake, Patrick R., Ed. – Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges Newsletter, 2002
This issue of the Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges' newsletter begins with the agenda for the Association's 2002 annual meeting followed by lists of the 2002 Officers of the Association and Board Members. The majority of the newsletter, however, is comprised of one article by John E. Roueche, Susanne D. Roueche,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Viewpoints, 2002
This booklet presents information on the achievement gaps in education between white, Asian, and economically advantaged students and their African American, Hispanic, Native American, and economically disadvantaged peers. It provides examples from higher education, district, and school levels and summarizes available resources and tools to help…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Asian American Students, Black Students
Montecel, Maria Robledo, Ed.; Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – IDRA Newsletter, 2000
The 10 issues of IDRA Newsletter published in 2000 focus on education in Texas and on national and statewide educational issues concerning minority, low-income, or bilingual students. Feature articles include: "Musical Chairs and Unkept Promises" (reforming education to keep all students "in the game"); "The ENLACE…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedPorter, Rosalie Pedalino, Ed.; Thomsen, Kerri Lynne, Ed.; Kimbrell, William, W., Ed. – Read Perspectives, 1997
This document comprises the two 1997 issues of the journal. Articles include the following: "The Importance of Learning English: A National Survey of Hispanic Parents" (Michael La Velle); "The Languages of Immigrants" (Charles L. Glenn); "Follow-Up Study on the Bethlehem, PA School District's English Acquisition…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Mahoney, Beverly Saxton, Ed.; Brown, Kelli McCormack, Ed. – Health Education Monograph Series, 1999
This monograph provides a collection of articles on health educators' approaches to advocacy: "The Role of Health Education Advocacy in Removing Disparities in Health Care" (John P. Allegrante, Donald E. Morisky, and Behjat A. Sharif); "The Role of Health Education Associations in Advocacy" (M. Elaine Auld and Eleanor…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Age Differences, American Indians, Disadvantaged
Hernandez, Ramona; And Others – IUME Briefs, 1996
In recent years the Dominican population has been the fastest growing ethnic population in New York City, now comprising the second largest Hispanic group. This study reviewed 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census of Population statistics to present a picture of the economic lives of Dominicans and suggest ways to improve their status. The income of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Census Figures, Dominicans, Economic Factors
Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1994
This theme issue contains six articles on the development of infants and toddlers: (1) "Cross-Cultural Studies of Child Development: Implications for Clinicians" (J. Kevin Nugent); (2) "Therapeutic Work with African-American Families: Using Knowledge of the Culture" (Cheryl Polk); (3) "Psychotherapy in Specific Cultural…
Descriptors: Blacks, Book Reviews, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies
IDRA Newsletter, 1998
This theme issue includes five articles that focus on educational, cognitive, and brain research with implications for early childhood educators, including those who work with limited-English-proficient, minority, and economically disadvantaged children. "Coming to Grips with Reading Instruction at the Early Grades" (Christie L. Goodman)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Culturally Relevant Education, Developmental Stages
Current Population Reports, 1989
A wide range of information on demographic, social, and economic trends is brought together in this report. Nineteen sections present statistical information on such topics as population trends, geographic mobility, educational attainment, fertility, poverty, blacks, Hispanics, and the elderly. Sources of data and a subject specialist who can…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Blacks, Educational Attainment, Employment
